Central focus across SCOPUS, MISSION, HYPNOTIC, IMPERIAL, ORCHESTRA, and IGNITE — all involving power converter design for aircraft electrical systems.
AEROMECHS SRL
Italian SME specializing in power electronics, DC converters, and electrical network architectures for aircraft electrification programmes.
Their core work
AEROMECHS is an Italian SME specializing in power electronics and electrical power conversion systems for aerospace applications. They design and develop DC-DC and DC-AC power converters, electrical network architectures, and energy management systems specifically for More Electric Aircraft (MEA) platforms. Their core contribution is building compact, high-power-density converter modules and integrating them into aircraft electrical distribution networks, working consistently within Clean Sky 2 and other aerospace transport programmes.
What they specialise in
MISSION, HYPNOTIC, IMPERIAL, and ORCHESTRA all address electrical network design, distribution topologies, and decentralized power distribution for aircraft.
ESTEEM focused on energy storage and regeneration, ENIGMA on supervisory energy management control, and SCOPUS on optimized power usage and storage.
IGNITE addressed HVDC power generation with permanent magnet machines, while HYPNOTIC and SCOPUS involved DC bus architectures and bidirectional converters.
IGNITE explicitly covered system integration and testing of generation channels, and IMPERIAL focused on modular converter integration on aircraft platforms.
How they've shifted over time
In their early projects (2017–2019), AEROMECHS focused on individual component-level challenges: energy storage systems, supervisory control, HVDC generation with permanent magnet machines, and compact bidirectional DC converters for More Electric Aircraft. From 2020 onward, their work shifted toward system-level electrical architecture — decentralized power distribution, full electrical network design, and aerospace electrification as an integrated discipline. This progression from component specialist to systems-level contributor suggests growing maturity and ambition in the MEA domain.
AEROMECHS is moving from designing individual power converters toward architecting complete electrical networks for electrified aircraft, positioning them for the next wave of aviation electrification programmes.
How they like to work
AEROMECHS operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator — typical for a specialist SME contributing deep technical expertise within larger aerospace consortia. With 17 unique partners across 8 countries over 8 projects, they maintain a broad but not repetitive network, suggesting they are valued by different consortium leaders for their specific power electronics capabilities. Their consistent presence in Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative projects (7 of 8) indicates they are a recognized and trusted contributor within this aerospace innovation ecosystem.
AEROMECHS has collaborated with 17 distinct partners across 8 European countries, almost entirely through Clean Sky 2 aerospace programmes. Their network is embedded in the European aviation electrification community rather than concentrated around a single lead partner.
What sets them apart
AEROMECHS occupies a specific niche: they are an Italian SME with deep, focused expertise in power electronics for aircraft electrification — not a generalist engineering firm. Their unbroken track record of 8 consecutive aerospace power projects over 5 years demonstrates a level of domain commitment rare among SMEs. For consortium builders, they bring specialist converter and electrical architecture knowledge without the overhead or competing interests of a large aerospace corporation.
Highlights from their portfolio
- ORCHESTRATheir largest project (EUR 369,500) and most ambitious scope — optimising complete electrical network architectures for More-Electric Aircraft, representing their evolution to system-level work.
- IMPERIALFocused on innovative modular power conversion modules for aircraft platforms, combining high power density with decentralized distribution — a bridge between their converter expertise and system architecture ambitions.
- IGNITETheir earliest technically detailed project, covering HVDC generation with permanent magnet machines and full system integration testing — established their credentials in aerospace power generation.