Precision engineering
Unrivalled support
With more than 30 flights of experience developing and testing world-leading orbital rocket launch, spacecraft and ground systems, I can offer an R&D process from conception through to delivery, solving all the problems along the way.
This process often includes:
- Identifying requirements, including functional/performance
- Rapidly iterating designs and design elements to meet requirements
- Developing test plans and infrastructure
- Conducting and monitoring test activities
- Post-processing and documenting test data to verify functional and performance requirements
Hands-on work
Workshop assistance
Not afraid to get my hands dirty – skilled in manual machining, fabrication, prototype and final assembly, helping to bridge between the engineering office and the production floor.
Pressure vessel testing
Coordinated and performed hydrostatic testing for the certification of a modified pressure vessel for use in a production environment. Passed first time!
Trackside engineering
10 seasons supporting the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship (formerly Toyota Racing Series) across New Zealand – More than half a million kilometres of competition!
Custom broadcast overlay
Reverse engineered the Aim Smartycam system to allow for custom onboard overlay – in use since 2016, for the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship (formerly Toyota Racing Series).
Professional Services
Mechanical Research and Development
As above! Areas of expertise include cryogenics, fluid systems, composite structures, Mechanical Moving Assemblies (MMA) and instrumentation across aerospace and motorsport.
Computer-Aided Design
Need something drawn up, for outsourcing or other purposes?
- Design for manufacture – additive and traditional processes
- Tooling and fixtures for machining and production
- Product
- Conceptual through to detailed design, including drawings and renders
Practical hands-on engineering support
Sometimes you need a pair of skilled hands to physically help, be it in the workshop, out on a job or for when fires need fighting. From pressure vessel testing to precision manufacturing and final assembly, we’ve got you covered.
Data Acquisition and Analysis
A well-designed product, process or test needs reliable, accurate data. Inertia caters to a range of instrumentation setups, from interfacing with leading data-acquisition systems, to one-off affordable test setups for development testing.
Post-processing including data analysis and visualisation is completed with Python and other tools.
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