Avionics expert Marijan Jozic has published a book called “In Aviation Engineering: Navigating Through the Golden Years,” in which he candidly shares his journey through the world of avionics. The book covers the 40-year period between 1980 and 2020 and he discusses his experiences, observations, challenges faced, obstacles overcome and the lessons learned throughout that time, as he led his teams through the ever-changing environment of avionics in the aviation industry.
Jozic has worked in avionics engineering and maintenance for more than 40 years. He began his career with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 1980 and held the positions of project manager for several avionics fleet-wide projects, program manager for fleet-wide avionics projects and all modification programs for the KLM fleet. Jozic was awarded the Volare Award at the Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC) in 2004. At KLM, Jozic and his avionics engineering group received the Total Quality Performance award for the Avionics Master Plan Project. Jozic served as chairman of the AMC for seven years. In 2017, Jozic received the Roger S. Goldberg Award for endless passion for avionics maintenance. Jozic also received the “Man of the Decade Award,” in recognition for his contributions to air transport industry. The award was presented at the 70th Annual Avionics Maintenance Conference in April of 2019.
The insights provided in the book include team building and leadership, and can be beneficial for any stage of any career path. “Who else could be most qualified to write a book about the golden years of aviation than Marijan Jozic? From the bowels of electromechanical instrumentation to the latest flight management computers, from the ‘steam gauges’ to LCD and Head Up displays, Marijan has seen, designed and managed their implementation. Thus then, who best to lead you in a journey through those golden years,” said Randolph Johnstone PhD, former Boeing associate technical fellow.
Currently, Jozic serves as director of European operation at OctonX, an affiliate of SAE ITC, representing SAE ITC in Europe. His book can be purchased on the SAE website: books.sae.org.