Mechanical design
CAD, assemblies, 3D printing, and machining.
Machining →Aerospace engineering · Second year
Alvik Maharjan
Second-year aerospace engineering student at Toronto Metropolitan University. Passionate about Rockets, UAVs, and Robotics.
Quadcopters, fixed-wing aircraft, VTOLs, rockets, rovers, robotics, and turbomachinery.
About
Background
I'm a second-year aerospace engineering student at Toronto Metropolitan University. I like building things that fly, crashing them, and re-building them a little better each time.
Open to internships, co-op placements, research positions, and student design teams.
- University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Program
- BEng, Aerospace Engineering
- Year
- Second year
- Based in
- Toronto, ON
Projects
Projects page ↗7 projects
01 / UAV integration
Thermal-imaging drone
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02 / Rocketry
Tempest Mk1 rocket
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03 / CFD & prototyping
Aerodynamics research
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04 / Mechanical + embedded systems
Recycled-plastic pelletizer
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05 / Aircraft fabrication
RC plane
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06 / Robotics + mechanical design
Lunar rolling robot
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07 / Machining & fabrication
Machining
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Skills
Embedded systems
Microcontrollers, motor control, sensors, and electronics.
Pelletizer controls →Aerodynamics
ANSYS Fluent, airfoil analysis, and RC aircraft.
Aerodynamics research →Experience
Experience & education
July 2026 – Aug. 2026
Mechanical Engineering Intern
AirMetal Robotics Corporation
Worked on mechanical design, prototyping, assembly, and testing of UAV systems.
Dec. 2025 – Apr. 2026
Electromechanical Lead · student project
FAST Lab at Western University
Led electromechanical development of an open-source recycled-plastic pelletizer with RP2040 control, encoder feedback, E-stop, and filament-runout recovery.
Oct. 2025 – present
Mechanical Design Contributor
Launch Canada Turbopump Project
Gaining experience in the design, fabrication, and experimental testing of a small-scale rocket turbopump.
2025 – present
BEng Aerospace Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University
Expected graduation: April 2029.
Sept. 2024 – May 2025
Build Team Lead
NASA HUNCH Design Challenge · student team
Led mechanical design of a spherical lunar imaging robot and advanced from the Critical Design Review in New York to the Final Design Review in Houston.
Aug. 2024 – Aug. 2025
President & Founder
Aerospace Club
Founded and led an aerospace club, organizing a model-rocketry workshop and coordinating a CanSat team that deployed above 1 km with live telemetry.
2021 – 2025
IB Diploma & OSSD
Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
Résumé
Engineering experience, projects, and education.
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Open to engineering internships, co-ops, research, and collaboration.