Aerospace engineer · London / UK & EU

Engineering flight,
from flow to hardware.

I’m Avish, a final-year Aerospace Engineering student turning aerodynamic analysis into aircraft decisions—through CFD research, team leadership, design reviews and hands-on testing.

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Role focus: Aerodynamics · CFD · aircraft design
Seeking: Internships · placements · graduate roles
Work access: Unrestricted across the UK and EU

British–Italian engineer
available across the UK and EU

Aerodynamics & CFD

External aerodynamics, propeller analysis, flow separation, mesh and model judgement, result interpretation.

Aircraft development

Configuration trade-offs, multidisciplinary teamwork, design reviews, integration and build-aware engineering.

Testing & evidence

Wind-tunnel work, data analysis, uncertainty awareness and communicating conclusions with technical discipline.

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Mobility: UK + EU work access
Graduation: BEng · 2027

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Selected work

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Research, aircraft design and testing work that shows how I frame problems, choose tools and move engineering decisions forward.

Aircraft design · Aerodynamics Team Head

Aetheris-6 tilt-rotor eVTOL

Aerodynamic development of a 1:6-scale tilt-rotor demonstrator, balancing lift, stability, structural depth and propulsor integration inside a strict span envelope.

My role: Aerodynamics Team Head
Scope: Wing, V-tail and CFD evidence
Review outcome: Configuration progressed through critical design review and into manufacturing planning.

Led the aerodynamics team through wing and V-tail development under a 2.2 m span constraint and 60 kg target MTOW.
Developed a tapered NACA 23015 wing with -2° washout to balance low-speed behaviour, controllability and build practicality.
Produced the preliminary aerodynamics design report and connected lifting-line and CFD evidence to reviewable design choices.

2.20 m: Wing-span constraint
0.770 m²: Final wing area
6.29: Aspect ratio
NACA 23015: Selected wing aerofoil
-2°: Geometric washout

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Velocity magnitude contour around the Aetheris-6 V-tail at zero degrees angle of attack — 01
V-tail velocity field used to assess wake structure and downstream flow distortion.

Particle traces and streamlines around the Aetheris-6 wing — 02
Wing particle-trace study used to inspect attached flow and wake behaviour.

XFLR5 lift, drag and efficiency polars for the Aetheris-6 NACA 23015 wing section — 03
XFLR5 polar study used to compare lift, drag and efficiency across the operating range.

Launch vehicle · Structures & design

Team URSA G-class launch vehicle

Launch-vehicle airframe and fin development for the UKSEDS National Rocketry Championship, translating stability, load, manufacturing and integration constraints into a reviewable design.

My role: Structures & design
Scope: Fin trade-off, airframe CAD and stability
Review outcome: Swept three-fin configuration progressed through PDR/CDR with a defined verification plan.

Compared rectangular, tapered and swept fin planforms before progressing a three-fin swept configuration for lower drag and sufficient stability.
Connected SolidWorks geometry with OpenRocket trajectory and stability studies across successive design reviews.
Defined manufacture and verification work including alignment, dry fitting, resin reinforcement and axial/transverse fin-load tests.

2,200 ft: Mission apogee target
G74: Selected motor class
3: Swept-fin configuration
1.75-2.5 cal: Modelled stability margin after update

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SolidWorks external and sectional views of the Team URSA launch vehicle — 01
SolidWorks airframe configuration showing the nose, payload volume and swept-fin arrangement.

Updated OpenRocket apogee plot for Team URSA showing the prediction changing from 662 metres to 601 metres — 02
Updated modelling exposed the apogee cost of manufacturing-stage airframe changes.

Team URSA swept-fin dimensions and manufacturing plan — 03
Fin geometry and integration plan developed around repeatable alignment and dry fitting.

Additional work

Further research, analysis and testing across aircraft, propulsion and control systems.

Research · CFD

Hybrid-aircraft propeller optimisation

Undergraduate research investigating propeller performance and optimisation for hybrid-aircraft applications using computational fluid dynamics.

Built and evaluated numerical models in ANSYS to compare propeller configurations.
Interpreted aerodynamic performance rather than treating simulation as a black box.
Communicated methods and findings through technical research outputs.

Aerodynamics · UAV

Fixed-wing UAV development

Aerodynamics lead work spanning airfoil selection, flow-separation analysis and configuration development for a fixed-wing UAV.

Used low- and high-fidelity tools to compare concepts before committing to geometry.
Studied separation behaviour and translated results into practical design decisions.
Worked across aerodynamic analysis, CAD and wider team interfaces.

Experimental aerodynamics

Airfoil wind-tunnel testing

Hands-on aerodynamic testing completed during the Cambridge Engineering Programme, connecting measured forces with airfoil behaviour.

Set up and observed controlled wind-tunnel tests across operating conditions.
Compared performance trends and considered uncertainty in experimental results.
Built an early foundation in test discipline and evidence-led engineering.

Research communication

Flow, noise & engineering studies

A collection of technical studies covering tree aerodynamics, propeller-wing noise and multi-propeller optimisation.

Explored how geometry and operating conditions shape complex flow behaviour.
Synthesised literature, modelling choices and results into concise technical posters.
Practised explaining engineering work clearly to mixed technical audiences.

Propulsion · Virtual experience

GE Aerospace engineering study

A focused engineering exercise connecting engine architecture choices with performance, efficiency and mission-level consequences.

Investigated bypass ratio and compression ratio as core gas-turbine design parameters.
Translated technical analysis into a concise engineering memo for a decision-making audience.
Strengthened the link between propulsion theory, trade-offs and clear communication.

Control systems · Individual university coursework

PD controller & notch-filter design

EMS507 coursework using MATLAB to model a rigid and flexible positioning mechanism, tune a PD controller against transient-response requirements and suppress structural resonance with a notch filter.

Derived and implemented closed-loop transfer-function models from equations of motion and Laplace-domain relationships for rigid and flexible plant configurations.
Tuned proportional and derivative gains using 10-90% rise time, percentage overshoot and 2% settling time as design criteria.
Used step and Bode responses to identify resonance, calculate notch-filter parameters and compare performance before and after filtering.

Engineering method

From requirement to decision.

The tools change with the problem. The discipline stays the same: make assumptions visible, test the evidence and leave the design with a clearer next action.

Frame the problem

Define the mission, constraints, assumptions and success criteria before choosing a tool.

Output · A reviewable requirement set

Build the right model

Match fidelity to the decision, then make geometry, boundary conditions and checks explicit.

Output · A defensible analysis model

Challenge the evidence

Compare trends, test sensitivity and account for uncertainty instead of trusting a single result.

Output · Evidence with known limits

Move the design forward

Translate the result into a trade-off, recommendation and clear next test, build or review action.

Output · A decision the team can use

Experience

Built in teams.
Tested in practice.

2026–present

Chief Engineer

Queen Mary Unmanned Aerial Systems

Leading multidisciplinary fixed-wing UAV development, coordinating technical interfaces, design decisions and delivery across the engineering team.

2026

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Queen Mary University of London

Propeller optimisation research using ANSYS-based CFD for hybrid-aircraft applications.

2026

Aerodynamics Team Head

QMUL AeroSoc · Aetheris-6

Headed aerodynamic development within a multidisciplinary tilt-rotor eVTOL programme through design review and manufacturing planning.

2022–2023

Mathematics Tutor

EasyA

Explained technical concepts clearly, adapted problem-solving approaches and supported students through challenging mathematics.

Aug 2022

Engineering Programme Participant

University of Cambridge

Completed practical engineering work including aerodynamic testing and collaborative design exercises.

Feb–Mar 2022

Intern

Octopus Energy

Gained early experience inside a technology-led energy company and worked in a professional team environment.

Technical toolkit

Analysis with engineering judgement.

ANSYSSTAR-CCM+SimScaleXFLR5SolidWorksMATLABSimulinkOpenRocket

I care about the reasoning behind a result: the assumptions, boundary conditions, trade-offs and physical behaviour—not just the final contour plot.

Education: BEng Aerospace Engineering, Queen Mary University of London · Expected 2027
Focus: Aerodynamics, CFD, propulsion, aircraft design and integration
Languages: English, Italian, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
Mobility: British and Italian citizen · unrestricted UK/EU work access

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