David Halaas
About David Halaas
David Halaas is an Aerospace Engineer at Blue Origin with extensive experience in control system design and analysis for commercial and military aircraft systems.
Current Position at Blue Origin
David Halaas is currently an Aerospace Engineer at Blue Origin, a role he has held since 2015. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he contributes his extensive expertise to the advancement of aerospace innovations.
Previous Roles at Boeing
David Halaas has an extensive history with Boeing, where he held various engineering positions. He began his professional journey at Boeing as an Engineering Summer Intern in Everett, Washington, from 2002 to 2003. He then progressively advanced through roles such as Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer 1 (2004-2006), Engineer 2 (2006-2008), Engineer 3 (2008-2014), and finally Engineer 4 (2014-2015) in Seattle, WA.
Educational Background
David Halaas holds a Master of Science (MS) in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington, completed between 2003 and 2006. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in the same field from the same institution, where he studied from 1999 to 2003.
Expertise in Aerospace Engineering
David Halaas possesses over eleven years of experience in control system design and analysis for commercial and military aircraft systems. His expertise includes aeroservoelastic control design and analysis, system and parameter identification, flight test planning and analysis, and simulation integration.
Technical Skills and Tools
David Halaas is proficient in various technical software tools essential for aerospace engineering. These include MATLAB, Simulink, Autocode, C, FORTRAN, and Latex, which he utilizes for diverse engineering tasks.