Nicolás de Jong Cantariño
Engineering consultant at LEEM at LEEM- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certificate of Proficiency in English (C2)
Cambridge Assessment EnglishAug, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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LEEM
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Spain
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering consultant at LEEM
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Sep 2022 - Present
- Solid rocket engine simulations.- Research on solid rocket engine ignition.
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President of LEEM-UPM
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Nov 2019 - Sep 2022
Lead role organizing the engineering team and all its departments and respective team leaders. Main projects include: design and manufacturing of rockets; and testing and manufacturing of solid propellant rocket engines. Organiser of rocketry workshops and the Spanish Space Students Congress. Research in areas related to rocketry and microgravity.https://www.leemupm.com/Main Projects:- Presented research papers in IAC 70th edition (Washington D.C.), 71st edition (CyberSpace edition), 72nd edition (Dubai) and 73rd edition (Paris).- Presented papers at SSEA 4th edition (Barcelona).- Multiple successfull launches of our "LEEMUR" rockets equipped with our "JULIAN" motors, with full recovery using a self-made parachute and real-time data retrival with an onboard electronics system with radio comunication integrated into a self-designed PCB (2022).- Design and fabrication of the "LEEMUR" rocket series, 100% self-made (2022)- Design, optimization and manufacturing of the "JULIAN" rocket engine series, 100% self-made (2022)- Design and manufacturing of a small low-cost lunar rover (2021)- Development of solid propellant rocket engines (2020)- Design & Manufacture of rocket engine test benches (2019)- Rocket Launch (March 2019)- Taught introductory courses to rocketry (2018,2019,2020,2021,2022)- Organized Spanish Space Students Congress (November 2018)
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Member
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Sep 2018 - Nov 2019
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Spain
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Collaborator
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Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
Study of internal aerodynamics of a rocket engine nozzle, developing programmes which simulate the nozzle's internal flow. Programming in C++, user interface in Qt. Collaboration with the department of Propulsion and Fluid Mechanics of Madrid's Technic University. Study of internal aerodynamics of a rocket engine nozzle, developing programmes which simulate the nozzle's internal flow. Programming in C++, user interface in Qt. Collaboration with the department of Propulsion and Fluid Mechanics of Madrid's Technic University.
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Aurea Avionics
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Spain
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sensor Integration in UAVs
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Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
- Development of RVT (Remote Video Terminal) in Qt (C++) - Development of a PCB for an inertial unit (XSens MTI-7) - Testing and comparison of Inertial units - Testing of infrarred camera - Development of RVT (Remote Video Terminal) in Qt (C++) - Development of a PCB for an inertial unit (XSens MTI-7) - Testing and comparison of Inertial units - Testing of infrarred camera
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DZH Dynamics
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Spain
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Airlines and Aviation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Simulation Engineer
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Aug 2020 - Feb 2021
- Attitude control of satellites via inertia morphing - Simulations with Matlab & Simulink Main programmes developed: - Calculations for required inertia change and when it should be applied to transition from rotation around a random axis to a specific stable axis via inertia morphing - Optimization of linear masses positions for a specific increase in inertia - Simulink simulation of the transition between unstable/stable rotation via inertia morphing - Attitude control of satellites via inertia morphing - Simulations with Matlab & Simulink Main programmes developed: - Calculations for required inertia change and when it should be applied to transition from rotation around a random axis to a specific stable axis via inertia morphing - Optimization of linear masses positions for a specific increase in inertia - Simulink simulation of the transition between unstable/stable rotation via inertia morphing
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CISS Canada - Canadian International Student Services
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Canada
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Camp Counselor
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Camp counsellor of an international summer camp for children 8-18 -Sailing instructor -Wilderness education teacher -Responsible 24h for a 25 camper group Camp counsellor of an international summer camp for children 8-18 -Sailing instructor -Wilderness education teacher -Responsible 24h for a 25 camper group
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CISS Canada - Canadian International Student Services
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Canada
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Camp Counselor
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Camp counsellor of an international summer camp for children 8-18 -Sailing instructor -Wilderness education teacher -Responsible 24h for a 25 camper group Camp counsellor of an international summer camp for children 8-18 -Sailing instructor -Wilderness education teacher -Responsible 24h for a 25 camper group
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Education
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Technische Universiteit Delft
Master of Science - MS, Spaceflight -
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering