Noah Hernandez

Experience

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  HM3 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, LLC

  Sept 2019 - Jun 2020

  Administrative Assistant

  Used AutoCAD to provide drafting support for plumbing domestic and sanitary systems of various facilitiesMaintained company communication, accountability, organization, and documentation using Microsoft OfficeUtilized Zoho Invoice to log checks, organize invoice data, send overdue reminders and invoices to clientsMaintained integrity and confidentiality of all company employee and financial data

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  AutoZone

  Feb 2021 - Apr 2023

  Sales Associate

  Diagnosed vehicle powertrain trouble codes using OBDII scanner, as well as starting and charging system failuresProvided hands-on preventative maintenance for customers including battery, windshield wiper, and lightbulb replacementsApplied problem solving skills to provide trustworthy automotive technical advice as well as resolve customer and employee conflicts

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  UTSA Laser Spectroscopy and Chemical Propulsion Laboratory

  Feb 2023 - Mar 2024

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Assisted with successful development and hot-fire testing of laboratory-scale additively manufactured (AM) gas bi-propellant rocket engine printed using 316L stainless steel via laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF)Utilized SolidWorks to contribute to configuration and fabrication of engine fuel injector manifold/plate Conducted propellant impingement injection calculations such as flow rates, injector diameters, orifice angles, number of orifices, etc. in Excel using NASA Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) data adjusted for 5 lbf of engine thrust and chamber pressure of 100 psigSupported on-site engine mounting, coolant plumbing integration, and assembly of propellant delivery lines in preparation for both coolant flow and hot-fire testsImproved engine AM lead time and acquired machining skills by milling AM build plates as well as drilling and tapping threaded holes into engine hardwareProvided support for AM GRCop-42 alloy print parameter characterization for university’s Renishaw AM400 by reviewing existing literature, communicating with NASA-referenced vendors, and budgeting for materials Show less

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Liquid Propulsion Combustion Devices Intern

  Directly supported NASA ER13 Combustion Devices branch in additively manufactured (AM) hardware and material developmentPrepared for large-scale TCA hot-fire testing by performing water flow through coolant channels and developing Excel test matrix to successfully characterize optimal cooling as a function of pressure drop, flow rate, density, and effective flow area Began vacuum test failure diagnosis of a small scale spark ignition system; successfully visualized and validated ambient energy output per spark through MATLAB as a function of spark frequency from 7Hz-323Hz and diagnosed unexpected failureInitiated AM GRCop-42 oxidation study to characterize harmful oxidative behavior in elevated combustion chamber operating temperatures (>700℃) by creating a literature review paper exploring oxidation in alloy processing and potential oxidative harms to performance, then heat treating samples to visualize relationship between temperature and discoloration Gained exposure to various metal AM processes and services by updating AM vendor database and acquiring 4 RFQs for Inconel-625 injector hardware Show less

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  Blue Origin

  Jun 2024 - now

  Aerospace Systems Engineer

  Collaborating within the Fluids and Propulsion Team under the Lunar Permanence Division