← Aerospace

2025 — Present

Fighter Jet — Method & Tool Development

Turning the Durability & Damage Tolerance methodology of the fighter-jet programme into validated, automated engineering software. Methods that analysts run by hand become repeatable tools, with machine-learning surrogates and LLM-assisted development where they help.

  • Python
  • pyNastran
  • Machine Learning
  • DaDT Methods
  • Automation

Key work

  • DaDT methodology codified: fatigue spectrum derivation, slow crack growth, allowables extraction and inspection-interval setting.
  • Automated FE post-processing pipelines (pyNastran, Abaqus / Femap scripting) that turn raw results into margin-of-safety tables and report-ready figures.
  • Machine-learning surrogate models that approximate expensive FE evaluations for rapid sizing trades and design-space exploration.
  • LLM-assisted code generation used to build and maintain internal stress tooling.
  • Standardised hand-calc workbooks and stress-report templates with version control and input/output validation.