Jason Karlin

2 Webster Place #2, Boston MA, 02113

Email: jason.karlin@outlook.com Cell: (631)-276-6212 Website: https://www.jasonkarlin.com

Education: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, GPA 3.77/4.00, Oct 2020

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, GPA 3.64/4.00, May 2020


Experience: Radar Systems Engineer, Raytheon, CENTCOM, Dec 2021 – Dec 2022

  • Provided technical support for site radar system issues, engineering change notices, and troubleshooting efforts.

  • Evaluated adequacy of technical, safety, and quality aspects of the system’s performance to comply with customer requests and needs.

Systems Test Engineer, Raytheon, Woburn, MA, May 2019 - Nov 2021

  • Assisted a full-time team in development of software for customer with Matlab, UNIX, DOORs, and Excel.

  • Product Owner for an agile team and communicated with customers.

Lab Assistant, Metals Processing Institute, WPI, May 2017

  • Operated Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry machine to find weight percent of desired metals in prepared samples.

  • Prepared samples and collected data for research on aluminum recycling sent to landfill by recycles.

Projects: Savegull Aircraft, Mar 2022 – Present

  • Designed and prototyped endurance UAV for coastal surveillance after interviewing a potential customer and listening to their needs and requirements for ocean rescue.

Miniature Radar Mock Up, Mar – April 2022

  • Printed a 400mm x 20 mm model of a radar system antenna with internal storage for tacks or candy using open source pictures for the chief engineer and program lead.

Bar Mitzvah Party Favors, Mar – April 2022

  • Designed and 3D printed 50 fencers with customized names and engravings after getting friend’s buy in and approval for the activity.

Aircraft Design Tool GUI Update, Mar – April 2022

  • Created a GUI for users to input data into a Python script and view plots and outputs in the same window for more rapid design iteration of aircraft.

Aircraft Design Tool for Python, Jul 2021- Aug 2021

  • Converted MATLAB tool to Python used to calculate flight and stability characteristics for new aircraft designs for rapid remodeling.

Personal Protective Gear, Oct 2020

  • Designed, printed, and assembled ear savers and face-shields for friends.

Major Qualifying Project: VTOL UAV, WPI, Aug 2019-April 2020

  • Lead designer for structural and airfoil components of the UAV designed to deliver a payload to a desired location and fly autonomously. Assisted with stability and control calculations.

Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, WPI Mar-April 2020

  • Utilized Lyapunov functions to assess stability of systems and created an extended Kalman filter for a nonlinear system.

Aircraft Dynamics and Control, WPI Jan-Mar 2020

  • Created a digital model of a aircraft and assessed the static and dynamic stability.

Aircraft Design, WPI Jan-Mar 2020

  • Designed and presented mico-jet aircraft after conducting a trade study, aerodynamic analysis, and stability analysis.

Introduction to Air Breathing Propulsion, WPI Aug-Oct 2019

  • Created Matlab program to simulate operation and efficiencies of a turbo-fan an turbo-jet engine to find optimal operation characteristics.

Control of Linear Dynamical Systems, WPI Mar-May 2019

  • Created state space models of physical and digital systems, assessed stability, and created Kalman filters.

Aircraft Dynamics and Control, WPI Jan-Mar 2020

  • Created a digital model of a aircraft and assessed the static and dynamic stability of the aircraft.

Introduction to Air Breathing Propulsion, WPI Aug-Oct 2019

  • Created Matlab program to simulate operation and efficiencies of a turbo-fan and turbo-jet engine to find optimal operation characteristics.

Guidance and Navigation, WPI, Aug-Sept. 2018

  • Programmed Kalman filter for phone accelerometers to give GPS position and angular position data.

Aerodynamics, WPI, Jan-Mar 2019

  • Created and 3D printed an airfoil to meet customer specifications for flying wing UAV.

  • Analyzed cantilever beam and column systems for failure under dynamic loads.

Leadership: President, Alpha Chi Rho, WPI, March 2019-April 2020

  • Facilitated chapter events and was responsible for assuring house functions continued for thirty college men.

Residential Advisor, WPI, February 2017-May 2019

  • Led educational community programs, safety, and wellbeing of freshman residence living on campus.

Skills: Software: Matlab, Simulink, LabVIEW, Python, DOORs, XFLR5, Fusion360, LaTeX

Certifications: Security+