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Ryan
Cross
Portfolio:
ryanjcross.com
|
linkedin.com/in/ryan-cross-lh
|
ryanc31415@gmail.com
Security
Clearance:
Secret
(In
Progress)
Honors
graduate
pursuing
M.S.
in
Aerospace
Engineering
with
3+
years
of
professional
and
leadership
experience.
Committed
to
continuous
learning
to
make
a
positive
impact
on
the
planet
and
drive
a
more
sustainable
future.
Professional
Skills
4+
years
in
software
engineering
|
MATLAB,
Python,
C++,
GitHub,
Linux,
and
OpenC3
COSMOS
2+
years
in
computational
analysis
|
SimScale,
OpenFOAM,
Simcenter
STAR-CCM+,
ANSYS
Fluent
and
ParaView
2+
years
in
design
&
manufacturing
|
SOLIDWORKS,
Siemens
NX,
OnShape,
OpenVSP,
and
3D
printing
1+
years
in
systems
engineering
|
SysML,
MBSE,
Cameo
Enterprise
Architecture,
and
Velocity
Template
Language
Work
Experience
SIERRA
SPACE
|
Systems
Engineering
Intern
May
2026
-
Present
$8
Billion
aerospace
leader
building
next-generation
spacecraft
and
space
infrastructure
•
Refine
and
manage
300+
spacecraft
requirements
across
6
levels
of
development
through
SysML-based
MBSE
•
Automate
technical
document
generation
using
Velocity
Template
Language
(VTL)
to
enable
model
consistency
•
Develop
OpenC3
COSMOS
thermal
response
protocols
to
safeguard
$900K
in
flight-representative
hardware
KASHMIR
WORLD
FOUNDATION
|
Aerodynamics
Intern
Dec
2025
-
Sep
2026
Nonprofit
team
advancing
wildlife
conservation
through
blended-wing
body
UAS
technology
•
Conducted
CFD
analysis
from
0-20
AoA,
using
results
to
drive
design
changes
and
identify
elevon
trim
angles
•
Resolved
CAD
model
in
OnShape
and
refined
mesh
to
achieve
y+
<
1
for
optimized
solution
convergence
•
Documented
setup,
strategy,
and
modeling
in
a
published
technical
paper
to
justify
results
KAIROS
POWER
|
Test
Engineering
Intern
May
-
Aug
2025
Nuclear
energy
company
developing
advanced
molten-salt
reactor
technology
•
Designed
and
built
a
6-ft
reactor
coolant
test
section
to
fabricate
and
collect
experimental
void
fraction
data
•
Computed
theoretical
void
fraction
predictions
using
established
two-phase
flow
models
and
analyses
•
Created
a
multidimensional
optimization
function
in
MATLAB
to
plot
prediction
error
in
various
3D
spaces
Projects
CU
DESIGN
BUILD
FLY
|
Lead
Propulsion
Engineer
Apr
2024
-
May
2026
Student
team
designing,
building,
and
flying
mission-optimized
aircraft
for
AIAA
competition
•
Designed
critical
aircraft
components
using
CAD
and
produced
4
prototype
stages
with
CAM
techniques
•
Collaborated
on
mission
proposal
by
applying
technical
writing
methods,
placing
top
25%
after
AIAA
official
review
CU
BOULDER
SENIOR
CAPSTONE
|
Design
and
Test
Team
Aug
2025
-
May
2026
Goal:
Improve
Boeing
737
MAX-8
efficiency
by
50%
across
a
40-member
team
•
Assembled
ground
station
for
prototype
demonstrator,
executing
design
process
in
a
project
PDR
and
CDR
Education
University
of
Colorado
Boulder
Aug
2025
-
May
2027
M.S.
Aerospace
Engineering
-
Fluids,
Structures,
Materials
GPA:
4.0/4.0
University
of
Colorado
Boulder
Aug
2022
-
May
2026
B.S.
Aerospace
Engineering
GPA:
3.7/4.0
