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Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa

Optical payload for Nanosatellite and Cubesats. Conduct incoming inspection & testing of optical components and accessories.Perform quality control & assurance checks on optical production components and assemblies.Oversee and perform collimator alignment, sensor alignment & product testing.Oversee and perform interferometry system alignment & operate interferometry software.Compose detailed reports on inspections, alignment, testing and investigations.Optical assembly, integration and testing of optomechanical components and systems.Complete production supporting documentation (Work Instructions, Test Acceptance Report etc.).Assist in creating/updating production procedure documentation and processes for improved efficiency.Conduct/oversee routine maintenance on optical lab equipment.Automation of the analysis of optical performance with Python coding.

Century City

Drone tech startup for rescue operations. Design and optimization of a fully automated drone delivery payload and gimbal for optical payload.

Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa

Aerospace ADCS. Responsible for R&D project for the attitude determination aspect of cubesat satellite, relative to a fluid loop inertial actuator. Involves characterization of the system, testing performance, design for the next optimized model, python & arduino knowledge requirement, CAD modelling, developing PRS documention based on the ECSS (European Cooperation for Space Standardization), and fundamental electronics understanding.

Brackenfell

Industrial Robotics :Automating production line(s). CAD modelling of robotic conveyors & robotic welders, BOQ preparation for manufacturers and basic PDM functions. Procurement management and product documentation.

Belville, Western Cape, South Africa

University Mentorship Programme. Responsible for mentoring 22 first year students in assisting with their socio-academic development transition. Inclusive of tutoring in mechanical courses and serving as the mediator between students and faculty relations.Student Representative. Weekly meetings with class members to report on sociopolitical/ socio-academic issues (e.g. curriculum changes), within the engineering department. Acting as a conduit for feedback between higher level staff (mechanical HOD) and students, for the HOD to address to the party of interest (be that staff/ faculty coordinators/ lectures/professors/dean, etc) for means of resolve.

Century City, Western Cape, South Africa

Water Treatment Consultancy. Preliminary Pump Station Design (fundamentals of fluid mechanics), RAS Pump station MEP Modelling (Revit Software), department tender documentation compilations , BOQ capturing, and mechanical site inspections.

Century City, Western Cape, South Africa

Water Treatment Consultancy. Finalizing engineering drawings (piping layout, bioreactor, etc) to SANS standards, preparing formal client reports for contracts (project updates) , BOQ generation for project subsystems, dam section design reports and civil/mechanical site inspections.

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelors Of Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering