Bogdan Marcu
About Bogdan Marcu
Bogdan Marcu is the Principal of Propulsion Engineering at BLUE ORIGIN with extensive experience in aerospace engineering and academia.
Company
Bogdan Marcu is currently employed at BLUE ORIGIN, a prominent private aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company. He has been with BLUE ORIGIN since 2020, serving as the Principal of Propulsion Engineering.
Title
Bogdan Marcu holds the title of Principal, Propulsion Engineering at BLUE ORIGIN. In this role, he is responsible for leading efforts in the development and implementation of propulsion systems for space vehicles.
Education and Expertise
Bogdan Marcu earned a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, where he studied from 1979 to 1984. He also attended USC from 1991 to 1996. His expertise includes anomaly analysis and resolution for flight hardware associated with space propulsion systems and subsystems. He is skilled in numerical methods, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and two-phase flows dynamics for advanced engineering analysis.
Professional Background
Bogdan Marcu's professional background includes significant roles in various aerospace companies. He was a Senior Engineering Scientist at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from 1998 to 2011. Additionally, he worked at Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) as an Engineering Scientist from 2011 to 2016 and at Aerojet Rocketdyne as Principal, Analysis/Systems Engineering, Lead Turbine Aerodynamics from 2016 to 2020.
Teaching and Writing
Bogdan Marcu serves as an Instructor/Lecturer at the University of Southern California, where he has been involved since 2007. He is also a Writer for Quiet Sierra INC, which he has been part of since 2001. His teaching and writing roles complement his extensive engineering expertise, allowing him to contribute to both academic and literary fields.