Aaron Becker Email & Phone Number

Hawthorne, California, US

Summer 2024 🚀Mechanical Engineering intern on the Starship Mechanisms Build Engineering team at SpaceX.- Responsible & Build Engineer for components on flight vehicle, including coordinating delivery across multiple teams in different locations- Developed internal tool to help predict material behavior during part forming based on first principles- Various.

Cambridge, MA, US

Responsible for leading team to integrate in-wheel epicyclic gearbox capable of transmitting over 20kW of mechanical power in a 5" diameter into MY23 racecar based on existing work done in MY22/MY21- Worked on mechanical drawings, CAD files, and documentation for single-stage gearbox- Mechanical integration of parts, including the (planned) use of LN2 for.

Cambridge, MA, US

Responsible for specification, design, and analysis for braking subsystem on 2022 racecar.- Wrote Matlab code to determine forces and optimize parameters including master cylinder ratio to ensure that car can achieve maximum deceleration- Assisted with assembly of epicyclic gearbox

Austin, Texas, US

Developed high voltage power conversion systems for Tesla’s next generation energy products. Primarily focused on assisting with volume manufacturing challenges and ideating design to meet cost, assembly, and thermal considerations.

Alameda, California, US

- Responsible for CAD, integration, and assembly of flight-ready hardware components- Manufactured parts using waterjet cutting, CNC machining, 3D printing, and other methods- Assisted with flight testing campaign while filling the role of Range Safety Observer and developed on-board weather station to ensure vehicle operated within limits- Wrote live 3D.

Saint Petersburg, Florida, US

- Hardware engineering and development of Zing's primary winch delivery product- CAD, PCB design, and software written to meet project requirements for reliability, reuse, and ease of operation

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

- Developed embedded firmware for onboard rocket computer in C++- Wrote code for testing and integration of High-G Accelerometer (KX134)- Assisted with test stand assembly for 1.6kN Ethanol/LOX engine

Alameda, California, US

- Developed hardware-in-the-loop bench test avionics setup- Assisted with hardware integration of actuators, power system, and sensors on the vehicle- Participated in test campaign to evaluate engine instrumentation and performance- Worked with proprietary vendor autopilot software for vehicle configuration and ground station setup

- Assisted in limited challenges for this year's season due to COVID-19- Developed training materials for teaching fabrication and design in a virtual setting

Elected to Engineering Captain on World-Championship winning robotics team Iron Panthers- Oversaw CNC fabrication and machining for competition hardware- Assisted in executing new machining jig to speed up fabrication times- Developed and conducted safety and skills training for team members

- Led team of 30 members in training, design and execution of competition robot- Responsible for meeting planning, integration with programming sub-team, and for developing training material- Achieved 4th place in local competition Saratoga Qualifier

Elected to FTC Driver- Responsible for driving robot in competitions- Learned CAD and fabrication to assist in design of robot parts- Won Saratoga Qualifier and Daly City Qualifier- Competed at FTC Super Regional West in Spokane, WA

Bachelor Of Science - Bs: Mechanical Engineering. Minor: Computer Science

High School Diploma