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Mike Moruzzi

Mike Moruzzi

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Mechanical Engineer | SpaceX | The Boring Company | USC LPL

  • Education

    • University of Southern California

      2016 - 2018
      Master’s Degree Astronautical Engineering Graudate

      Activities and Societies: USC Liquid Propulsion Laboratory

    • The University of Manchester

      2012 - 2016
      Master’s Degree Physics First-class honours (1st)

      Activities and Societies: Sailing (Team Racing) - 4 years in 1st Team | University Air Squadron (MASUAS) - 1 year Some emphasis was placed on space science and astrophysics. Module highlights included Radio Astronomy, High Energy Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Lagrangian Dynamics, Superconductors and Superfluids, and Object Oriented Programming in C++.Masters project, titled "The search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence", involved digital signal processing of radio astronomical data, mainly at very high spectral resolution. Code, including a GUI, was written in C++ to perform this processing. An… Show more Some emphasis was placed on space science and astrophysics. Module highlights included Radio Astronomy, High Energy Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Lagrangian Dynamics, Superconductors and Superfluids, and Object Oriented Programming in C++.Masters project, titled "The search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence", involved digital signal processing of radio astronomical data, mainly at very high spectral resolution. Code, including a GUI, was written in C++ to perform this processing. An original observation and analysis technique was employed to process data from multiple antennae of the MERLIN network. Show less

  • Experience

    • USC Liquid Propulsion Laboratory (LPL)

      Dec 2016 - Jun 2018

      During my last semester at USC I designed, and built Jessie and James with my ex co-lead John Targonski. Jessie & James will serve LPL as workhorse engines, and will enable many days of testing out in the Mojave desert. They run on kerosene and gaseous oxygen and feature ablative cooling and film cooling of the injector faces. Jessie was fired in May 2018, but was unfortunately hard-started, which damaged the nozzle and injector. James is set to be tested soon and both engines will be fired simultaneously in the near future. This will allow LPL to gain experience in starting up multiple engines, a skill that will be needed for the Kyutech project. Show less The Liquid Propulsion Laboratory is a graduate research lab that specializes in bi-propellant liquid rocket engines. LPL design, build and test all components and subsystems that the engines comprise, as well as running performance simulations, data acquisition and ground control.LPL was founded in 2015 and have thus far developed 'Hydra', an integrated mobile test stand, and 'Blue Steel', a simple workhorse engine. Currently the lab is designing a 2-engine propulsion system for a reusable flight vehicle, being built by the Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. This propulsion system will feature 3D printed Inconel engines with 4,500 lbf of thrust. Show less

      • Water Flow Test Stand

        Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

      • Jessie & James Rocket Engines

        Feb 2018 - May 2018

      • Lead Technical Engineer

        Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

      • Laboratory Lead & Technical Lead Engineer

        Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

    • Base 11

      Oct 2017 - May 2018
      Student Mentor

      I mentored three community college students who interned at the Liquid Propulsion Laboratory as part of the Base 11 program.

    • Space Engineering Research Centre

      Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
      Telemetry, Tracking & Command Engineer

      Lead Telemetry, Tracking & Command for a 3U cubesat mission in collaboration with Vector Launch. Developed Software Defined Radio-based ground station to enable USCs first spacecraft uplink. Utilized the GNU Radio software toolkit.

    • The Boring Company

      Mar 2019 - Jun 2023

      • Mechanical Engineer II

        Feb 2021 - Jun 2023

      • Mechanical Design Engineer

        Mar 2019 - Feb 2021

    • SpaceX

      Jul 2024 - now
      Propulsion Engineer II - Starship

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Private Pilot License

      EASA - European Aviation Safety Agency
      Aug 2016

    • Powerboat Level 2

      Royal Yachting Association (RYA)

    • Dinghy Instructor

      Royal Yachting Association (RYA)

    • Level 2 Racing Coach

      Royal Yachting Association (RYA)

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Mike Moruzzi
      Rocket Scientist of the Year 2017/18 Department of Astronautical Engineering May 2018 I was awarded Rocket Scientist of the Year for my contributions to the Liquid Propulsion Laboratory