Braden Farrell

F-16 Project Engineer

Worked across flight-control evaluation, simulation testing, hardware/software integration, and test standardization for international F-16 programs.

• Evaluated software compatibility and flight-control performance through simulator-based testing.
• Evaluated flight-control behavior under simulated off-nominal conditions.
• Supported hardware/software integration testing through configuration coordination, test procedures, and technical documentation.
• Developed standardized processes and documentation for test planning and execution across multiple program efforts.

Graduate Research Assistant

Develop and integrate spacecraft GNC systems and simulations in Space Teams Pro, with work spanning autonomous guidance, manual control, command mapping, and vehicle-state monitoring.

• Lead an eight-student GNC team integrating guidance, flight control, manual piloting, and state-monitoring systems for simulated lunar missions.
• Led an eleven-student Space Operations team that developed and executed simulated ISS cargo-transfer missions.
• Conduct master’s thesis research in autonomous AI-assisted spacecraft maneuver planning and control.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Supported instruction in Human Spaceflight Operations and Orbital Mechanics.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Worked across aerodynamic simulation, CAD, prototyping, and experimental testing for multidisciplinary aerospace research.

• Ran CFD analyses on more than 50 airfoil geometries for hydrofoil, wind-energy, vertical-flight, and RC-aircraft applications.
• Designed and tested an electrically propelled hydrofoil demonstrator.
• Created SolidWorks models and 3D-printed prototypes to support design iteration and experimental testing.