Andrew V.

Experience

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  Enterprise Control Systems Ltd

  Jul 2012 - Feb 2014

  Graduate EMC Engineer

  EMC design guidelines for ECS engineers; overseeing PCB layout anddesign and assisting design engineers with ensuring EMCrequirements are met.* Drafting of Test Plans/Reports for the EMC and environmental testingof ECS equipment to the appropriate standards (such as DEF-STAN59-411, MIL-STD-461, RTCA DO-160G, BS EN 61000 etc.) andperforming EMC tests.* Antennae testing and production of gain plots.* Technical Construction Files for ECS equipment related to CEmarking.* Provide support and input to the System Design function.* Required to have firm understanding of RF inhibitor technology andencrypted communication links as well as in mobile phonearchitecture (2G/3G/4G technologies).* Providing EMC and ESD awareness training.* Fluid modelling of heat sinks, fans and heat-generating devices.* Use of MatLab with measurement instruments for data analysis. Show less

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  C-Tech Innovation

  Feb 2014 - Aug 2016

  Project Manager

  Project manager, technical authority and design engineer for Industrial, Scientific & Medical (ISM) radio frequency/microwave systems and devices; ohmic heating systems, microwave plasma systems and microwave chemical reactors.*Manage projects as a certified PRINCE2 practitioner using established principles and themes to ensure continued business justification.*Participation and management of funded research projects such as Horizon 2020 and UK Innovate.*Contracting research, development, prototyping and commercialization of industrial, scientific and medical devices using radio-frequency/microwave electromagnetic radiation for materials and food processing; ohmic heating systems for materials and food processing; microwave plasma systems and microwave chemical reactors for chemical engineering solutions and sterilisation. *Performing computer simulation of fluid dynamics, heat transfer, electromagnetics and plasmas using COMSOL and AWR Microwave Office. *EMC and ESD design and testing of PCBs, devices and systems to all relevant standards such as DEF-STAN 59-411, MIL-STD-461, RTCA DO-160, BS EN 61000, CISPR 11 and CISPR 22. Show less

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  The Cockcroft Institute

  Aug 2016 - Apr 2021

  Photonic Band Gap (PBG) structures hold the promise to reduce the size of accelerators to the µm-scale. A wealth of concepts from optical communication can be explored to conceive laser-driven dielectric structures with 1 GV/m gradient, 1-5 GV/m breakdown threshold, improved dispersion control, low radiation losses, and damping of unwanted high order modes.The main objective of this project is the design/build of all-dielectric PBG-waveguide operating in the mid infrared range of the spectrum (5-10 µm wavelengths) for efficient acceleration of electrons. Compared to optical frequencies in the near infrared range, longer wavelengths allow for apertures which are easier to manufacture and provide better matching for electron injection. By changing the geometry of the periodic structure building the dielectric mirrors for wave confinement, it is possible to influence the dispersion properties of the fibre and field distribution. Show less

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  • PhD - Photonic Bandgap Dielectric Structures for Laser-Excited Accelerators

    Aug 2016 - Feb 2021
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  BAE Systems

  Nov 2021 - now

  Senior Electromagnetic Engineer