Jonah
McNicol
Jonah McNicol

CNC retrofit and control system design

Glasgow, Scotland  ·  Available for contract work  ·  Rates on request

Services

CNC Control Systems

Full control system design from scratch. Hardware, software and installation.

Machine Retrofit

Replacing legacy or proprietary controllers with modern, open systems.

CAD & Mechanical Design

Component and assembly design for manufactured products. Experienced with geometry dependencies and production constraints.

Embedded & Low-Level Systems

Firmware, real-time control loops, hardware integration.

Experience

CNC Control System Development — Additive Manufacturing
5-motor control system designed and built from the ground up. Hardware selection, wiring, firmware, motion control.
2024–2025
CAD Consultant — Advanced Showers
Mechanical design and CAD modelling for manufactured shower products.
2024
Suspension Development — Shell Eco Marathon
Design and development of lightweight suspension system for ultra-efficient competition vehicle. Raced in France.
2023–2024

Education

MEng Mechanical Engineering
University of Strathclyde  ·  2021–2026
Exchange Year
Technical University of Denmark  ·  2023–2024

Currently Developing

Beowulf Clusters HPC Parallel Computing Low-Level Programming Practical Electronics
jonah.mcnicol@gmail.com
Rates on request  ·  Graduating 2026  ·  Available now
jonahmcnicol.com Glasgow, Scotland