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Hi, I'm Jonathan Pelham, a Cranfield-based researcher and teaching fellow focused on flight data, safety, and through-life health management of aircraft systems. I combine aerospace engineering with cloud computing and AI to develop data-driven insights, design experiments, and build scalable analysis tools for safety improvement and uncrewed systems. In my work, I explore how drone technologies, RF telemetry, and sensor networks can inform operations and training. I enjoy translating complex operations into research questions and delivering practical solutions that support safer flight operations and more effective investigations, whether in manned or unmanned aviation.…Hi, I'm Jonathan Pelham, a Cranfield-based researcher and teaching fellow focused on flight data, safety, and through-life health management of aircraft systems. I combine aerospace engineering with cloud computing and AI to develop data-driven insights, design experiments, and build scalable analysis tools for safety improvement and uncrewed systems. In my work, I explore how drone technologies, RF telemetry, and sensor networks can inform operations and training. I enjoy translating complex operations into research questions and delivering practical solutions that support safer flight operations and more effective investigations, whether in manned or unmanned aviation.

Jonathan Pelham

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Hi, I'm Jonathan Pelham, a Cranfield-based researcher and teaching fellow focused on flight data, safety, and through-life health management of aircraft systems. I combine aerospace engineering with cloud computing and AI to develop data-driven insights, design experiments, and build scalable analysis tools for safety improvement and uncrewed systems. In my work, I explore how drone technologies, RF telemetry, and sensor networks can inform operations and training. I enjoy translating complex operations into research questions and delivering practical solutions that support safer flight operations and more effective investigations, whether in manned or unmanned aviation.…Hi, I'm Jonathan Pelham, a Cranfield-based researcher and teaching fellow focused on flight data, safety, and through-life health management of aircraft systems. I combine aerospace engineering with cloud computing and AI to develop data-driven insights, design experiments, and build scalable analysis tools for safety improvement and uncrewed systems. In my work, I explore how drone technologies, RF telemetry, and sensor networks can inform operations and training. I enjoy translating complex operations into research questions and delivering practical solutions that support safer flight operations and more effective investigations, whether in manned or unmanned aviation.

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Hi, I’m Jonathan Pelham, a Cranfield-based researcher and teaching fellow focused on flight data, safety, and through-life health management of aircraft systems. I combine aerospace engineering with cloud computing and AI to develop data-driven insights, design experiments, and build scalable analysis tools for safety improvement and uncrewed systems.

In my work, I explore how drone technologies, RF telemetry, and sensor networks can inform operations and training. I enjoy translating complex operations into research questions and delivering practical solutions that support safer flight operations and more effective investigations, whether in manned or unmanned aviation.

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Javanese

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Work Experience

Research/Teaching Fellow in Flight Data at Cranfield Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, Cranfield University

July 1, 2016 - Present

Manage flight data and develop algorithms for teaching and research. Work with multiple programming languages and frameworks including Python, PostgreSQL/POSTGIS, Apache Spark/PySpark and R. Conduct integrated systems design and analysis for RF telemetry systems and research the use of drones and artificial intelligence for air crash investigation.

Research Fellow in NFF at Cranfield University, EPSRC Centre for Innovative manufacturing in through-life engineering services

June 30, 2016 - August 26, 2025

Analyzed military aircraft maintenance records to identify and characterize No Fault Found issues. Created custom data analysis algorithms for textual and signal-based analysis of mixed format records and developed vibration analysis methods for helicopter VHUMS systems.

Lead Engineer for Fire Detection at Aircraft Carrier Alliance, Bristol

February 29, 2012 - August 26, 2025

Served as Lead Engineer for Fire Detection on the Queen Elizabeth class carrier project. Provided design support for fixed and portable firefighting systems and supported the damage control team.

Research Fellow in No Fault Found (NFF) at Cranfield University

April 1, 2015 - June 1, 2016

Analysis of military aircraft maintenance records to find and characterise No Fault Found. Creation of custom data analysis algorithms for textual and signal based analysis of mixed format records. Creation of vibration analysis methods for VHUMS systems.

Lead Engineer for Fire Detection at Aircraft Carrier Alliance

August 1, 2007 - February 1, 2012

Lead Engineer for Fire Detection Queen Elizabeth class carrier project. Provided design support for fixed and portable fire fighting systems as well as to the damage control team.