Marijan Jozic

Marijan Jozic

  • Managing Director
  • Jozic Engineering & Consultancy , Netherlands

Marijan Jozic earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 1978 from the Higher Technical School at the University of Zagreb (Croatia). He began his career with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 1980. In 1986, he obtained a second degree—a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunications—from the Higher Technical School at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
During his career at KLM Engineering, Marijan served as Project Manager for several fleet-wide avionics projects and as Program Manager for various modification programs across the KLM fleet. He also spent 15 years as Head of Engineering for the KLM Avionics Shop.
Marijan was recognized with the Volare Award at the Avionics Maintenance Conference in 2004 and was twice nominated for the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award in the avionics category. His avionics engineering group at KLM received the Total Quality Performance Award for their work on the Avionics Master Plan Project.
He served as Chairman of the ARINC Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC) for seven years. In 2017, Marijan was honored with the Roger S. Goldberg Award for his enduring passion for avionics maintenance and received the “Man of the Decade” Award for his contributions to the industry.
Marijan later held the role of Global Director of Business Development at SAE ITC, representing the organization in Europe across the Aerospace, Maritime, and Automotive sectors. Since early 2025, he has been running his own company, Jozic Engineering & Consultancy.
Marijan Jozic is also a published author of several books, including I, Avionics Engineer; You, Avionics Engineer; and Tales of the Chairman. His most recent work, Aviation Engineering: Navigating Through the Golden Years, was published by SAE in 2024.

Sessions

  • Obsolescence management – Legacy Systems & Fleet Modernization

    Why Is Aviation Concerned By Obsolescence

    Managing obsolescence in aerospace involves extending the life of 1st/2nd generation systems, often without full documentation or original engineers. Legacy avionics remain common, but retrofitting them to meet modern standards is complex and costly. Integration of new hardware/software with outdated architectures requires deep understanding of original design rationale. Key technical challenges include sourcing end-of-life components, mitigating the risk of counterfeit parts, and maintaining or refactoring legacy codebases. How do we retain engineers with domain expertise in legacy systems and manage compliance and safe system modernization.