Shreyas Subramanian

Experience

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  Pendleton UAS Range

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Range Engineering Intern

  • Shadowed test UAS performance operations conducted by Airbus, Prime Air, Rain Aero, and Insitu.• Supported client missions by designing and setting up hardware (PCBs, flight controllers, batteries, etc.).• Mapped visual flight aids using test materials and creating checkpoints for UAS.• Developed a hinged battery cover for a client using SolidWorks and 3D printers.• Increased overall customer testing throughput.

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  Textron Aviation

  Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  Human Factors Engineering Intern

  • Worked on full-scale static flight simulators in the systems test department; developed and maintained them for a variety of internaltests (e.g., human factors testing, emergency procedures development, firmware build testing).• Calibrated wraparound visual systems using FlyElise to create cohesive, 180-degree images across multiple projections.• Integrated open-source software (FlightGear APIs) with project-specific hardware (Arduino microcontrollers).• Modeled and 3D printed microcontroller mounts.• Scaled testing capacity and increased simulator uptime. Show less

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  Georgia Tech Experimental Rocketry

  Aug 2023 - Jan 2024

  Avionics Team Member

  • Used Python to create a data filtering module which reads raw serial data from onboard systems, cleans and uploads data to a SQL server database.• Used Grafana to visualize data from SQL server and embedded the associated visual components into a GUI mission control application using PyQT.

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  Ben T. Zinn Combustion Laboratory

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Designed an ammonia fuel supply system for high-pressure testing.• Assisted in developing high-pressure testing rig: integrated building utilities into rig stand, swaged various fuel lines, wired electrical junction boxes, and ensured seamless connection from the control room to the testing apparatus.• Enabled rapid transition from atmospheric testing to high-pressure testing.

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  Whisper Aero

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Test Engineering Intern

  • Designed and developed test hardware, data acquisition software, and instrumentation for ground test rigs, enhancing testing accuracy and efficiency.• Conducted extensive testing of motors, including thermal benchmarking, and high-temperature endurance tests on propulsor variants to optimize cooling and minimize failure, contributing to enhanced performance under extreme conditions.• Developed temperature and humidity control systems for accelerated life cycle testing using PID controllers and custom adapters and also created stepper motors control scripts to enable for modular mission profiles and simulate different phases of flight.• Assisted in instrumenting, designing control software, and running thrust vector control and side force tests, providing data critical for optimizing design and reducing aerodynamic losses.• Centralized ambient condition (temperature, pressure, relative humidity, air density) data collection by developing an Environmental Sensing Box using Raspberry Pi and MQTT protocols, enabling real-time access to environmental data across the company network, improving data accuracy and repeatability; optimized Python code for performance and data integrity.• Designed a remotely controlled high bay lighting system using Raspberry Pi Pico’s, relays, and MQTT, custom high-power emergency stop systems, and ballistic shields to enhance visibility and safety during testing operations.• Authored comprehensive testing protocols and hardware setup documentation, ensuring knowledge transfer and project scalability. Show less

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  Boeing

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Future Leaders In Training Mentee
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  GE Aerospace

  Sept 2024 - Dec 2024

  Engineering Sciences Intern

  • Assisting with the HYDEA project to advance a hydrogen turbofan combustion system by improving manufacturing and emissionstesting protocols for prototype hydrogen fuel injectors.• Created and implemented tube-to-tube fuel flow check processes for internally developed fuel injectors, reducing systemcomplexity and improving data collection reliability by refining manual data recording techniques.• Developed standard procedures for air/fuel flow check data processing, streamlining data analysis using Spotfire for enhancedmanufacturing and testing efficiency.• Conducted optical rig testing of fuel injectors prototypes, addressing challenges such as flame instability and refining lighting systems toimprove test precision.• Validated the applicability of an internal tool for hydrogen fuel injector studies by comparing benchmark data with tool outputs to ensurealignment and accuracy, while converting key functions into Visual Basic for improved usability and streamlined future analysis.• Designed test protocols for hydrogen fuel injector prototypes, ensuring robust testing methodologies that improved emissions data reliabilityand manufacturability. Show less

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  Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin Company

  Jan 2025 - now

  Incoming Test Engineering Intern