Mario Ara

Anduril Industries

Greater Sydney Area

About

Experience

  • Senior System Engineer at Anduril Industries
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Rohde & Schwarz Australia (Greater Sydney Area)
    • Product Development Lead - Systems Group
      May 2017 - May 2024 · 7 yrs 1 mo

      Design and development lead for Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) System Solutions under the project groups, specifically mechanical design of the solution package, including mechanical/electrical interfacing to Naval/Air Force platforms and land based systems. Design and development lead for all Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) developed products to support our R&S GmbH products across all our Defence and ATC projects. Experience across the following projects: - AFM936 - Transportable Air Operations Tower - AIR3024 Ph1 - RAAF Woomera Test Range Upgrade - AIR5431 Ph1 - Deployable Defence Air Traffic Management and Control System - Collins Class Submarine - Internal Communications System Replacement Sub-Systems - Collins Class Submarine - Replacement Black Switch Sub-System - SEA4000 - Air Warfare Destroyer - Internal/External Communications Support

    • Systems Engineer - Mechanical
      Jan 2012 - May 2017 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Mechanical Designer - Systems Group (Contracting to Rohde & Schwarz Australia) at Interlogic Placements
    Jul 2011 - Jan 2012 · 7 mos

    • Mechanical Integration of the SEA4000 Air Warfare Destroyer’s communications system • De-risking project design activities with the aid of CAD software • Selection of mechanical components and design/manufacture of equipment to comply with project requirements • Creating document/drawing structures for mechanical system documentation delivery • Reviewing mechanical documentation from sub-contractors and suppliers.

  • Mechanical Designer - Platform Integration - Mission Solutions at Thales Australia
    Jun 2009 - Jul 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    - Design, prototyping and manufacture of mechanical parts and systems for use in military platforms - Systems Integration of mechanical and electrical systems in military platforms - Requirements capture, analysis and specification writing for products, specifically in compliance with MIL and DEF Standards - Mechanical CAD modelling, drafting and analysis. Experience across the following projects: - Weapon Electronic System - Dismounted Close Combat Systems R&D. - Dutch Bushmaster Intelligence System Integration. - Protected Mobility Vehicle - Light, HAWKEI. - Singaporean Mine Hunter Life Extension Program - BEDOK. - Under Water Systems - Mine Counter Measures.