Eyob Ghiday

Education

• Masters in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
  Illinois Institute of Technology at Chicago, IL. [2023]
• Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering.
  Illinois Institute of Technology at Chicago, IL. [2022]
• Minor in Artificial Intelligence.
  Illinois Institute of Technology at Chicago, IL. [2022]

Work Experience

Chief Engineer - Design Build Fly AIAA IIT

Chicago,IL [Sept 2020 - present]

• DBF Lead Engineer: I manage all the sub-teams, handle all communications, and responsibility between the AIAA exec board and Design Build Fly needs.
• Aerodynamics Team Lead: Analyze, design, and fabricate the main wing and tail of RC planes for the annual AIAA DBF competition. I use various tools like XFLR5, Simulink, and Python for selecting airfoils and determining the sizing, trade studies and aerodynamic properties of the plane.
• Manufacturing Team Lead: I design & CNC the main wing using Rhino CAM. Laser cut wood compeonents. Layout carbon fiber fuselage & and epoxy control surfaces.

Research Intern - Additive Manufacturing IIT

Chicago,IL [may 2021- sep 2021]

• Research Intern: Managed a team of 4 colleagues analyzing Ti-64 defects and porosity formation using ImageJ and Python.
• Focus of research: Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Titanium-64 Alloy, Inconel-718 and Stainless Steel.
• Published Work: Co-authored on laser 3D printing, XRD Analysis, EBSD, Microscopy and published a paper on ScienceDirect. Here's the article on Science Direct

Project Manager - Environmental Eco Solutions

Schaumburg, IL [JUL 2019 - May 2020]

• Junior SEO Manager: Led a team of solutions architect and chain specialist to install and maintain HVAC systems, additionally complete EPA Property Rehabilitation, and oversight licensing.
• Project Planner: Prepare and maintaining the plans to see if the considered agile-model is properly followed

Engineering Internship - C.E. Niehoff & Co

Evanston, IL [May 2017 - Sept 2027]

• Coordinated all aspects of production, manufacturing methods, fabrication, and operation of car components.
• Performed electrical hardware testing for several different brushless alternators.

Leadership & Volunteer Experience

• Vice President of AIAA IIT: I oversee club networking, organize events, recruit students and manage club budget.
  
• Teaching Assistant: Calculus MATH-148 Illinois Institute of Technology.
  
• Covid-19 Virus Project: Built a data chart that tracks COVID-19 cases for the state of Illinois, Dec 2019 - May 2020.
  
• Volunteer: Tutoring college level subjects including Calc I II III, Physics I II III, DefEq, and Coding.
  

Skills

Project Managing, Vibrations, Fluid Mechanics, Flight Mechanics, Aerostructures, Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, Aerodynamics, Spacecraft Dynamics, Rhinoceros, Solidworks, Flow control, LaTeX, ImageJ, XFLR, , Data Science, Machine Learning, CFD, Simulink, Component Analysis and Design, C++, Java, Php, Python, Tinkercad, Artificial Intelligence, NLP, TensorFlow, CISCO certified License CCNA, CNTK, GitHub, MATLAB. Check out some of my projects for more info.

ORG Member

• Phi Theta Kappa, Nu Lambda Chapter. [PTK since 2018]
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. [AIAA since 2019]
• The American Physical Society. [APS since 2020]
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. [IEEE since 2020]
• Order of the Engineer. [OOTE since 2023]

50-Passenger Hybrid Tyrboprop 2022

As Aerodynamics & Controls Lead - Aircraft Design 2022

• Utilized Tools: Matlab Simulink, XFLR5, SolidWorks, LaTeX, Python, GitHub
• This aircraft was made for the 2022 AIAA official design competition on Hybrid-electric Regional Turboprops.
• This aircraft can glide up to 32 miles, climb up to a rate of 709 ft/minute at 70% max thrust and can land with one or no engine. The fuel efficiency target was met and exceeded by 7%.
• It is also ICAO class C compliant and FAA Part 125 B and C certified. It can carry upto 54 passengers with their luggages, and takes off in under 2500 ft. The plane also exceeds the minimum cruise speed of 275 knots with a cruise speed of 350 knots (180 m/s).
• It has an esitimated 1200 nautical mile range, with 12660 pounds of passengers or cargo, all while reducing fuel usage by 27% when compared with current turboprop competitors. It is expected to enter commercial service by 2035.
• The full report is here. [Design Report] as well as the Matlab Simulink and Presentation.

DBF Plane Woo-Hawk 2022

As chief engineer - Design Build Fly AIAA IIT 2022

• Utilized Tools: RhinoCAM, XFLR5, SolidWorks, LaTeX, Python, GitHub
• Manufactured by Illinois Tech students for the year 2022 AIAA-DBF competition. The objective of the 2022 AIAA DBF contest was to design a vaccine delivery drone. The rules constrain wing geometry and takeoff distance. Three flight missions and one ground mission comprise the contest overall.
• A trapezoidal wing was determined to be the best choice to accomplish the desired elliptic lift distribution, whilst being easy to manufacture. To accomplish this, Clark-Y profile was selected as the best performing airfoil based on Cl_max nad low drag charactrstcs.
• Manufactured material consist of composite carbon fiber wings, balsa wood sheets, ply-wood, 3-long spars and monokote cover on top.

NASA Robotic Mining Rover

As Software Engineer - Scarlett Spaehaws IIT 2020

• Utilized Tools: Tinkercad, SolidWorks, LaTeX, Python, GitHub
• The RMC Rover was designed and manufactured to support and assist the NASA Artemis missions for autonomous navigation and excavation of simulated lunar regolith.
• It is equipped with a 6" linear actuator to raise and lower depending on the location of the trench digger at any given time that allows for easy deposit of regolith into the competition collection bin.
• It's powered by two 3S liPo batteries and resettable circuit breakers and switchbreaks to turn off in case of emergency fail.
• Frontend interface is controled by an X-box controller for autonomous path plannig and navigation in the lunar field.
• A detailed systems engineering reoport for the rover can be found here. [NASA RMC Lunarbotics Rover Design] and [Design Portfolio]

Hurricane Tracking Satellite CSLI

As Project Manager - Spacecraft Design MMAE-414 Illinois Tech

• Utilized Tools: Satellite Tool Kit, SolidWorks, Project Jupyter
• The mission of this project is to propose a Low Earth Orbit, 6U sized Cubesat to monitor and track down hurricanes across the South-Atlantic U.S. Region. It was designed in accordance with the first objective of NASA’s Strategic plan listed in sections 1.1, 1.2, and 3. The main goal is to study the causes effects of severe space weather events, and prevent potential damage.
• Has 2400×1300 km ground coverage and is equipped with two visible spectrum imaging camera and propeller tank. It can effectively Communicate with the ground station and has a Mission life of >15 years.
• Refer to the documentaion for more. [NASA CLSI HurriSat]

The Bear DBF Plane 2020

As Aerodynamics Lead - Design Build Fly AIAA IIT 2020

• Utilized Tools: Spider, RhinoCAM, XFLR5, SolidWorks, LaTeX, Python, GitHub
• To minimize the structural weight of the wing, a balsa and plywood build with a tensile outer skin was utilized. The main structural member is an I-beam spar with vertically mounted plywood for increased rigidity reduce weight.
• Propulsion endurance test by measuring voltage over time. Voltage was read at approximately 1-minute increments using a multi-meter to evaluate the discharge rate of the battery.
• FEA analysis of the von mises stress at maximum loading, corresponding to the maximum deflection of the center spar. By looking up mechanical properties for carbon fiber, we can find the factor of safety given the max von mises stress.
• The full report can be refered here. [2020-2021 AIAA DBF Illinois Tech RC Plane]