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Hello! I’m Felix, an Engineer and Industrial Designer based in Australia.
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About
Hello!
I’m Felix, a Mechanical Engineer and Industrial Designer focused on UASs, product systems, prototyping, manufacturing, and engineering-led design.
Experience
2026- ongoing
Founder · Ignis Aero
Designing long-endurance VTOL UAS for early bushfire detection and persistent monitoring. Won RMIT Activator’s Most Impactful Startup award.
03/2026- ongoing
Aerostructures Lead · AIAA Design Build Fly 2027
Leading aerodynamic and structural development for the 2027 Design Build Fly aircraft.
09/2025- ongoing
Research Project Coordinator · RMIT UAS Research Team
UAS projects, workshops, autonomous tracking concepts, build activities, and documentation.
08/2025- 04/2026
Aerostructures Lead · AIAA Design Build Fly 2026
Vertical and horizontal stabiliser design and sizing, fuselage and wing composite layup, CNC fuselage/rib work, technical drawings, master assembly, CFD engineer, and wind tunnel testing.
06/2025- ongoing
Chassis Member · RMIT FSAE Motorsport
Composite parts, technical drawings, mould making, prepreg layup, and autoclave curing.
06/2024- 09/2024
Design Technician · St Michael’s Grammar School
Supported student projects, taught safe workshop and digital fabrication processes, and maintained 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC equipment.
07/2023- 12/2023
Makerspace Technician · Banyule Nillumbik Tech School
Supported teachers in after-school clubs, textile workshops, and makerspace prototyping sessions.
Recognition / Education
Recognition
AIAA Design Build Fly 2026
Ranked 1st place worldwide for proposal, 3rd place for design report, and 22nd place overall among 175 university teams worldwide.
RMIT Activator
Most Impactful Startup award for Ignis Aero.
RMIT UAS
Research project coordination, workshops, and autonomous tracking challenge development.
Education
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Industrial Design (Honours)
RMIT University
Predicted First Class Honours · WAM 83.
Projects
2026AIAA Design Build Fly Aircraft 2026
2025FSAE Composite Chassis 2025
2026Cardboard UAS and Tracking
2025Solar Car Concept
2025Rock Paper Scissors Robot Hand
2024Warman Robotics Competition 2024
2024Strandbeest Living Sculpture
2023Playground Concept for City of Merribek
2022Underwater ROV
Skills / Interests
Skills
Design
Research, ideation, CAD, prototyping, CMF, design for manufacture, and design communication.
Engineering
CFD, heat transfer, vibration, GD&T, technical drawings, programming, testing, 4-bar linkages, materials, and fluid dynamics.
Making
Composite manufacturing, 200+ hours of CNC operation, 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, welding, and woodworking.
Software
SolidWorks CSWP, Fusion 360, Ansys Mechanical (FEA), Ansys Fluent (CFD), XFLR5, MATLAB, Python, Arduino, OpenCV, Blender, KeyShot.
Interests
Activities
Mountain biking, rock climbing, jiu-jitsu, drawing, and surfing.
UAS design
Aircraft layouts, wind tunnel testing, lightweight composite structures, CFD, aerofoil selection, matching plots, and aerodynamics.
Robotics
Autonomous systems, microcontrollers, PCB design, sensor integration, computer vision, and physical interaction prototypes.
Testing and Iteration
Field testing, rapid prototyping, mechanical testing, failure analysis, and hands-on validation.
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