Rocketry
Tempest Mk1 — model rocket
Custom-designed, 3D-printed rocket validated in OpenRocket. Reaches 200+ m on an Estes C6-5.
- OpenRocket
- PLA printing
- Estes C6-5
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
Skills
Tools & skills
A practical toolkit built through coursework, prototypes, and flight testing.
Design & simulation
OpenRocket
SolidWorks Parts & Assembly
ANSYS Fluent 2D CFD
MATLAB
Fabrication
FDM 3D printing
Mill & lathe
Welding
Laser cutting
Electronics & avionics
Soldering
Betaflight, iNav & ArduPilot
Arduino, ESP32 & RP2040
Test & documentation
Flight testing
Technical documentation
BOMs & budgeting
Flight logs
Projects
Selected projects
A selection of aerospace, robotics, and fabrication work. Open a card for build details.
Research
Novel aerodynamics research
Award-winning CFD and prototype research into camber-morphing wings and ground-effect vehicles.
- ANSYS Fluent
- FishBAC
- CFD
Experience
Experience & education
Sept. 2026 – present
Member
TMU MACH - Liquid Rocketry
July 2026 – Aug. 2026
Mechanical Engineering Co-op
AirMetal
Contributed to the mechanical design, prototyping, assembly, and testing of next-generation UAV systems in an R&D environment.
Dec. 2025 – Apr. 2026
Electromechanical Lead
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
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
Experience, projects, certifications, and technical skills.
Contact
Get in touch
I'm open to internships, co-op placements, research positions, and design-team opportunities — or just talking shop about rockets and drones.