Jessica Rutledge

Jessica Rutledge

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Education

    • Atlanta International School

      2007 - 2021
      High School Diploma
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2021 - 2025
      Bachelor of Science - BS Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
  • Experience

    • IHOT Robotics

      Sept 2017 - Jun 2021
      • Team Captain

        May 2019 - Jun 2021
      • Design Team Member

        Sept 2017 - Jun 2019
    • Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

      Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
      Summer Intern
    • CHEP

      Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
      Summer Intern
    • MIT AeroAstro

      Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
      Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System

      • Built field-reconfigurable robots to support science and exploration in extreme terrain at the lunar South Pole to support NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions.• Designed robot including material selection, structural component specifications, and testing plan creation.• Machined robot components using a CNC mill, waterjet, lathe, and other machine tools. Tested prototype.• Co-Authored WORMS Conference Paper, which won the M. Charles Fogg Best Conference Paperaward at the 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference.• Presented project to NASA at CalTech and the MIT Aerospace External Review Committee. Show less

    • Trademark Tours

      Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
      Tour Guide
    • University of Stuttgart Department of Aircraft Design

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      EGenius Manned Electric Aircraft

      • Designed and drafted composite and sheet metal parts using CATIA CAD Software, such as a motor fairing that connects to the motor mount and reaches around the motor to the propeller spinner.• Manufactured composite parts from glass fiber and carbon fiber.• Used modular simulation software to calculate and improve electric aircraft wing aerodynamics.

    • MIT Gas Turbine Laboratory

      Sept 2023 - Dec 2023
      Megawatt Electric Motor

      • Developed software to filter sensor data and a graphical user interface to display and analyze that data during tests of a 1-megawatt electric motor.

    • Moog Aircraft

      Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
      Volocopter eVTOL Airtaxi

      • Developed formal reviews of Electrical Power Unit (EPU) testing procedures for Temperature and Altitude by evaluating written procedures and associated Simulink tests against government requirements.• Created instructions for analyzing disassembled EPUs after testing, such as necessary measurements, breakaway torque tables, and proper documentation of government requirements.• Developed Measurement System Analysis Correlation Test procedure, scripting, and documentation.

    • MIT Biomechatronics Lab

      Sept 2024 - now
      Adaptive Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis

      • Design components and cable harnesses that robustly combine the computer systems, sensors, motor drivers, and power electronics into a powered ankle-foot design within human factors constraints.• Develop circuitry plan, wire sensors, design and machine test-bed to minimize interference and vibrations, and integrate sensor hardware with the prosthetic.• Design the heel-strike damper system, allowing the response of the system to a heel-strike to be critically dampened. Model and manufacture the part, integrate the part into the current prosthetic. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • German Language Certificate of the Education Ministers Conference at a C2 Level

      German Foreign Office
      Oct 2018
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      M. Charles Fogg Best Conference Paper IEEE May 2023
    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      Creativity and Innovation Award and Scholarship Rochester Institute of Technology May 2020
    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      Georgia Governors Honors Program for Mechanical Design State of Georgia 2020
    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      2019 National Invention Convention STEMIE Coalition Jun 2019 The Invention Convention is a national engineering and design competition. My group of three designed spherification pods to minimize plastic packaging in everyday liquids such as mouthwash. We won 3rd place in the 2019 National Invention Convention for the 10th Grade Division.
    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      2019 Georgia Tech K-12 InVenture Georgia Tech Apr 2019 InVenture is an engineering and design competition. My group of three designed spherification pods to minimize plastic packaging in everyday liquids such as mouthwash. We won 3rd place in the 2019 Georgia Tech K-12 InVenture High School Division, qualifying my team for the National Invention Convention.
    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Chief Delphi FIRST Robotics 2019
    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation FIRST Robotics 2019
    • Awarded to Jessica Rutledge
      Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors FIRST Robotics 2018
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Primary School Tutor

      Issued by Girls in STEM on Aug 2016
      Girls in STEMAssociated with Jessica Rutledge