Mia Jackson

Mechanical Engineer @ Syos Aerospace

Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

About

Experience

  • Mechanical Engineer at SYOS Aerospace
    Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    - Designed, produced, and tested parts for SA2 and SA7 drones - Designed and tested precision tooling for SA200 swashplate actuator calibration - Designed and modelled complex nose cone fairing for subsea vehicle - Assembled and manufactured SA2 and SA7 drone models and GCS components (CNC machining, riveting, drilling, sawing, assembly, wire crimping etc) - Assisted in field testing - managing pre and post flight safety checks, equipment set up and creating operational documentation

  • Vehicle Integration Manufacturing Engineering Intern at Rocket Lab
    Nov 2024 - Mar 2025 · 5 mos

    • Designed and built two harnessing test jigs utilising flight, 3D printed, and machined parts with the aid of NX Siemens • Carried out several efficiency tasks to optimise the Electron build process resulting in time savings of 25+ hours • Executed work instruction modifications and non-conformance admin

  • Research & Devlopment Mechanical Engineering Intern at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
    Nov 2023 - Feb 2024 · 4 mos

    Tasked with developing a system to monitor physiological parameters to assist in early patient risk identification and intervention. The project involved prototyping and testing, utilising CNC machining, injection molding, SOLIDWORKS, VisualCAM and 3D printing, with data collection and analysis carried out using Microsoft Excel and Minitab.

  • Product Development Intern at Fisher & Paykel Appliances
    Nov 2022 - Feb 2023 · 4 mos

    Worked within the Refrigeration Structures department to develop a solution to minimise fluid and thermal leakage in a double door refrigerator model. The role required the use of CAD modelling, rapid prototyping and performance testing throughout the iterative process.