H / Hiring brief

Updated Oct 2026

Ori Algave

Aerospace and mechanical engineering student at UF focused on test and validation: I instrument hardware, write the procedure, and find out whether the analysis was right.

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At a glance
Seeking
Spring or Summer 2027 internship or co-opTest engineering first; also design, systems, propulsion, or manufacturing roles.
Focus
Test & validation engineering · Instrumentation & data acquisition · Design engineering · Fighter aircraft & propulsion
Degree
B.S. Aerospace & Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Florida · Graduating Fall 2028
Based in
Gainesville, FLOpen to relocation

Measured results

  1. ±15%

    subsonic CFD drag vs RASAero, Mach 0.1 to 1.0

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

Experience

  1. Production & Assembly Intern

    Aug 2026 – Present

    Theissen Training Systems (TTS) · Gainesville, FL

    Assembling 100+ target systems a week, and a new SAT line that made assembly 20% more efficient.

  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

    Repairing an inherited MATLAB aeroelastic model, and the hydrofoil tests that validate it.

  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

    Subsonic ANSYS Fluent CFD, the documentation that standardizes it, and the wind-tunnel rig that validates 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.

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Skills

Instrumentation & Testing

NI LabVIEW · dSPACE MicroLabBox · Data Acquisition · Load Cells · Wind-Tunnel Testing · Water-Tunnel Testing · Functional Testing · Reverse Engineering · Root-Cause Analysis · Quality Control · Inspection · Test & Evaluation · Technical Documentation · Engineering Communications

Design & Analysis

SolidWorks · Onshape · 3D CAD · ANSYS Fluent · MATLAB · Simulink · XFLR5 · RASAero · CFD · Aeroelastic Modeling · FEM · Modal Analysis · Flight Dynamics · Mesh Independence · Unsteady Aerodynamics · Parameter Sweeps · Fusion 360 CAM · MPLAB IPE · DFM · GD&T · Engineering Drawings · BOMs

Manufacturing & Fabrication

Composite Fabrication · Mill Machining · Lathe Machining · TIG Welding · Plasma Cutting · Metal Fabrication · 3D Printing · Injection-Mold Design · Mechanical Assembly · Power Tools

Software & Web

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

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