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Ian Derbyshire

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Director of Research & Technology at Baker Hughes
📍 Derby, England, United Kingdom

Ian Derbyshire is the Director of Research & Technology at Baker Hughes, focused on technology discovery for sustainability in the aerospace and energy sectors. A Chartered Engineer with a Masters from the University of Bath, he previously held senior engineering roles at Rolls-Royce, leading complex projects like the UltraFan® demonstrator.

He is a strong advocate for open innovation and collaboration to solve the energy trilemma of sustainability, affordability, and security. He is passionate about fostering a culture of idea generation and partners with academic institutions and start-ups to drive technological development and social responsibility within his organization.

Unique fact: Ian led the technical definition and governance for the Rolls-Royce UltraFan® demonstrator engine, a next-generation jet engine.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director of Research & Technology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Derby, England, United Kingdom
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Energy Transition
His work and public posts focus on finding innovative technology to address sustainability, affordability, and security in the energy sector for Baker Hughes.
Open Innovation
Champions an open innovation approach, running programs like 'Energy Ideas' to collaborate with start-ups and external partners to develop new technologies.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Director of Research & Technology
Baker Hughes
7-2024 - 1-2025
Global Technology Discovery Lead
Baker Hughes
6-2018 - 6-2024
Assistant Chief Design Engineer - UltraFan(R)
Rolls-Royce
5-2017 - 5-2018
Assistant Chief Design Engineer - Supplier Engineered Equipment, Controls
Rolls-Royce
8-2015 - 4-2017
Integrated Project Team Leader, Supplier Engineered Equipment
Rolls-Royce
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Education
9-2003 - 6-2008
Master of Engineering - MEng
University of Bath
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