Aerospace Quality Inspector · London, UK

Mahosha Sandaru
Kaballamuru.

Precision on the ground.
Ambition beyond it.

I bring practical aerospace quality experience to an engineering foundation in aircraft design and space materials research.

Explore my work Try Mission Readiness

Seeking graduate / trainee roles in aerospace, space and systems engineering.

AEROSPACE / SPACE / SYSTEMS
NASA photograph of the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting above Earth
PERSPECTIVE / LOW EARTH ORBITBuilt from connected disciplines.
Hubble photograph · NASA
CURRENT ROLEAerospace / Mechanical
Quality Inspector
EDUCATIONBSc (Hons) Aerospace Engineering
Kingston University · 2:1
ENGINEERING INTERESTSRequirements. Interfaces.
Test and verification.
01 / PROFILE

From the drawing
to the decision.

My day-to-day work is about establishing whether a component meets its requirements—and recording the evidence clearly.

At Industrial Gas Springs, I work with drawings, dimensional inspection, First Article Inspection Reports, spring testing and calibration records. My academic work extends that approach into glider design and lunar simulant composite research.

I want to build on that practical foundation in a graduate or trainee engineering role, developing formal skills in requirements, interfaces and verification across aerospace and space.

Measure with context

Drawings, tolerances, suitable instruments and calibration records.

Connect the parts

Tail geometry, assembly alignment and coordination with the wider aircraft.

Make evidence visible

Inspection records, test interpretation and clearly stated limitations.

02 / SELECTED WORK

Engineering, with evidence.

Explore the result, my contribution and the limits of each project.

Read the portfolio

Laboratory press and specimen tooling documented in the lunar simulant research report
EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS / LHS-1 SIMULANT

SPACE MATERIALS · UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Lunar simulant composites

Exploring LHS-1 lunar simulant, sand and epoxy through specimen preparation, compression testing and fracture observations.

Original machine records
6 compression runs 4 main conditions · 2 marked failed
Highest recorded peak
20.55 kN from the raw machine export

One run per labelled condition. Resin and sand co-varied; lunar service suitability was not demonstrated.

Results, contribution & limitations

My contribution. Specimen preparation and compression testing, followed by interpretation of fracture observations and SEM imagery with specialist support.

What the data can say. Six original machine exports dated 27 March 2025 preserve four main labelled conditions and two runs marked Fail. All six peak loads reconcile with their recorded traces. Calculated substitute rows are excluded from the experiment count.

Force versus recorded deformation for all six compression runs; the two failed-labelled runs are dashed
Original test traces · 27 March 2025. Single runs, without replicate statistics.

Interpretation. The highest recorded force is 20,548.95 N, shown here as 20.55 kN. The supplied portfolio PDF uses the coarser rounded report value of 20.50 kN. Neither a statistical optimum nor a qualified material allowable is established.

Next step. Reconcile binder recipes and specimen labels, repeat controlled formulations, then define relevant environmental testing.

Open the test chart ↗
SolidWorks CAD view of the tail assembly from the individual glider report
EMPENNAGE / DESIGN & INTEGRATION

AIRCRAFT DESIGN · TEAM PROJECT

Glider tail & integration

My subsystem focus in a 51-inch balsa glider project: empennage geometry, SolidWorks models, technical drawings, tail assembly and alignment.

Tools
SolidWorks · JavaFoil
Team kit flight test
14 January 2025

The team’s kit flight test is separate from the modified CAD configuration. No measured flight-performance gain is claimed.

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My contribution. Tail models, drawings, surface-area measurements, assembly guidance and coordination with the wider aircraft design.

Design considerations. Empennage geometry, moment arm, incidence and trim. The report includes NACA 0015 analysis in JavaFoil over −5° to +15° angle of attack.

Evidence boundary. The report documents kit construction and a team flight test. It does not demonstrate numerical glide, drag or stability improvements for the modified design.

Read the documented project ↗

OPEN-SOURCE DEVELOPMENT

OpenFAIR

A Python project exploring extraction of dimensions and GD&T from engineering drawings to support first-article inspection reporting.

  • Python
  • PyMuPDF
  • OpenCV
  • FastAPI

Development project. Release-level performance and standards compliance have not been independently validated for this portfolio.

Explore the repository
Illustration of the fictional spacecraft used in Mission ReadinessINTERACTIVE WORK SAMPLE

SYSTEMS THINKING · FICTIONAL SCENARIO

Mission Readiness

Take a spacecraft from configuration to review. Balance budgets, examine inspection evidence and choose a verification plan.

  1. 01 Configure
  2. 02 Inspect
  3. 03 Verify

AI-assisted portfolio exercise. A game score is not proof of real spacecraft qualification or a hiring assessment.

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03 / EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

A practical
engineering foundation.

Inspection, assembly and technical documentation across aerospace and mechanical environments.

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY

BSc (Hons)
Aerospace Engineering

Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)
Awarded 12 June 2025

Taught in collaboration with Asian Aviation Centre, Sri Lanka.
  1. DEC 2025 — PRESENT Current

    Aerospace / Mechanical Quality Inspector

    Industrial Gas Springs (Barnes Group Inc.) · Mitcham

    First-off and final inspection against engineering drawings and tolerances, FAIR records, spring force and K-factor testing, and calibration records.

    • Dimensional checks using height, shadow, thread and plug gauges, callipers and micrometres.
    • Fault reporting and production feedback to the Quality Manager.
    • Work within AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015 quality systems.
  2. AUG 2025 — DEC 2025

    Aerospace Assembly Technician

    Honeywell Aerospace Wheels & Brakes · Feltham

    Wheel and brake overhaul activities using component maintenance manuals; part inspection, hub assembly and tyre mounting, with FOD and tool-control procedures.

  3. SEP 2024 — JUL 2025

    Mechanical Technician

    Autosolutions Automotive Electronics Ltd · Croydon

  4. JAN 2023 — AUG 2024

    Trainee Engineer

    Lakwin Aviation · Ratmalana, Sri Lanka

04 / INDEPENDENT EXPLORATION

Beyond the core portfolio.

Software ideas and independent ventures from my wider work.

AEROSPACE SOFTWARE CONCEPT

AeroDoc

A document and quality platform concept for aerospace MRO and suppliers, exploring record management and AI-assisted search.

AGENCY / AUTOMATION

BrandFlow

A co-founded AI automation and content agency, exploring agent setups and content workflows.

Visit BrandFlow ↗
PRODUCT EXPLORATIONS

LegalBot London & MaltBot

Explorations in business information assistance and messaging automation for content teams.

These are separate from my aerospace employment and academic evidence. They are included as independent development interests.

05 / NEXT CHAPTER

Let’s build what
comes next.

I’m open to graduate and trainee opportunities across aerospace, space, test, quality and systems engineering pathways.

London, United Kingdom