Danilo holds a bachelor’s degree in Control and Automation Engineering from Universidade de Fortaleza (Brazil) and received his master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the traditional Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA - Brazil) in 2016 after completing a joint program between ITA and the aerospace manufacturer Embraer. At the aerospace industry, he worked at Embraer for 5 years, mainly as Systems Safety Engineer responsible for the functional safety assessment (according to SAE ARP4754A) for the development of the Embraer E2 family of aircraft (up to 146 passengers). After that, he joined the automotive industry at Continental AG in 2018 as System Safety Manager for highly automated driving, having acted as safety manager for several platforms up to SAE Level 4 AD and is currently Safety Manager for Mobile Robots and Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Within Safety, Danilo was appointed Expert Safety-in-Use for automated systems at Continental and is a reference within the organization for this topic.

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.