Matthew Hinkelman
About Matthew Hinkelman
Matthew Hinkelman is a Propulsion Development Engineer at Blue Origin, with a background in aerospace and mechanical engineering. He has previous experience at Aerojet Rocketdyne, IN Space LLC, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Idaho, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Title
Matthew Hinkelman holds the position of Propulsion Development Engineer.
Current Company
Since 2017, Matthew Hinkelman has been employed at Blue Origin in Kent, Washington. His role involves working as a Propulsion Development Engineer.
Previous Experience at Aerojet Rocketdyne
From 2011 to 2017, Matthew Hinkelman worked at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Rancho Cordova as a Ballistician, accumulating six years of experience.
Internships and Early Career Positions
In 2010, Matthew Hinkelman had a brief stint at IN Space LLC as a Graduate Engineering Intern. The previous year, he worked as a Science and Engineering Research Intern at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for two months in the Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area. He has also interned at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the Optical Communications Group in Pasadena, CA, in 2008. Additionally, he served as a CAD Instructor at the University of Idaho from 2008 to 2009.
Education and Expertise
Matthew Hinkelman earned his Master of Science (M.S.) in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, studying from 2009 to 2011. He also completed a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho from 2004 to 2009.