Leo S.
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Skill pts: 5

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Experience

  • Control Systems Engineer AeroMotion Labs · Full-time Feb 2023 – Nov 2024 1 yrs 9 mos 16722 146th St., Suite 110, Monroe, WA Worked on UAV control and simulation projects using MATLAB and Simulink. Designed flight-control models for stability, trajectory tracking, and sensor-based navigation. Created SolidWorks CAD models for UAV parts, mounts, enclosures, and basic mechanical assemblies.
  • Junior Control & CAD Engineer Nova Autonomous Systems · Part-time Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 1 yrs Richardson, TX, USA Supported control-system development for autonomous and robotic projects. Built MATLAB/Simulink models, assisted with PID tuning and system testing, and created 3D mechanical designs for frames, sensor brackets, electronic enclosures, and component layouts.

Education

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering, with a concentration in Dynamics and Control, GPA: 3.6 / 4.0 2009 – 2013 Activities and Societies: AIAA Student Branch, UAV Design Team, Robotics Club, IEEE Student Member, CAD and Engineering Design Projects Completed a multidisciplinary engineering program focused on aerodynamic analysis, flight dynamics, control-system design, and autonomous vehicle development. Built hands-on experience with MATLAB/Simulink for dynamic modeling, guidance-and-control simulation, real-time testing, and controller tuning; used SolidWorks for UAV structures, assemblies, component layouts, mounts, and enclosure design. Participated in team-based UAV and robotics projects involving sensor integration, trajectory planning, flight-control logic, technical documentation, version-controlled software development, and system-level validation.

Other experience

  • Simulation and Manufacturing I have hands-on experience building and validating dynamic simulations for control-system and aerospace applications, especially UAV and flight-dynamics problems. My work typically connects mathematical models, real-time control logic, 3D mechanical design, sensor behavior, actuator constraints, and environmental disturbances so the system can be tested before hardware deployment.

Stats

Joined: August 31, 2026

Last seen: September 3, 2026

Languages

English Professional working proficiency

Location

Los Angeles, United States

Los Angeles, United States