Simon Third

Principle Engineer Architecting, Designing, and Implementing Complex Embedded Systems.

Canterbury, New Zealand

About

Specialties: Embedded Systems, Architecture, Design, and Implementation. High Performance Processing Platforms Industrial, Automotive, Medical, & Marine Electronics Delivering products for volume manufacture.

Experience

  • Senior Systems Engineer at TASKA™ Prosthetics
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Engineering and integrating multiple joint powered prosthetics.

  • Principal Engineer at DARC Technologies Limited
    Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 · 7 mos

    Design and implementation of battery management systems for stationary energy storage.

  • Invenco (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • R&D Manager
      Mar 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Research and review new technologies. Develop and prototype new platforms and designs. Work with external partners to customize and improve their technologies to best fit our products and requirements.

    • Engineering Manager - Christchurch
      Apr 2017 - Mar 2019 · 2 yrs

      I'm charged with growing the product development capability for Invenco in Christchurch.

  • Owner at MADS Global NZ Limited
    May 2007 - Apr 2017 · 10 yrs

    Providing customers with Electronic Product Design and Delivery services. MADSGlobal produced designs and products in the consumer, industrial, automotive, medical, and marine market space.

  • Hardware Development Manager at Navman New Zealand
    Mar 2006 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos

    I was looking after Hardward development of consumer products at Navman's Christchurch office. Developments included Navman's F20 PND.