
Jessica Rutledge

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About me
Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Education

Atlanta International School
2007 - 2021High School Diploma
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2021 - 2025Bachelor of Science - BS Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Experience

IHOT Robotics
Sept 2017 - Jun 2021Team Captain
May 2019 - Jun 2021Design Team Member
Sept 2017 - Jun 2019

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019Summer Intern
CHEP
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020Summer Intern
MIT AeroAstro
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022Walking 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 2022Tour Guide
University of Stuttgart Department of Aircraft Design
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023EGenius 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 2023Megawatt 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 2024Volocopter 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 - nowAdaptive 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 OfficeOct 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Jessica RutledgeM. Charles Fogg Best Conference Paper IEEE May 2023
- Awarded to Jessica RutledgeCreativity and Innovation Award and Scholarship Rochester Institute of Technology May 2020
- Awarded to Jessica RutledgeGeorgia Governors Honors Program for Mechanical Design State of Georgia 2020
- Awarded to Jessica Rutledge2019 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 Rutledge2019 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 RutledgeExcellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Chief Delphi FIRST Robotics 2019
- Awarded to Jessica RutledgeQuality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation FIRST Robotics 2019
- Awarded to Jessica RutledgeIndustrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors FIRST Robotics 2018
Volunteer Experience
Primary School Tutor
Issued by Girls in STEM on Aug 2016
Associated with Jessica Rutledge
Languages
- enEnglish
- geGerman
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