Pietro De Santo is an aerospace engineer specialized in aeromechanics and systems, having earned his degree at Politecnico di Torino, where he also carried out in-depth studies in the fields of aerodynamics and aeroacoustics.

Pietro began his professional career at the Leonardo Helicopters division as an external consultant, where he was responsible for conducting avionics testing on a complete aircraft rig.

In October 2022, Pietro joined Boeing Poland as a System Engineer, working as a direct extension of the Seattle-based teams across different areas and spanning multiple disciplines. During this period, among other contributions, he supported the development and certification of the Flight Control System for the 737-10 MAX, collaborated with the Avionics Integration team for the 777X, and led a team dedicated to authoring PSSAs (Preliminary System Safety Assessments) across various programs, undertaking several missions to Seattle to support the team on-site. Over the course of his tenure in Poland, Pietro also represented Boeing Poland as an ambassador at the ICAS 2024 conference.

Since March 2026, Pietro has been part of Boeing Spain within the BGT-E division. There, he joined the Digital Engineering Innovation Hub, blending his prior experience with MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering) methodologies and actively contributing to the development of the ASCEND project.