Andres Orta

Andres Orta is a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer at Lutron Electronics, where responsibilities include overseeing mechanical project engineering since January 2022, following a role as a Mechanical Engineering Intern earlier in 2021. Notable academic involvement includes being a member of the University of Florida American Society of Mechanical Engineers, where participation in a design team led to winning multiple design competitions. Experience at NASA includes serving as Deputy Project Manager of Engineering Operations at the L’SPACE Academy, focusing on probe design for Saturn's moon Titan, and directing flight operations for balloon launches at the Space Trek Academy. Earlier engineering development included combat robotics projects and mentoring in various robotics competitions. Andres holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida.