Aadil Pappa
Manufacturing Engineer II at SpaceX
Manufacturing Engineer II at SpaceX
Experienced Test Development Engineer working at SpaceX's Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. Skilled in design, fabrication, activation, operation and automation of thermal-fluid, hydraulic and structural systems for propulsion hardware development testing. Enthusiastic new-space professional with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.
SpaceX
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Manufacturing engineer working on design, build, and activation of new methalox rocket engine production facilities, initially focusing on turbopump balancing and assembly integration.

Responsible for assembly line layout, process workflows, work order and engineering master instructions, custom tooling design, and assembly machine design and/or procurement (including rotor balancing machines, heating/cooling systems, hydraulic systems, and assembly line tools/tooling). 

Responsibilities also include ensuring piece part and assembly level form, fit and function requirements are validated via appropriate inspections and acceptance tests, while leveraging labor and machine metadata to minimize extraneous work and accelerate production schedules in advance of vehicle operational cadence pickup. 

Lastly, my value-add focus is on leveraging pre-existing test and launch experience to rethink production operations tribal knowledge, suggest and implement hardware design changes, and accelerate the production line from top to bottom.
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Manufacturing Engineer II
SpaceX
https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex
Test development engineer working on propulsion and structural hardware testing at the Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. Responsible for designing, automating and operating fluid systems to transport various gaseous, cryogenic and/or combustible fluids throughout the test and support systems. Responsible for designing, building and activating structural and hydraulic systems for applying external loads to test articles. Responsible for bounding performance requirements of valves, pressure vessels and instruments by applying specified load, pressure and temperature conditions beyond their expected flight profiles. Tasks include test operations, test automation, test stand design, test stand build and activation, vendor communications, test article integration and data analysis.
McGregor
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Test Development Engineer II
SpaceX
https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex
Test development engineer working on propulsion and structural hardware testing at the Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. Responsible for designing, automating and operating fluid systems to transport various gaseous, cryogenic and/or combustible fluids throughout the test and support systems. Responsible for designing, building and activating structural and hydraulic systems for applying external loads to test articles. Responsible for bounding performance requirements of valves, pressure vessels and instruments by applying specified load, pressure and temperature conditions beyond their expected flight profiles. Tasks include test operations, test automation, test stand design, test stand build and activation, vendor communications, test article integration and data analysis.
Mcgregor, Texas
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Test Development Engineer
SpaceX
https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex
Test operations engineer working on propulsion hardware testing at the Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. Responsible for designing, automating and operating fluid systems to transport various gaseous, cryogenic and/or combustible fluids throughout the test and support systems. Responsible for bounding performance requirements of valves, pressure vessels and instruments by applying specified pressure and temperature conditions beyond their expected flight profiles. Tasks include test operations, test automation, test stand design, test article integration and data analysis.
McGregor, Texas
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Test Operations Engineer
SpaceX
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Test operations engineering intern working on SpaceX rocket components and structural test operations. Worked on structural design, fluid control system selection and equipment activation for a variety of ground support equipment systems. Test responsible engineer for several  components, guiding those campaigns from the initial design phase through test operations to final conclusions.
Mcgregor, Texas
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Test Engineering Intern
Longhorn Maker Studio
My primary responsibilities include training and assisting undergraduate and graduate students in the operation of our 3D printers, laser cutters, PCB machines and construction hardware. Secondary responsibilities include maintaining the equipment and organizing equipment training times.
Student Assistant
Flowfield Imaging Laboratory
Undergraduate research assistant working on supersonic inlet unstart control experiments under Dr. Leon Vanstone and Dr. Noel Clemens. Responsible for designing new wind tunnel apparatus and collecting experimental data via LabVIEW.
The University of Texas Pickle Research Campus
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Meyerland Martial Arts Center
As an assistant instructor, I led classes of 15-30 students aged 4 to 12 through series of exercises, drills and high-energy activities focused on instilling confidence and motivation in the students. I eventually became lead instructor for numerous classes, training other assistant instructors in the teaching methodology of the school. Along the way, I developed the patience and enthusiasm needed to inspire others and lead an effective team.
8600 Hillcroft St. Houston, TX 77096
Assistant Instructor
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin's department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, B.S. Aerospace Engineering with highest honors. Cumulative GPA: 3.96/4.00.
Aerospace
The University of Texas at Austin
Bellaire Senior High School
Responsible for completing all Tau Beta Pi Nationals requirements, ranging from reporting on candidate progress to compiling a yearly report of all meetings, social activities and service events held in our chapter.
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Corresponding Secretary
Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Undergraduate Honor Society
Member
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Member
Construction of high powered civilian rockets, development of custom liquid and hybrid engine systems, and development of multi-staged amateur rocket platforms for educational purposes. My tasks as Inventory treasurer included organizing and tracking all equipment, construction supplies and launch hardware that we use, as well as identifying supply and demand trends to ensure we never run out of critical construction supplies. As safety officer, I am responsible for final approval of all rocket designs, launch and test operations and for fabrication safety protocols.
Longhorn Rocketry Association
Safety Officer (2016-2017), Inventory Treasurer (Fall 2015)
University Honors obtained during the Fall 2013 through Fall 2015 semesters..
Office of the President
University Honors
Student member of the Engineering Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin. The program requires a minimum 3.0 GPA be maintained throughout the student's career.
Cockrell School of Engineering
Engineering Honors
Aerospace Materials Laboratory
ASE 324L
Applied Orbital Mechanics
ASE 366L
Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
M E 320
Attitude Dynamics
ASE 372K
Compressible Flow
ASE 362K
Electromechanical Systems Laboratory
ASE 375
Engineering Computation - Numerical Methods with Matlab
ASE 311
Engineering Dynamics
E M 311M
Engineering Statics
E M 306
Flight Control Systems
ASE 370L
Intro to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
ASE 347
Linear System Analysis
ASE 330M
Low Speed Aerodynamics
ASE 320
Low Speed Aerodynamics Lab
ASE 119K
Mechanics of Materials
E M 319
Propulsion
ASE 376K
Spacecraft Dynamics
ASE 366K
Structural Analysis
ASE 321K
Structural Dynamics
ASE 365
My next rocketry project involved designing and constructing an 8 foot long class J motor-powered rocket capable of reaching 5000 feet within 15 seconds, then descending on a two parachute deploy system. This rocket had an avionics bay equipped with an altimeter programmed to deploy a drogue parachute at apogee and the main parachute at 500 feet. 
Other major upgrades to my previous design include fiberglass reinforced stabilization fins, metal alloy nosecone and an XXL sized motor tube to allow usage of even higher class motors in the future.
Launch occurred on May 8th, 2015. The rocket successfully reached an apogee of 4400 feet. The drogue parachute deployed at apogee, and the main successfully deployed at 500 feet. No structural or cosmetic damage occurred, and I received my level two certification.
High-Powered Rocketry Level Two Certification
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Utilizing the Solidworks CAD software, I designed a unique quadcopter prototype that was subsequently 3D printed and assembled.

My design consisted of 3 components - the quadcopter frame, the rotors and the rotor caps. The quadcopter frame consisted of a central storage unit, which would theoretically hold the quadcopters' battery, avionics hardware and additional equipment, and the four rotor arms. The rotor arms consisted of a central motor arm, which would theoretically be where all wiring would be housed, ending in a cylindrical rotor motor upon which the rotors would sit, held in place by a screw-threaded rotor cap. The rotor arms also consisted of a protective disk that encircled the rotor and motor.

Solidworks tools utilized included 3D direct, revolved and lofted extrusions, direct, swept and revolved cuts, linear and circular patterning, reference geometry creation (axes, planes, etc.), filleting and chamfering, smart dimensioning, relation creation, etc.

Notable details include the usage of ANSI screw thread standards for the rotor cap and cylindrical motor mounts, utilization of a simple angled rotor design and the inclusion of a storage dome on the central frame unit for future implementation of internal hardware, should the piece be taken past the prototyping 3D printed stage.
ME 210 Final Project - Quadcopter Solidworks Design
Through UT Austin's Longhorn Rocketry Association, I designed, constructed and successfully launched a fiberglass body, class H motor-powered rocket in the Fall of 2013 to obtain my level one rocketry certification from Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA).

During this project, I gained first-hand experience with fiberglass construction, chemical adhesive creation, woodshop tools, rocketry-oriented CAD and simulation software, basic rocketry dynamics and mid-powered propulsion hardware.
High-Powered Rocketry Level One Certification
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Coursera
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Game Theory
https://www.coursera.org/course/gametheory
Coursera
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Think Again: How to Reason and Argue
https://www.coursera.org/course/thinkagain
Coursera
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Introduction to Astronomy
https://www.coursera.org/course/introastro
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United States
Avery Coker
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Huntsville, AL
Courtney Gallen
Structural Design Engineer at Boeing
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Austin, TX
Alexandra Williams
Test Engineer at SpaceX
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Miguel Hidalgo, DIF
Luis Fernando Madrigal
Key Account Manager Latin America North - Automotive/Oil and Gas at DuPont
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San Antonio, TX
Hector Escobar
Research Instrumentation Coordinator at The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Bobby Morris III
Scouting Department at Murphy Sports Group, LLC.
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Milpitas, CA
Karlo Calilung
Lead Equipment Maintenance Technician at tesla
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Greater Exeter Area
john stimpson
Business Manager at Heathcoat Fabrics Limited
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Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Maylan McEwen
Goldman Sachs
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Austin, TX
Marcelino Almeida
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at The University of Texas at Austin
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Mountain View, CA
David Wu
Hardware Lead at Zadar Labs
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College Station, TX
Kyle DeMars
Associate Professor at Texas A&M
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Pasadena, CA
Sonia Hernandez
Mission Design Engineer @ JPL
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San Francisco Bay Area
Carrie Royer
Materials Engineer
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Fort Worth, TX
Avery Coker
Sales Manager at Baker Hughes
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Austin, TX
Ravi Lumba
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Maryland College Park
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San Francisco Bay Area
Bobby Jelveh
Developing Tesla’s next-gen 4680 Tabless Cell Equipment.
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Cambridge, MA
Hector Escobar Alvarez, PhD
Autonomy Robotics Engineer, Sr. at AeroVironment
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McGregor, TX
Gary Myers
Lead Integration and Test Operations Engineer at SpaceX
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Greater Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Area
Karly Davis
Lead Launch Engineer
Texas Exes
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UT Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
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Aerospace & Defense Jobs
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Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
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Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin - Alumni and Current Students
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