Brian Zhou
About Brian Zhou
Brian Zhou is a Structural Design Engineer III at BLUE ORIGIN with extensive experience in aerospace engineering, having previously worked at The Spaceship Company and other organizations.
Title
Brian Zhou serves as a Structural Design Engineer III at BLUE ORIGIN.
Current Company
Since 2019, Brian Zhou has been employed by BLUE ORIGIN in the Greater Seattle Area. His role as Structural Design Engineer III involves advanced structural design work for aerospace projects.
Previous Experience at The Spaceship Company
Brian Zhou spent a significant part of his career at The Spaceship Company. He held multiple positions, starting as a Manufacturing Engineer from 2015 to 2016. He then became an Associate Design Engineer for 8 months in 2016, subsequently moving up to Engineer, Structures Design from 2016 to 2018, and finally serving as a Senior Engineer, Structures Design from 2018 to 2019.
Early Career Roles
In 2014, Brian Zhou worked as an Engineering Intern at Pump Studios in Austin, Texas for 3 months. Prior to that, he gained experience as an Engineering Intern at XCOR Aerospace in Mojave, CA for 6 months in 2013. His career started with a role as a Directed Energy Summer Scholar at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., where he worked for 3 months in 2012.
Educational Background
Brian Zhou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied from 2010 to 2014. He completed his high school education at Pingry School, earning his diploma after four years, from 2006 to 2010.