Nicholas Chenevey

Aerospace Engineer • Robotics Developer • ML Researcher

About Me

I’m an Aerospace Engineer and researcher passionate about robotics, manufacturing, simulation, and machine learning. I’ve worked on advanced satellite systems, robotic manipulators, AI signal processing, and diverse custom automation tools.

Education:

Experience

Aerospace Engineer - Heliospace

Feb 2025 - Present
  • Built testing systems for launch hardware
  • Designed simulations in MATLAB, Python, MuJoCo, Simframe, and Blender
  • Analyzed magnetorquers, delta-v, and optical systems (e.g., JWST)
  • Built RAG-based SharePoint document retrieval tools

Mechatronic Engineer - Onanon

Feb 2023 - Sep 2023
  • Medical device design and manufacturing
  • Developed C++/Python automated soldering systems
  • Led technicians, implemented GR&R to improve device accuracy >5%

ML Support Engineer - Labelbox

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
  • Machine learning and data engineering support
  • Automated dataset pipelines with Python/C++
  • Built ML demos using AWS, Azure, and GCP

Project Engineer - Paragon Mechanical

Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
  • Project estimation and IT
  • Designed HVAC/electrical plans
  • Improved estimation processes with VBA scripts; created automation tools with C++

Projects

Double Pendulum AI Control System

Double Pendulum AI Control System

Code on Github. Double Pendulum created with MIT Drake. Controlled using a PyTorch evolving neural network. Gravity and Air resistance incrementally modified for rapid training.

GIMP-ComfyUI Plugin

GIMP-ComfyUI Plugin

Code on GitHub. GIMP Plugins and ComfyUI Nodes communicate via WebSocket. Performed locally with RTX 3060 Mobile.

Video-to-Video Diffusion

Video-to-Video Diffusion

Pose extraction, filters, and ML processing for video-to-video diffusion. Performed locally with RTX 3060 Mobile.

Cart-Pendulum Control System

Cart-Pendulum Control System

Simulated in MATLAB/Simulink. State-space modeling for observability and controllability.

Python Tetris

Python Tetris

A playable Python Tetris game with a bot.

SolidWorks Design

SolidWorks Design

CAD design of a combustion chamber, jet engine, and planetary gear system in SolidWorks.

The BowWow

The BowWow

Automated dog petting machine with machine learning object detection.

Ball & Plate Control

Ball & Plate Control

Simulated in CoppeliaSim. Control logic calculated in MATLAB/Simulink.

Contact me

Whether you want to discuss a project, job opportunity, or ask questions, feel free to reach out!

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