Aerospace engineering portfolio

Gautham
Nishanth

STRUCTURAL DESIGN / CFD / CAD

Aerospace engineer specialising in structural design and CFD analysis, with strong CAD capability across CATIA, SolidWorks, Fusion 360 and FORAN, industry experience in naval structural engineering and Honours research with the Defence Science and Technology Group.

Location
Melbourne, AU
Qualification
BEng Aerospace (Hons), Dec 2025
Currently
MEng, completing 2026
Status
Open to opportunities
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Experience

2024-10 to 2025-02

Intern Engineer

Ghenova IngenierĂ­a / Navantia, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Modelled 3D structural components (profiles, stringers, stiffeners, frames, panels) to design intent and standards. Refined producibility across edge preparation, welds, margins and tolerances, and delivered fully dimensioned 2D drawings with GD&T, weld symbols and material specifications for direct fabrication.

2021-11 to present

Store Manager

Vodafone Casey Central, Narre Warren VIC

Ranked No. 1 in Australia for wearable sales and No. 2 nationally across all product categories. Sustained the store's 4.8-star rating across four years while studying engineering full time.

2024-11 to present

Vice President, GR Foundation

Melbourne, VIC

Plan and deliver community projects tackling cost-of-living pressure, youth crime and homelessness prevention, partnering with local stakeholders on practical, resource-efficient programmes.

2026-03 to present

Operations Team Lead, Monash Herald

Melbourne, VIC

Lead a team of six producing articles, editorials and social reels, setting priorities and providing day-to-day direction to keep editorial output on schedule.

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Projects

PRJ-001Honours capstone / DSTG

CFD Analysis of a BB2 Submarine

Undergraduate Lead Simulation Engineer on an Honours capstone with the Defence Science and Technology Group (Feb to Oct 2025). Investigated aerodynamic loads on the sail of a BB2 generic submarine using ANSYS CFD, covering meshing strategy, turbulence modelling and load characterisation.

ANSYS CFDTurbulence modellingDSTG
PRJ-002Structural / FEA

Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 Strut Brace

Designed a strut tower brace in Fusion 360, optimising tube section for stiffness under lateral loads. Verified peak stress under a 6,000 N fixed-free cantilever load case by hand calculation and validated with static FEA in ANSYS Mechanical.

Fusion 360ANSYS Mechanical
PRJ-003Design optimisation

Aircraft Preliminary Design Optimisation Tool

MATLAB tool for aircraft preliminary design optimisation, parametrised to the Boeing 747-8I, implementing gradient-based (fmincon SQP) and genetic algorithm solvers with constraint analysis and design-space visualisation.

MATLABSQP / GA
PRJ-004Test facility design

Subsonic Wind Tunnel Design

Designed a small subsonic wind tunnel for academic aerodynamic testing, with a 9:1 contraction ratio, fifth-order polynomial contraction wall profile and a 120 x 120 mm test section, balancing flow quality against footprint and cost.

Aerodynamic designCAD
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Capabilities

CAD / Design

  • CATIAAerospace part and surface design
  • SolidWorksPart, assembly, drawings
  • Fusion 360Design for manufacture
  • FORANNaval structural design (industry)

Analysis / Simulation

  • ANSYS CFDExternal aero, meshing, turbulence
  • ANSYS MechanicalStatic FEA, hand-calc verification
  • MATLABOptimisation, numerical methods

Programming

  • PythonScripting and analysis
  • C / C++Systems and tooling
  • Microsoft Office SuiteTechnical documentation
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Education

In progress / 2026

Master of Aerospace Engineering

RMIT University, Melbourne / Feb 2026 to present

Advanced coursework spanning design optimisation, additive manufacturing and aircraft systems.

Completed Dec 2025

Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours)

RMIT University, Melbourne / Feb 2022 to Dec 2025

Honours capstone with the Defence Science and Technology Group on the CFD analysis of a BB2 submarine.