Collaborative Aerospace Innovation with Centennial College Students

AMET 325
Open Closing on January 20, 2025
Centennial College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Roma Santos-Butler She / Her
Employer Relations Coordinator
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6
Timeline
  • January 21, 2025
    Experience start
  • January 25, 2025
    Project design proposal & timeline
  • February 8, 2025
    Rough design & performance predictive calculations
  • March 1, 2025
    Finalize project proposal
  • March 15, 2025
    Project design readiness
  • March 29, 2025
    Preliminary project results
  • April 18, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
6 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Ontario, Canada
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Engineering project management Hardware product design
Skills
aerospace industry communication constructive feedback advanced manufacturing teamwork project management innovation creativity
Learner goals and capabilities

Centennial College's Advanced Aerospace Project course empowers learners in their final year to design and develop prototypes relevant to the aerospace industry. These students have engineering knowledge and skills in project management, teamwork, and advanced manufacturing processes. The course aims to cultivate initiative and creativity while preparing them for real-world challenges in aerospace. Through this collaboration, employers can guide and mentor future engineers while benefiting from innovative solutions tailored to industry needs.


Employers are expected to maintain regular communication with learners, providing guidance and necessary project information. Additionally, employers should be available for the final presentation and offer constructive feedback to the student teams through the Riipen platform.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
30 learners
Project
50 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

At the end of this collaboration, employers can expect:

  • A comprehensive final report detailing the students' findings and recommendations.
  • A final presentation where students showcase their project outcomes and respond to any questions from the employer.


Project timeline
  • January 21, 2025
    Experience start
  • January 25, 2025
    Project design proposal & timeline
  • February 8, 2025
    Rough design & performance predictive calculations
  • March 1, 2025
    Finalize project proposal
  • March 15, 2025
    Project design readiness
  • March 29, 2025
    Preliminary project results
  • April 18, 2025
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

The ideal projects for this experience should address real-world challenges within the aerospace sector (also open to projects not directly related to aerospace)***. Examples include:

  1. UAV Design and Development: Create a prototype for an unmanned aerial vehicle that improves efficiency in specific applications.
  2. Aerospace System Optimization: Develop an enhancement for existing aerospace systems focusing on performance improvements.
  3. Sustainable Aerospace Solutions: Design a prototype that utilizes sustainable materials or methods in aerospace technology.
  4. Advanced Manufacturing Techniques: Explore innovative manufacturing processes to create components for aerospace applications.
  5. Safety and Compliance Systems: Design a system that ensures compliance with industry safety standards in aerospace engineering.


***This opportunity is also open to projects beyond aerospace. The goal is to allow students to apply manufacturing technologies, tools, and design solutions commonly used in aerospace manufacturing to related concepts in manufacturing engineering.



Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

If matched, will this project be reserved solely to the Centennial College student team?

How many team members are committed to providing supervision/mentorship to students for the duration of the project?

Will you be using Riipen or another platform to directly communicate with the student team?

Please list any tools, programs or languages your project requires?

Do you or your team members have flexibility to schedule touch point meetings during student class times?