David Tidy Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Nova Systems is the largest Australian owned and controlled Defence engineering services company. Since our foundation in Adelaide 20 years ago, Nova Systems and its people have been providing sovereign capability to the Australian Defence Force – playing a critical role in the defence and security of our nation.As an organisation which has grown from two.

ResponsibilitiesContribute as an early hire to this start-up automotive company in building capability within the embedded controls function. Tasks included building software tools, writing validation procedures and contributing to early engine and transmission control strategies.AchievementsKey part of small team which developed a Python suite of programs.

Managed a team of 7-10 professional engineers to deliver calibration programs for GM global applications.Mentored team to deliver improvements in driveability and diagnostic performance.Developed junior engineers with 1:1 and group training sessions.Managed HR issues.Performance management.

Responsibilities:Develop and implement calibration solutions which ensure that feature, system and sub-system requirements are achieved.Verification and validation of calibration against system specifications.Systems integration of new hardware / features (e.g. CT6 ‘Supercruise’, 10-speed transmission introduction)Achievements:Technical expert on torque /.

Responsibilities:Participation in architecture packaging studies to provide technical expertise and resolve potential thermal issues.Develop validation test plans comprehending technical requirements, vehicle availability and facility capacity.Install and configure data acquisition equipment, including OBD-II CAN messaging.Execution of vehicle testing for.

Prediction and tracking of future vehicle mass status to support the organisation’s fuel economy targets.Negotiation and agreement on mass reductions within engineering groups in order to achieve fuel economy targets.Presentation of vehicle mass outlook and mass reduction progress to senior engineering leadership.

NATA signatory for ADR 69/00, ADR 72/00 and ADR 73/00.Development of work instructions for full-vehicle crash tests in accordance with legislative and product development requirements.Coordination and supervision of test preparation and execution.Creation of end-of-test evaluation reports based on test outcomes to show compliance to federal legislation.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering, 1St Class Honours (H1)

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Economics