Sasha Maldonado

Sasha Maldonado has a diverse work experience in the field of electrical engineering. They are currently working as a Senior Electrical Engineer at Gradient since October 2022. Prior to that, they worked as an Electrical Engineer at Zipline International from January 2019 to September 2022.

Sasha also has teaching experience, having served as the Lead ENGR40M Lab Teaching Assistant at Stanford University from March 2018 to December 2018, and as an ENGR40M Teaching Assistant from March 2015 to December 2017.

In addition, they have gained valuable industry experience at SpaceX, where they worked as a Satellite Avionics Associate Engineer from June 2018 to September 2018 and as a Satellite Avionics Intern from June 2017 to September 2017, and from June 2016 to September 2016 respectively. During their time at SpaceX, Sasha was involved in various projects, including the development of automated test software for phased array antenna systems, redesigning part of the battery management system, and running acceptance testing on flight hardware.

Sasha Maldonado has a strong educational background in Electrical Engineering. Starting in 2014, Sasha pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, which was completed in 2018. After the successful completion of their undergraduate studies, Sasha continued their education at Stanford University to pursue a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from 2018 to 2019. Sasha also obtained an Amateur Radio License - Extra Class certification from the Federal Communications Commission in April 2015.