Aidan McTighe
Summary
Final-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student with a strong focus on optimisation and modelling of complex engineering systems. Academic and industrial experience demonstrates a systems-level approach to performance trade-offs, data-driven decision making, and rigorous analytical thinking. Research interests centre on large-scale optimisation problems, energy efficiency, and the application of numerical methods to sustainable engineering systems.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work history
TEMPORARY MANUFACTURING ASSISTANT
JointMedica
Worcester, Worcestershire
2025.07 - 2025.09
- Supported R&D for pioneering manufacturing processes to create revolutionary hip joint bearings, working on transforming freshly machined parts into lapped and superfinished final products.
- Conducted hands-on experimentation with lapping machines, polishing equipment, and roundness/CMM testing to assess surface finish, dimensional consistency, and concentricity.
- Collaborated with production engineers to refine manufacturing parameters enhancing consistency across different component sizes.
- Created standardised work instructions and checklists to document optimised processes, enabling future scale-up by trainees or production teams.
- Captured and analysed measurement data to inform process improvements and reduce variation between parts.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
PNP Ltd
Dudley
2022.09 - 2026.02
- Reviewed customer component drawings to evaluate manufacturability and identify risks using PFMEA and FMEA. Assessed materials and mechanical property requirements to ensure project feasibility.
- Participated in customer technical meetings, project-timing meetings, and commercial contract negotiations; documenting actions taken.
- Gained exposure to project planning methods including timelines and change tracking.
Education
MEng (Hons) - Aerospace Engineering
Swansea University
Swansea 2022.09 -
A-Levels -
King Edwards College Stourbridge
Stourbridge, Dudley 2020.09 - 2022.06
GCSE - undefined
Wombourne High School
Wombourne, Staffordshire 2015.09 - 2020.06
Skills
- MATLAB and Simulink
- SolidWorks and AutoCAD
- Ansys Fluent
- Optimisation Methods
- System-level Performance Modelling
- Engineering Data Analysis & Visualisation
- Advanced MS Office proficiency
- Technical communication
- Driven & Curious
- Team leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills
- CMM and Metrology expertise
- Technical Drawing Interpretation
- Materials Evaluation
- Process Optimisation & Documentation
- Work Instruction Development
Timeline
TEMPORARY MANUFACTURING ASSISTANT
JointMedica
2025.07 - 2025.09
MEng (Hons) - Aerospace Engineering
Swansea University
2022.09 -
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
PNP Ltd
2022.09 - 2026.02
A-Levels -
King Edwards College Stourbridge
2020.09 - 2022.06
GCSE - undefined
Wombourne High School
2015.09 - 2020.06