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My name is Jason Mulle. I’m a fourth-year B.S./M.S. Mechanical Engineering student at Drexel University.
With a passion for hands-on design, prototyping, and experimental testing, my work bridges from mechanical design of critical components for land-based aircraft arresting equipment, to modeling the aerodynamics and tuning control systems of fin-controlled model rockets.
Presently, I’m leading a solo R&D-style project developing a Teensy-based flight control system for a model rocket, complete with real-time PID stabilization, LoRa telemetry, dual-deploy drogue and main recovery systems, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation and tuning with Simulink. I’ve also designed and simulated aerodynamic surfaces in SolidWorks Flow Simulation and Autodesk CFD 2026, and built custom electronics packages to serve as the flight computer on my model rockets.
During my time at Drexel, I’ve had the great privilege of spending both of my previous 6-month co-op tenures with Curtiss-Wright as a member of the R&D team at their arresting systems division. In this role, I worked with a small team of engineers on development of the next generation of land-based aircraft arresting systems. These systems will be deployed around the world, saving countless lives and multimillion dollar military assets in their lifespan. While much of the work I was involved in is not yet available to the public, many of my design changes have persisted through numerous product revisions and are set to be incorporated into the final product. Notably, some of these design changes are currently patent pending in the United States.
Less directly, results I’ve obtained from countless hours of experimentation and testing have influenced critical design paths, allowing the project to move forward with minimal obstructions.
With my third and final co-op at Drexel on the horizon, I’m looking to expand my responsibilities by working on a fast-paced and driven team where I can make a significant impact in my limited 6-month tenure. I would like to explore further into the hardware design and development roles of the defense and aerospace sectors, but am open to diversification.
Years of Additive Manufacturing Experience
Months of Professional Engineering Experience
U.S. Patent Applications *(includes 1 provisional patent)
When I’m not working on my large projects or studying for exams, you’ll find me working on smaller creative projects like designing custom electronics, tinkering with my 3D printers, or building and flying commercial model rockets. Outside of engineering, I enjoy spending time with my family and girlfriend.
Most recently, I became Level 1 certified by the National Association of Rocketry for safely demonstrating the building, flying, and recovering of a model rocket containing a motor with between 160 and 640 Newton-seconds of impulse (class H and I).
Me with completed Level 1 certification paperwork after a successful flight
Still image of my Level 1 certification attempt flight. Rocket was flown to ~1,800 feet on an Aerotech H115DM motor with approximately 172 N-s of impulse.