Anshuman Samanta

Experience

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  Maestro Musicians Academy

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Teaching Assistant

  -Taught "The Piano Express" curriculum as a paid T/A, supervising students during assessments, guidance with hand position/notes, and equipment setup/takedown-Continued teaching at organization’s summer camp for two weeks, conducted above activities and overseeing crafts, activities, and health of nine children ages 5-8 for over six hours per day

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  Lexington Recreation and Community Programs

  Jul 2023 - Jul 2023

  Camp Counselor

  -Collaborated with Recreation Dept. to teach aerospace concepts as well as 3D modeling concepts using Onshape and constructed model rockets to children ages 6-10 for two hours per day-Curated aerospace-themed lessons and activities, launched ten model rockets at end of week of camp

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  Air Force Research Laboratory

  Aug 2023 - May 2024

  Structural Engineer

  Windracers – Structural Design Engineer and Pilot-Planned, coordinated, and tested fixed-wing models as a part of VIP learning community-Collaborated with British Windracers company to create prototypes, minimize operational costs, and automate landing procedures, launching fixed-wing scale aircraft to satisfy company requirements for training and data-Fitted testbed with custom PCB and motion-capture technology to enable the use of Ardupilot and flight automation at Purdue’s Unmanned Aerial Systems test facility, conducted flight characteristic and thrust testing data collection, successfully piloted testbed aircraft fitted with custom technology-Anticipate substituting manual piloting with transmitting Ardupilot commands to the testbed and feeding motion-capture data, as well as creating a new testbed with scaled-down characteristics of company droneCognipilot – Simulation and Theory Engineer -Developing a human-rated autopilot and autonomous navigation system for a variety of vehicles and situations-Establishing control law systems using PID, Kalman filtering, and quadrotor path planning on theory subteam-Integrating systems control with simulation and physical robot using Gazebo, Linux, C++, ROS, and Python Show less

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  Purdue Space Program: A SEDS Chapter

  Aug 2023 - now

  Spearheaded collaborative development of a regeneratively cooled thermal management system for a liquid fueled 500lbf test engine nozzle to be finalized, manufactured in-house, and tested in the upcoming academic year as a part of the Liquids propulsion subteam.

  • Test Engine Responsible Engineer

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Manufacturing and Fluids Engineer

    Aug 2023 - now
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  Bechtel Innovation Design Center

  Nov 2023 - now

  Peer Mentor

  -Helping other students with Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) problems, approving reservations on machines, and aiding in the successful manufacture of components for said students’ projects, both personal and professional, after extensive training on Haas CNC, lathe, and bandsaw machines for metal shop operations

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  NASA L'SPACE Engineer

  Mechanical and Thermal Engineer on an Artemis III-based lunar science mission as part of the Mission Concept Academy, meeting collaborative engineering design constraints, writing mission requirements, analyzing risks and budget, and practicing professional technical documentation through weekly status reports and a final technical paper and presentation.