Mario Melendrez Contreras

Mario Melendrez Contreras is an experienced aerospace engineer currently employed at ATA Engineering since September 2021. Previous roles include Graduate Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ARC Lab, where work involved designing an LQR controller for satellites, and internships at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where responsibilities included designing mechanical hardware for a quadrupedal robot and collaborating on advanced deployable structures. Mario also held positions at SpaceX, MIT STAR Lab, and the MIT Human Systems Laboratory, contributing to various engineering projects and research initiatives. Mario earned a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.