Meet the team
The team at Cake Engineering thrives on the challenge of turning ambitious ideas into tangible, enduring structures, through detailed understanding of creative structural engineering and a close knowledge of fabrication and making.
Cake Engineering was founded by our Principal, David Knight in 2020 as part of the Cake Industries group to offer our skills on a consultancy basis to the industry.
Sadie Amini
Aidan Davies
Ewan Macpherson
David Knight
David Knight
David Knight MA (Cantab) MEng CEng MICE FIStructE is a chartered structural and civil engineer who has worked closely with architects to design and deliver bridges, buildings and moving structures. He leads our design services at Cake Industries, guiding engineering development from concept through to build.
David led the work that saw our partner company, Cake Engineering, named Bridge Consultant of the Year at the NCE Bridges Awards 2024, recognised for its combined consultancy and fabrication approach and impact as a small, highly skilled team. He was also awarded the IABSE Early Career Prize in 2023 for achievement in structural engineering. David remains actively involved in every project, ensuring the blend and collaboration of design, engineering and fabrication constantly align.
