Eric Mc Niffe

- Launch Systems provider for high volume Small Sat missions - HDRM Actuators for Space applications - Launch Environment qualification support

Development of Optical communication payloads for next gen satellite data relays. Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Testing of prototype to flight level hardware. Mechanisms, Actuators and Structures development. Project planning and execution

Development of a method for integration of strain sensors into composite components as part of the IComp research centre ComSense project. R&D in Additive Manufacturing with a focus on Poly Ether EtherKetone (PEEK) and to create an inherent functional gradient by control of material extrusion parameters.

Design and manufacture of resource recovery machinery. Steelwork design for commercial construction industry.

Development of gold processing plant; screening, stripping & electro-winning gold bearing carbon. Provision of technical support for onsite mechanical and dewatering activities. Trade assistance to mechanical fitters & heavy diesel mechanics.

Design and manufacture of bulk materials handling machinery.

Design, installation and commissioning of one of Australia's largest recycling C&D and C&I plant. Design and integration of resource recovery and separation systems.

Participating in Formula student developed my engineering skills by taking part in designing and building a single-seated racing car. This involvement established my understanding of working within the pressures of performance, cost, time, reliability, safety, environment and competition regulations. At the Formula student competition, we competed competitively on track in multiple race events. Assessments on each of the participants knowledge was through presentations, with our technical and innovative assumptions being challenged in particular.

Thesis - DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MATERIAL EXTRUSION PRINTER FOR FUNCTIONAL GRADIENT PEEK COMPONENTS - Grade: 81% Design and build of a 3D Printer (Material Extrusion) possessing capabilities to extrude a high performance polymer - Poly Ether EtherKetone (PEEK) and to produce a functional gradient in a single part. Research and finite element modelling skills were used to simulate the extrusion process and melt kinetics, while thermal and process parameters were controlled to produce a range of crystallinity levels in a component.

Computer Aided Design (CREO), Computer Aided Engineering/FEA (ANSYS), Computer Aided Manufacture, Product Design (Creative Design, Industrial Design and Innovation & Enterprise) Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Automation, Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management, Sustainability Engineering and Maintenance and Reliability. Thesis: APC-MGE TOOL-LESS SHELVING CONCEPT This was an in depth study and redesign of APC-MGE’s Data center shelving concepts and their components, with regards to achieving a tool-less installation system. During this project I worked with APC-MGE and formulated my own designs through research and creative thinking to develop a flexible solution for installing the data center equipment. The designs had to conform to various specifications such as, ROHS compliancy, EIA standards and load testing. During the project I developed the models using Pro Engineer and tested using FEA (ANSYS) sotware.