Propulsion Engineering

DEVON SMITH

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Summary of Qualifications

Strong understanding of aerospace and engineering fundamentals (3.85 major GPA).

Passionate about space exploration and rocket propulsion systems.

Experience leading small teams of 6-8 in capstone, propulsion, and conceptual design projects.

Affinity for hands-on projects involving manufacturing, fabrication, and testing processes.

Excellent interpersonal skills, have experience interfacing with faculty, industry members, and coordinating student teams as part of academic projects and extracurricular work.

Strong background in technical writing/reporting from aerospace laboratory and design courses.

Software skills: MATLAB, SolidWorks, NASA CEA, Jira, Microsoft Office, LaTex, Microsoft Teams.

Education

University of Washington, Seattle Expected June 2021

B.S. - Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Relevant Coursework: Rocket Propulsion, Space Propulsion, Aerospace Propulsion, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Aerospace Plasmas

Relevant Experience

Lead, Rocket Propulsion Design Project Jan 2021 – Mar 2021

Project lead for 6-person group to design and analyze a rocket vehicle/propulsion system to deliver a hypothetical payload from LEO to Ceres.

Directed system design and analysis, elements included: propulsion type, propellant selection, engine design, material choices, sizing, heat transfer, thermodynamics, P&IDs, and performance analysis.

Chief Engineer, AeroVironment Capstone Team Jan 2021 – Present

Capstone project lead for team of 6 students to design, build, and test the feasibility of deploying a small drone from the payload bay of an RC plane which would then conduct autonomous surveillance.

Organized sub-teams, delegated tasks, led team meetings, managed overall system development.

Led design effort and manufacturing of payload deployment mechanism, performed integration tests.

Member, UW Formula Motorsports Manufacturing Team Sep 2020 – Present

Machined and fabricated components for Formula SAE racecar using a variety of equipment and techniques (3 axis mill, manual lathe, welding, CNC, waterjet).

Tracked parts through entire life cycle, including design, manufacturing, and testing/validation.

Performed GD&T in accordance with ASME Y14.5 standard.

Chief Engineer, RASC-AL Human Mission to Ceres Design Team Sep 2020 – Dec 2020

Project lead for team of 8 students on pre-capstone design project: delegated tasks, managed deliverables and design reviews, led team meetings, final report received high score out of 10 teams.

Propulsion system lead, defined system requirements and performance parameters, also performed sizing, analysis, and trade studies to justify design choices for mission concept.

Member, Aerospace Laboratory Sep 2019 – Dec 2020

Worked in small teams of 2-4 to conduct laboratory experiments in the fields of aerospace instrumentation, aerodynamics, material mechanics, and fluid diodes as part of junior lab series.

Wrote detailed technical lab reports for each experiment, also wrote project proposal, and progress updates, and final report for injector design project.

Applied a variety of tools and equipment to acquire and analyze experimental data including: strain gages, pressure transducers, venturi tube, dc motors, oscilloscope, power analyzer, soldering iron, 3D printer, FEA, MATLAB, and SolidWorks (for modeling injectors and plumbing assembly).

Intern, NSF Undergraduate Research: Discontinuous Fiber Composites June 2020 – Sep 2020

Worked with department faculty as part of an NSF research study into the effects of aging on DFCs.

Performed digital image correlation (DIC) on test image sets to generate strain and displacement data sets through test duration.

Applied MATLAB software in conjunction with DIC and load data to plot and analyze mechanical properties of test specimens.

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