After gaining his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering at Manchester University Doug McKiernan joined BAE Systems, specialising in wing design. His expertise in CFD made him a natural asset in BAE Systems’ technical partnership with McLaren-Mercedes, and in 1999 he came to Woking to develop CFD models. After three months he decided to make the move permanent. Since joining the team he has worked as a CFD, wind tunnel and trackside aerodynamicist
Since 2006 Doug has acted as principal aerodynamicist and then chief aerodynamicist, responsible for the aerodynamic design and performance of every car since the MP4-22.
