Luke Dalton

AeroTrack

Client
AeroTrack
Product
ERP for engine repair shops
Role
Product Designer
Engagement
Sole designer4 months
Timeframe
2025

Bringing clarity and consistency to complex repair operations.

AeroTrack is an ERP for aircraft engine repair shops. It tracks each repair through work orders, parts, procurement, inventory and shipping.

Its screens are dense by necessity: part numbers, ATA codes, serials, conditions and quantities, used by people keeping real repairs moving. The challenge was to make that density workable, and to make connected workflows feel like one product.

My role

I was the only designer for the four-month engagement, redesigning the product across work orders, procurement, inventory and the operational workflows that connect them.

Key decisions

  1. Make records quick to scan

    Most of the work happens in long tables of parts and orders. I focused on consistent columns, clear status labels and filters above each list, so people can find the record they need and see its state without opening it.

  2. Keep context while acting

    Actions such as creating a requisition, a shipment or a report sit in each record’s header, and details open alongside the list rather than replacing it. People can act on a record without losing their place in the wider workflow.

Outcome

The redesign gave AeroTrack a clearer interface and consistent patterns across its core areas, from work orders to inventory and receiving.

Selected screens

AeroTrack’s work order build log, listing parts with their status and condition.
AeroTrack’s on-hand inventory, with a stock item’s part and inventory details open in a side panel.
Stock details open in a side panel, so the inventory list stays in view.
An AeroTrack requisition, with the part, work order and available inventory to issue from.
A requisition brings the part, its work order and the available inventory onto one screen.
AeroTrack’s Create Part Catalog dialog, with engine model, part number and ATA catalog fields.
AeroTrack’s receiving table for purchase orders, with a success message and option to print a PDF.
AeroTrack’s filter panel open over a work order’s build log, with parts filtered by assignee.
Lists can be filtered by any column, such as assignee, and saved as a view to reuse.
An AeroTrack outside vendor repair order, with vendor and return details above its parts and a row’s actions menu open.