William Fredericks (Leif)

William (Leif) Fredericks is a Mechanical Engineer at McMillen Jacobs Associates since August 2019, specializing in the design of mechanical systems for hatchery and hydropower projects. Prior to this role, William served as a Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University from August 2018 to August 2019, where crucial work on the Airbus e-VTOL project involved creating a battery model and power requirements integration for electric-VTOL aircraft. William also gained experience as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at McMillen Jacobs Associates in the summer of 2017, contributing to options analysis and project calculations for a Pacific Northwest fish weir project. William holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, completed in 2018, and graduated from Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy in 2014.