Peyton Erickson

Peyton Erickson is a graduate intern at SpaceX, specializing as a Falcon Propulsion Engineer since September 2024. Prior experience includes a tenure at Tesla as a Battery Design Engineer Graduate Intern and a diverse role as a Product Design Intern at Apple. Peyton held multiple positions at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, serving as the Viterbi Student Ambassador Lead, where responsibilities involved providing insights into student life and engaging with prospective students, and as a Viterbi Admission Intern assisting with administrative tasks. Additionally, Peyton gained experience at Northrop Grumman as a Hardware Engineer, contributing to inertial navigation systems, and worked as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Sespe Consulting. In collegiate athletics, Peyton served as a Student Manager for the USC D1 Women's Soccer team. Education includes a Bachelor of Engineering and current pursuit of a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California.