Engineer Engineering

Matt Heikell ***** Stone Ave N, Shoreline, WA ****3

206-***-**** ● ********@*****.***

Aerospace engineer with seven years of flight-proven experience designing mission-critical launch vehicle systems. Independently develops solutions to multi-disciplined engineering problems and effectively communicates within diverse, collaborative teams to develop the best possible products.

Specialties

Aerodynamics – CFD, DSMC, Rocket Plumes, Environmental Control Systems, Venting

Thermodynamics – Convection, Material Properties, Combustion

Numerical Programming – Matlab, FORTRAN, LINUX Shell Script, Data Processing

Structural Modeling – ANSYS Workbench, GAMBIT, SolidWorks, Fusion 360

Professional Experience

Family Leave Seattle, WA

April 2014 to Present

Taking time to gain new understanding of my career and life focus following the deaths of my brother, father, and two grandparents between July 2013 and February 2014.

United Launch Alliance Denver, CO

Aerophysics Engineer II January 2010 to April 2014

Led innovation developing combustion heating and hazardous gas management programs for the RS-68 engine, a first-of-its-kind capability within the company.

Modernized rarefied flow field analysis capability using DSMC through collaboration with NASA, improving spacecraft thermal and contamination predictions.

Upgraded upper stage ECS to meet increased requirements through multi-disciplined collaboration with Thermodynamics, Structures, Avionics, and Loads groups.

Supported Lean Manufacturing objectives by streamlining analysis codes, resulting in increased efficiency and improved data products.

Led technical presentations of collaborative analyses and functioned as the point of contact to stakeholders, executive management, and spacecraft customers.

Aerophysics Engineer I July 2007 to January 2010

Defined venting and aerodynamic load requirements for improved flight hardware, reducing per-unit cost and streamlining day-of-launch operations.

Supported flight hardware testing of Atlas V payload fairing vent doors and anchored analysis to test data, increasing confidence in spacecraft environment predictions.

Education

Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA

Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Proficiency Expected December 2016

Course focus on manual and CNC machining, CAD modeling, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and precision measurement techniques.

University of Washington Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering June 2007

Course focus on propulsion, thermodynamics, and supersonic aerodynamics.

AIAA Student Chapter Vice President

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