Samyak Shah
About Samyak Shah
Samyak Shah is an Autonomy Systems Engineer at BLUE ORIGIN, with a background in aerospace engineering and extensive experience in guidance, navigation, and control systems.
Title at BLUE ORIGIN
Samyak Shah is currently employed as an Autonomy Systems Engineer for the New Glenn project at BLUE ORIGIN, located in Kent, Washington. He has been with the company since 2021. His role involves developing and optimizing autonomous systems for BLUE ORIGIN's next-generation space vehicles.
Previous Roles at Lockheed Martin
Prior to joining BLUE ORIGIN, Samyak Shah worked at Lockheed Martin in two positions. From 2020 to 2021, he served as a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Before that, from 2017 to 2020, he was a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer II at the same location. During his tenure, he gained substantial experience in simulation, trajectory design, and navigation error analysis.
Education in Aerospace Engineering
Samyak Shah holds both a Master's and a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed his Master's degree in 2017 and his Bachelor's degree in 2016. His academic training provided him with a strong foundation in aerospace systems and research methodologies, particularly in guidance, navigation, and control systems.
Research Experience
During his undergraduate studies, Samyak Shah worked as an Undergraduate Researcher for Professor Soon-Jo Chung in the Swarm Technology Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 2014 to 2015, he contributed to research projects focused on swarm robotics and technology, gaining valuable research and analytical skills.
Technical Expertise and Skills
Samyak Shah has extensive skills in several technical domains. He is proficient in 3DOF and 6DOF simulation, trajectory design, guidance law implementation, and navigation error analysis. Additionally, he is skilled in programming languages such as Matlab, Simulink, and C++. Shah also has three years of experience working on hypersonics and counter-hypersonics programs, further enhancing his technical proficiency.