Collin Oneill

About Collin Oneill

Hi, my name is Collin, and I’m passionate about using my skills to innovate in the aerospace industry. I have experience in liquid rocket engine design, software development, and civil engineering. My passion is taking an idea, turning it into reality, testing that idea against real world conditions, and then rapidly iterating. I consider my specialties to be programming to solve engineering problems, analysis of systems from first order principles to create potential solutions, producing CAD and engineering drawings to produce high-quality, manufacturable product definition, and environmental component testing. I graduated with my Bachelor\'s and Master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from The Ohio State University. My thesis project involved using plasma actuator flow control to improve performance metrics for an offset inlet/diffuser. I spent one year at Dynetics performing mechanical design to support the Dynetics Human Landing System (DHLS) development. I am now a propulsion engineer at Blue Origin supporting development, test, and production of BE-4 engine components.

Experience

1. Propulsion Engineer Ii

   Blue Origin

   Aug 2021 — Present · Kent, WA, US

   Own design of cryogenic LNG valve and lead team of ~ten including analysis, supply chain, and manufacturing • Author and execute qualification test plans by conducting actuation, pressure, shock, vibration, and thermal testing • Redesign all major valve subcomponents to maximize manufacturability and double expected service life • Manage vendors and purchasing to ensure valve components arrive within specification to support build schedule • Created and executed valve upgrade resulting in 20% weight reduction and 35% part count reduction in <6 months • Conducted engine-level root cause failure analysis and implemented fix resulting in valve flow area increase of 33%

Education

• The Ohio State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

  2015 — 2019

• The Ohio State University

  Master's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

  2019 — 2020