H / Hiring brief

Updated Sep 2026


Ori Algave

Aerospace and mechanical engineering student at UF. I design hardware, define how it has to behave, then instrument it and test whether the analysis was right.

At a glance
Seeking
Spring or Summer 2027 internship or co-opDesign, test, systems, propulsion, or manufacturing roles.
Focus
Design engineering · Systems engineering · Test & instrumentation · Fighter aircraft & propulsion
Degree
B.S. Aerospace & Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Florida · Graduating Spring 2028
Based in
Gainesville, FLOpen to relocation

Measured results

  1. 85%

    faster electrode-pad fabrication

    Replaced hand cutting with stamp-press tooling and a standardized process, on a device line running from prototype to assembly.

    OA-007 · Evren Technologies Internship
  2. 18% / 34%

    less airframe drag / body weight

    Iterated lifting-surface geometry in ANSYS Fluent and XFLR5, then built the carbon-fiber structure that flew.

    OA-004 · Design/Build/Fly Aircraft Work
  3. ±15%

    CFD drag vs RASAero, Mach 0 to 1

    Mesh-independent Fluent models on UF's HiPerGator, checked against a dual-load-cell wind-tunnel rig I designed.

    OA-005 · Swamp Launch Rocket Design and CFD

Experience

  1. Production & Assembly Intern

    Aug 2026 – Present

    Theissen Training Systems (TTS) · Gainesville, FL

    Production-line assembly and in-process quality checks on 100+ target systems a week.

  2. Engineering Intern

    Apr 2026 – Aug 2026

    Evren Technologies · Gainesville, FL

    Built ear-worn bioelectronic devices from prototype to assembly and cut pad fabrication time 85%.

  3. Research Assistant

    Feb 2026 – Present

    Fluids and Adaptive Structures (FASt) Lab · Gainesville, FL

    Water-tunnel and load-cell testing of a printed hydrofoil against a numerical fluid-structure model.

  4. Teaching Assistant, The Art & Science of Astrophotography

    Jan 2026 – Aug 2026

    UF Department of Astronomy · Gainesville, FL

    Ran and maintained six observatory telescopes and trained students in data reduction.

  5. Aerosciences / Staging Engineer

    Aug 2025 – Present

    Swamp Launch Rocket Team · Gainesville, FL

    ANSYS Fluent CFD from Mach 0 to 1, and the dual-load-cell wind-tunnel rig that validated it.

  6. Aerodynamics / Manufacturing Engineer

    Aug 2025 – Present

    Gators Design Build Fly · Gainesville, FL

    Lifting-surface modeling in Fluent and XFLR5, plus carbon-fiber airframe fabrication.

Full bullets on the about page

Skills

Design & Analysis

SolidWorks · Onshape · 3D CAD · ANSYS Fluent · MATLAB · Simulink · XFLR5 · RASAero · DFM · Engineering Drawings

Manufacturing & Fabrication

Composite Fabrication · Mill Machining · Lathe Machining · TIG Welding · 3D Printing · Injection-Mold Design · Mechanical Assembly

Instrumentation & Testing

NI LabVIEW · dSPACE MicroLabBox · Load Cells · Water-Tunnel Testing · Quality Control · Test & Evaluation · Technical Documentation

Software & Web

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node · Python · Tailwind CSS · PostgreSQL · Prisma · Supabase · Stripe · Vercel · Git · Claude Code

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