Iedrus Jacobs

Iedrus Jacobs is a Mechanical Engineer at Denel Dynamics since February 2014, serving as the Mechanical Design Authority for the Seeker Mechanics of a Beyond Visual Range missile. Responsibilities include development specification accountability, system requirements traceability, risk management, and verification tracking. Prior experience includes a Junior Mechanical Engineer role at Denel Dynamics, where Iedrus designed a jig for calibrating the inertial guidance unit of a seeker, and an Engineer In Training position, where a foldable quad-copter was conceptualized and prototyped. Earlier experience as an Engineer In Training at Transnet Freight Rail involved analyzing grinding capacity for railway track profiles and designing a jig for spring stiffness determination of a bogie suspension. Iedrus holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, obtained in 2012.