Benjamin Essenburg

Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer at Overair
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Lake Forest, California, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer
      • Mar 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lead Electro-Mechanical Engineer
      • Jun 2010 - Present

      Prototyping for Passenger Tilt Rotor; Design of ultra high performance, fault tolerant, linear electromechanical actuators (EMAs) for weight sensitive applications -Full life cycle design from requirements to analysis to optimal solution to complete documentation and aiding manufacturing -Design and manufacture of hydraulic resistance actuator testing rig -Design of FAR 25 compliant landing gear including steering, retract, and positioning actuators -Includes Oleo sizing, linked suspensions, load analysis and high torque geared rotary actuators -Motor design and OEM manufacture of custom high performance permanent magnet brushless motors -Thermal analysis, sizing, and design of air and liquid cooling systems for aircraft including epoxy bonded air coolers -Design of pressurized electronics enclosures and mechanical assemblies. Show less

    • Senior Mechanical Engineer
      • Jul 2009 - Jun 2010

      Design of sub-OML, curved, antennas for integration with drag sensitive military aircraft -optimizing integration of new designs for link performance, weight, cost, and drag impact. -PCB manufacturing design and RF simulation -Multilayer PCB antenna modeling and interfacing with circuit board suppliers -Design of fabric pouches, flexible foams, and curved-to-straight modeling of flexible parts. -Design of a Labview operated, low cost vibration table for small-scale design verification -Presentations and status reports delivered to government contractors and other military clients Show less

    • United States
    • Aviation & Aerospace
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer II
      • Aug 2005 - Jul 2009

      Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer II and IPT for Electromechanical Systems -Project lead for design of high performance, fault tolerant, electromechanical actuators -rapid analysis, primary designer, and production of high-reliability redundant actuators -IPT for Electromechanical Systems -Design and specification of high performance, brushless permanent magnet, high voltage, aircraft generators with planning and execution of bench testing routines. -Intimate understanding and experience specifying custom permanent magnet brushless motors and rotor construction as well as vacuum potting stators for increased thermal conductivity. -Close work with analysis of rotorcraft performance and stability issues (flight envelope) -Primary lead for analysis, design, and manufacture of: -High volume exhaust ventilation system -Groundside line-of-sight data-link positioning system -UAV electronics liquid cooling system -Extensive involvement in subsystem testing for temp-altitude, vibration, and endurance qualifications -4 years experience using Solidworks, PDMWorks, and CosmosWorks FEA -130+hrs experience in ground-test operations crew of a UAV. Show less

Education

  • Princeton University
    B.S.E; Certificate, Mechanical Engineering; Robotics and Intelligent Systems

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