Shane Hills

Shane Hills has a diverse work experience in the aerospace industry. Shane began their career as a Research Assistant at Queen's University, where they worked on the SuperCDMS Experiment, designing and fabricating components for ultra low-temperature particle detectors. Shane then worked as a Research Assistant on the SNO+ Experiment, where they designed and piloted a pressure equalization system for an underground neutrino experiment.

Shane then joined Queen's University as a Research Associate in Astrophysics, focusing on studying model inconsistencies in stellar evolution. Shane'scollaboration with an international group of researchers led to strong results and gained recognition in the scientific community.

After their time at Queen's University, Shane worked as an Aeronautical Engineering Intern at Joby Aviation, where they conducted aerodynamic and flight performance analyses for electric personal aircraft. Shane also played a key role in piloting the analysis of a sub-scale electric manned aircraft.

Shane then joined Elytron Aircraft LLC as an Aeronautical Engineering Consultant, working on the analysis and verification of the company's novel VTOL aircraft concept using CFD analysis tools. Shane also developed a fully parametrized 3D model of their UAV for CFD analysis.

Later, Shane worked as an Aerospace Design Engineer at FlightWave Aerospace, leading the aerodynamic design and development of the FlightWave Edge VTOL unmanned aerial system. Shane utilized lightweight CFD simulation tools for airfoil analysis, surface design, and stability characterization.

Currently, Shane is employed at Elroy Air as Director of Vehicle Engineering. Shane'srole includes leading integration efforts for Elroy's cargo E-VTOL, collaborating with engineering teams to bring vehicle subsystems together. Shane also contributes to aerodynamic design, analysis, and simulation efforts to enhance vehicle performance and meet product specifications. Additionally, Shane is responsible for mechanical design and prototyping for vehicle subsystem integration.

Overall, Shane Hills has a strong background in aerospace engineering, with experience in aerodynamic design, analysis, and simulation, as well as integration and prototyping for advanced aircraft systems.

Shane Hills completed a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with honors in Physics from Queen's University between 2009 and 2013. Following that, Hills pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University from 2014 to 2016.