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This summer (2025), I am excited to be working as a detailed propulsion designer intern in NASA's ER41 division at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), which leads the world in detailed propulsion design. I am doing design (in PTC Creo) for a critical liquid oxygen/liquid methane ignition system and a modular cubesat support system to facilitate assembly and integration processes for the foreseeable future at MSFC. On the analysis side, I am performing a buckling analysis on a high temperature range nozzle and running a gapping/fastener analysis for a cryogenic high pressure connection. Through all of this, I'm gaining a working proficiency in CREO and improving my comfortability with applying GD&T to complex drawings! I'm also learning a lot about ANSYS and finite element analysis through regular coaching from my awesome coworkers!
In summer 2024, I worked as a mechanical engineering intern at Honeywell Aerospace EDS (CAES). I owned a large project from ideation through fabrication and designed numerous internal and external products, teaching me the importance of designing for cost and manufacturability. Over the course of this project I gave 5+ design review presentations (as the requirements changed) and consistently collaborated to meet the needs of electrical, RF, and test engineers.
I learned about the validation side of engineering by working with test engineers in the Product Testing Laboratory. We ran everything from small servo shaker tests to large antenna thermal cycles, comparing our results to the ANSYS simulations. One of my favorite experiences was using Python to eliminate redundant processes that were wasting extreme amounts of time between our CAD and PLM systems; improving export efficiencies by 11x.
Since the fall of 2023, I've worked as a propulsion engineer in Penn Jet Propulsion. As a sophomore, I led the team as the propulsion lead, working through all aspects of development to compete in the US Air Force's Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program. At the 2025 competition, our team successfully achieved a variable exhaust geometry to convert between a converging or diverging nozzle based on exhaust speed, winning the Design Award. In 2023-24, our team externally converted a turbojet engine to a turboprop to achieve a 1:1 forward thrust to reverse thrust ratio (see projects page). Most importantly, this team has taught me a "learn as you go" mindset, where we strive to learn any theory or skills necessary to complete our project each year.
In summer of 2023, I learned to design PCBs at FlashPCB. I used Python to automate my board design process in Eagle/KiCAD and validated their software against production capabilities. I also evaluated multiple facets of the customer experience, developing solutions for front-end and back-end improvement.
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