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Quentin M. Top Designer

Mechanical Engineer, Product Designer & CAD enthusiast

Toulouse, France

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About

Looking for someone to program a microcontroller or set up a smart camera? That’s not me.
But if you need an engineer who knows how to design mechanical systems that are efficient, well thought-out, and ready for manufacturing — you’re in the right place.

I graduated from Arts et Métiers and have now been a mechanical design engineer for over 10 years. I’ve supported a wide range of projects, from early sketches to full-scale production — always with the same standards: simplicity, efficiency, and robustness.

I co-founded a startup in food tech, where I led a team of 15 engineers for 4 years. We designed a complex and innovative machine from scratch. There, I learned how to turn ambitious ideas into reliable, in-house manufactured systems — through constant iteration between design, prototyping, testing, and production.

My approach: start from real-world use, dig into the actual needs, explore multiple options, and push the best one to its simplest form — always functional, elegant, and feasible to manufacture.

🧠 I love thinking outside the box — finding the right linkage, the clever assembly, the small detail that changes everything.
👥 Teamwork is a strength and a pleasure: I integrate well, enjoy challenging ideas, and can take a project from A to Z.
📽️ And since I’m passionate about mechanics beyond work, I even launched a YouTube channel where I model and explain historical mechanisms.

➡️ Skills: mechanical design, welded assemblies, prototyping, product design, Fusion 360, Blender, realistic rendering, manufacturing documentation, technical project management.

Need to design a real, innovative, and mechanically sound product?
Get in touch — I’d be happy to talk.

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Experience

Co-founder & CTO Fairme · Full-time Jan 2021 – Mar 2025 4 yrs 2 mos Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France At Fairme, I led the entire technical development of an innovative machine from scratch. As the head of a 15-engineer team, I oversaw the full product development cycle — from idea to in-house production.

Key responsibilities:
• Bridging vision and reality: translating the founder’s (sometimes wild) ideas into clear, feasible, and industrializable technical concepts.
• Managing a multidisciplinary team: 15 engineers (mechanical, production, R&D), coordinated daily with structure, trust, and high standards.
• Inventing and designing: modeling and iterating dozens of functional mechanical modules, optimized for workshop production.
• Driving end-to-end project delivery: from initial sketches to working prototypes, and on to scaled internal manufacturing.
• Building a strong technical culture: combining agility, industrial rigor, and fast learning through hands-on testing.

This experience gave me a comprehensive understanding of industrial product development — from invention and mechanical design, to teamwork, project management, prototyping, and scaling up production.
Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager TDM · Full-time Jan 2019 – Jan 2025 6 yrs Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France Mechanical design of housings of on-board systems. Project management for aeronautics, naval and
military industries. Use of CAD for the development of products, thermal and vibration simulations. Cost
management and manufacturing of housings.
Mechanical Engineer 3D Pro Australia · Full-time Jun 2017 – Nov 2018 1 yrs 5 mos Brisbane QLD, Australia Creation of a mechanical engineering and product development servicing business with an Australian
engineer, in Australia. Projects for different industries, like mining (large radiators for mining trucks) or
naval (luxury boats and yachts windows).
System Engineer Airbus Defence & Space · Full-time Nov 2016 – Jun 2017 7 mos Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France End-of-studies internship: work among the ground equipment department for a military project. Interface
management and system engineering. Work with a large team of engineers and a lot of communication
involved.

Education

University of Queensland Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 6/7 2015 – 2016 Activities and Societies: Mechanical Engineering Thesis, Climbing Team One-year long thesis on the design of a drone, from specifications to prototype fabrication. Important use of CAD, mechanical engineering and product development.
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) Engineering Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering in general, N/A 2011 – 2016 Activities and Societies: Sports, social and travelling groups Theoretical knowledge of mechanical engineering, maths and physics. Practical knowledge of mechanical engineering, manufacturing, CAD and innovation.