Benjamin F.

Benjamin F. has held a variety of roles in the engineering and technology fields. In 2016, they began their career as a Software Intern at DZYNE Technologies, where they implemented a custom interface between the proprietary platforms and new sensory components, and developed a test “Mule” to facilitate remote and independent test changes to software used on aircraft. In 2017, they returned to DZYNE Technologies as an Engineering Intern, where they contributed to engineering design of unmanned aerial platforms through drafting, fabrication, and test flights, and used Microsoft Dynamics Nav to complete inventory and material processing support. In 2018, they attended a study abroad program at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to research turbulent boundary layers and supersonic flow utilizing ANSYS FLUENT. In 2019, they became a Student Intern at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, where they led a Senior Capstone project team of two mechanical and two electrical engineers in the design, prototyping, and testing of a tube-launched UAV. Finally, in 2020, they became a Mechanical Engineer at DZYNE Technologies, where they designed, analyzed and oversaw production, install and testing of numerous systems in UASs across the group 1-5 spectrum, and developed expertise in design of propulsion, structures, electromechanical, and kinetic & electronic warfare systems.

Benjamin F. attended the University of San Diego from 2016 to 2020 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.