Overview

Skylark and 3-TTk were hybrid rocket demonstrator projects developed under real performance, cost, and delivery constraints. The work combined classic mechanical engineering with rapid iteration, subsystem ownership, and coordination across a team.

I was responsible for major parts of the mechanical design, especially around propulsion-related components and supporting subsystems. The project required balancing analytical work with practical build decisions and keeping the team moving toward launch-ready hardware.

What I Worked On

• Led design of engines, nozzles, and feed-system-related components.
• Used SolidWorks and ANSYS to design and refine parts before fabrication.
• Coordinated a team of engineers across design, build, and test activities.
• Contributed to development cycles that ended in successful launches meeting mission goals.

Why This Project Matters

I value projects where analysis has to survive contact with manufacturing, assembly, and testing. These rocket programs taught me to design with reality in mind: tolerances, deadlines, budgets, and the fact that every subsystem has to cooperate with the rest.

That same way of thinking is important in robotics, where mechanical, electrical, and software elements all need to behave predictably as one system.