William Curtis

Background

About William Curtis

I am a Guidance and Control Engineer working in the field of Lunar Transportation with Blue Origin! I focus on guidance algorithm development and integration, mission planning, and simulation development. I previously worked as a Modelling, Simulation and Analysis Engineer with Raytheon in Tucson, Arizona. for two years. Prior to Raytheon, I worked for three years as a Systems Engineering Intern with Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, formerly known as Orbital ATK, on the OmegA launch vehicle. Focusing on manufacturing processes and GNC, I continued to support the program remotely while attending school. I attended Virginia Tech, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering with a focus in space and minors in Physics and Mathematics. While there, I worked on the Hyperloop design team and became involved in research in the area of orbital mechanics. I began taking graduate-level courses my senior year and graduated with my Master's in Aerospace Engineering in 2020. My graduate research project involved the redesign and simulation of a dense plasma focus.My interests include guidance, navigation and control algorithm development, trajectory optimization, control theory, and all things space!