Nose Cone And Bodywork Responsible Engineer
Current- Led development, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of the vehicle’s nose cone and bodywork.- Overhauled nose cone mold design and lay-up process, resulting in a significantly better surface finish and eliminating several months from the manufacturing timeline.- Innovated flat paneled nose cone design, enabling the use of a velcro mounting system, improving mounting/dismounting and forward cockpit accessibility.- Created and ran CFD simulations to optimize approach angle, ground clearance, and shape.- Spearheaded side pod development alongside team of new members, optimizing mass flow and minimizing drag.