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.
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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
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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 -
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 -
±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
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Aerodynamics / Manufacturing Engineer
Aug 2025 – Present
Gators Design Build Fly · Gainesville, FL
Lifting-surface modeling in Fluent and XFLR5, plus carbon-fiber airframe fabrication.
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