Aerospace Engineer

Omer Kalitzky

I am an aerospace engineer with a passion for mechanical design and 3D printing

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About Me

Hi, my name is Omer, I'm a 3D CAD Designer, Aerospace Engineer , 3D printer owner and enthusiast

Business owner and CAD designer at Agile Designs
Aerospace Engineer, Graduated from Technion University.
Mechanical Engineering Intern at Astroscale.
A former member of the Structure team at NovaSat - A student CubeSat with A Gamma-ray detector.
Previously, I was a student researcher at The Combustion and Diagnostics Laboratory at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of Technion, researching plasma-assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions - a numerical study.
I participated in Formula Technion's aerodynamics team.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Astroscale |Mechanical Design Intern| 2025-Present
Performed Natural Frequency FFT analysis on the company's product,
Programmed Utilities for the company's clean room, Created physical
satellite models for Computer Vision Lab.
Astroscale |GNC Intern | 2022-2025
Robotics Lab Refit, Target Models creation, CAD to physical Lab model.
Working closely with system engineering to complete projects.
Agile Designs | Independent CAD Designer | 2022-2022
CAD designer working on product development process, taking the
client from concept to manufacturing.
Combustion & Diagnostics Lab – Technion | Lab Assistant | 2021- 2022
Solidworks modeling, automation and data processing using Python,
experiment apparatus design and assembly for ammonia reforming
research, general lab work.
Radion Engineering | AutoCAD Drafter | 2020 - 2022
Drafting electrical plans in AutoCAD
Vulcan 3835, GreenBlitz 4590 | FIRST FRC Mentor | 2015-2016, 2017-2020
Mechanical and CAD Mentor, responsible for the design,
manufacturing and testing of the robots. In charge of student training
Adam Milo | Digital Products Development & QA |2018-2018
Development and QA processes as part of a team responsible for three
of the companies’ main systems

Education

B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering | Technion | 2025
Majoring in Space Engineering with sub-majors in Propulsion and Energy
Conversion, Structures and Space Engineering
Final Project: NovaSat - A Gamma Ray Detection CubeSat.
I was a part of the CAD and Thermal management team.
I was chosen to represent the project at the IAC 24 conference.
Student Research Project: Data analysis project on ammonia reforming
using python under the Combustion and Diagnostics Lab at Technion.

Publications and conferences

Publication -
Plasma reforming for enhanced ammonia-air ignition: A numerical study
Conferences -
THE GAMMA-RAY BURSTS LOCALIZATION INSTRUMENT (GALI) ONBOARD NOVASAT - MISSION CONCEPT AND DESIGN

Skills

Community

Client Projects

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Fiverr Project

Tear Drop Camper

The Tear Drop Camper project was a redesign project of an existing camper.
The client requested that we change to a more streamlined and sleek look, enlarge the size while maintaining the functionality and features of the previous version.
Together we designed a new shell, updated interior, and a custom jig to assemble the camper in.
The client received CNC-ready files (DXF) that contain the parts as well as connection methods of the parts and assembly instructions.

Fiverr Project

RV Rental Station

The RV Rental Station is a manufacturing ready design for a self-service rental of a RV. The design requirements were as follows:
1. The design had to use Sheetmetal manufacturing and be easily constructed.
2. The Station must handle snow and rain load that is typical to the area of deployment.
3. The Station must have a big access hatch for maintenance
4. The lock mechanism must be secure and not accessible from the outside.
The design fulfilled the requirements. Given the nature of the project, I cannot share more, but here are a few details that the client has agreed to share.

Freelance Project

Submarine Concept

The Submarine project was a concept design for autonomous submarines for product delivery.
The design requirements were as follows:
1. A Large, easily accessible flat payload bay with a clear view inside
2. Space for battery, Navigation Computer modules, separate from the main payload compartment
3. The Submarine must be able to maneuver when the payload bay is above the waterline
Requirements were met.
The payload bay has a large flat bottom as well as a clear window on top to provide a view inside.
The lower part of the Submarine is dedicated to the battery and navigation modules which improve the stability of the Submarine (lower center of gravity). The front navigation fins as well as the motors are well below the waterline in order to provide maneuverability even when the Submarine is not fully submerged.

A LEO CubeSat for Gamma-Ray Detection

NovaSat

Nova-Sat is a cost-effective LEO mission that will localize and transmit GRB (Gamma-Ray Bursts) event data from the GALI detector to the astrophysics community and terrestrial telescopes.
Secondary missions are to produce near real-time GRB alerts and to serve as a space-based platform for research and education.
As part of the Structure and Deep Space Conditions Team, I was tasked with selecting the correct form factor for NovaSat, taking into consideration the nonstandard detector size and the operational constraints.
Upon choosing the CubeSat Platform, I had to arrange the components so that each element's weight was balanced and the center of mass was constrained to the center of the CubeSat.
During the second semester, further work was done to create a more robust internal layout and initial thermal and modal analysis.
Results of the thermal analysis are present.
The NovaSat Project is In Memory of Captain (res.) Denis Krokhmalov Veksler And The Victims of the ‘Nova’ Festival.
The Project in the press:
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Aerospace Faculty

Formula 1 Student Technion

DRS Wing

The Formula Technion project is a long running project at my university.
I joined the team for the 2020-2021 Season and was a part of the aerodynamics team and was tasked with designing the DRS and Rear Wing elements with 3 more students.
We started working on the design and chose a multi element wing with S1223 as the main profile and Benzing Be 153-055 as the DRS wing profile.
After many iterations and CFD simulations to determine the best positions for the wings we chose the one that created the most down force and minimal drag.
Below, I added the many CFD and load simulations that we ran as well as detailed build pictures, graphs and tables we used.
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 we were not able to build the car but our work helped the next generations of this project.

Combustion and Diagnostics Lab

Faraday Cage

The Faraday Cage was a project that started in the CDL Lab. We had a high-frequency pulser that the experiential rig needed to be protected from.
The design requirements were as follows:
1. The cage must be able to fit the whole experiment rig
2. The cage needed to be all metal with solid connections between the plates
3. There needed to be meshed windows for optical access as well as a number of sensor and tube fittings while still protecting the rig
4. All the uncovered holes and clearances need to be under 5mm
5. There needs to be easy access to the front and top of the rig
In order to achieve the design requirements, I designed two hinged doors with mesh-covered windows as well as back bulkhead fittings for the sensors and tubes and a perforated bottom plate to match the breadboard the rig was mounted on.

3D Printed Airplane

The 3D Printed Airplane project was a design challenge, where I wanted to model a full airplane that could late be 3D printed.
The design requirements were as follows:
1. All parts of the airplane must be 3D printable
2. The wings must have a true Airfoil shape
All the design requirements were met as seen in the pictures.
The airplane is divided into 3 parts when printing: The main hull, Left and Right wings, and attachments.
The wings and the hull have slots and tabs in order to attach them to one another after printing.
The wings use a NACA 4412 Profile and have 2 slots for attachments
All parts are friction fitted together to form a solid airplane.

Gear Generator

The Gear Generator Project was an attempt at creating fully parametric parts, in this case, various gears that can later be used for other projects
The design requirements were as follows:
1. All the design features are parametrically controlled via equations and variables
2. The gears can be 3D printed
3. The gears can work together and have a good interface
In order to achieve the design requirements, I studied the machinist handbook as well as a number of publications in order to get a better grasp of what were the important factors in a gear as well as the correct geometry.
After a lot of hard work, the gears were modeled correctly and were able to produce many gear sizes and shapes.
Overall I created generators for 5 types of gears: Spur, Helical, Bevel, Helical Bevel, and Harrington.
Once the project was completed I designed a parametric fidget spinner in order to demonstrate the gears and their function.

Kindle Foldable Stand

The Kindle Stand Project was an attempt at creating a slim foldable stand to go as a travel companion for the Amazon Paperwhite Kindle.
The design requirements were as follows:
1. The stand must be as slim as possible and fold flat against the device
2. The stand has to have 3 different viewing angles and be stable with the device in place for all angles
3. All parts need to be 3D Printable
In order to achieve the design requirements, I divided the design into 4 parts and printed them separately.

Phone Charging Stand

The Phone Charging Stand was a project I started since I use my phone as an alarm clock and I wanted a sturdy stand to place it during the night.
The design requirements were as follows:
1. The stand must have an internal groove for the charging cable as well as a way to hold the end at an adjustable height
2. The stand has to hold the phone in an upright position
3. All parts need to be 3D Printable
In order to achieve the design requirements, I divided the stand into 2 parts that slot together, once the charging cable was fed through the tunnel I could slide the two halves to form a solid stand and use bolts to fasten everything in place.