S.BURNS / AERO-ENG
SubjectSAMUEL I. BURNS
DisciplineAEROSPACE ENG.
InstitutionUSC · LOS ANGELES
Class of2027
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SAM·BURNSengineer

// AEROSPACE ENGINEERING STUDENT @ USC
// AERODYNAMICS INTERN @ JOBY AVIATION
// MAY 2027 GRAD · GPA 0.00/4.00

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experience.

CO.01

Joby Aviation

Aerodynamics Eng. Intern
2025 — PRESENT·REMOTE
CO.02

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Modeling & Automation Intern
MAY — AUG 2025·NEW YORK, NY
CO.03

8VC

Summer Fellow
SUMMER 2026·SAN FRANCISCO, CA
CO.04

Terra Labs

Project Manager / Mechanical Designer · COVE Arm
2026 — PRESENT·LOS ANGELES, CA
CO.05

USC Viterbi

B.S. Aerospace Engineering
2023 — 2027·LOS ANGELES, CA

Terra Labs · COVE 7-DOF robotic arm

ROLEPROJECT MANAGER / MECH. DESIGNER
ORGTERRA LABS · USC
PERIODFEB 2026 — PRESENT
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first printsPROTO.01
machined partsMACH.01
finished armBUILD.01
load demoTEST.01
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Designing an Automation Pipeline for High Fidelity Design Space Exploration

ROLEENGINEERING INTERN
ORGnTop · NEW YORK
PERIODMAY — AUG 2025
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Custom 10N Thrust Stand.

ROLEDESIGN + BUILD
ORGAME 341B · USC
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mechanical design

custom CAD adapters for motor/load-cell and load-cell/base. table-clamped cantilevered thrust stand around a 1 kg binocular beam load cell.

  1. STG.01mechanical design
  2. STG.02electronics integration
  3. STG.03calibration + procedure
  4. STG.04characterization
  5. STG.05analysis
// PROCESS · 06 FRAMES
CAD assembly — custom adapters, motor mount, sensor housing.
01 CAD assembly — custom adapters, motor mount, sensor housing.
electronics schematic — HX711 / Arduino / ESC / BLDC.
02 electronics schematic — HX711 / Arduino / ESC / BLDC.
C_T vs RPM — experimental vs UIUC literature.
03 C_T vs RPM — experimental vs UIUC literature.
C_P vs RPM — both propellers.
04 C_P vs RPM — both propellers.
thrust vs RPM and thrust vs electrical power.
05 thrust vs RPM and thrust vs electrical power.
figure of merit — 9×6 wins below 3000 RPM; 9×4 above.
06 figure of merit — 9×6 wins below 3000 RPM; 9×4 above.

HR One · Ultra Long Business Jet design project

ROLECAD & GEOMETRY LEAD
ORGUSC AEROSPACE
PERIODJAN — MAY 2025
HR One business jet design
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frames — flight, food, frens.

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contact info .

sam burns

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