Gabriel Aun Klinger

About Gabriel Aun Klinger

Aerospace Structures Engineer with a strong focus on structural analysis, aerostructures, and multidisciplinary aircraft design and optimization (MDAO), working on the development of next-generation electrified aircraft.Currently a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Tech’s Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL), supporting the structural analysis and sizing of Blended Wing Body (BWB) aircraft configurations within advanced aircraft design and MDAO frameworks. In parallel, leading a NASA-sponsored project focused on electrified regional aircraft (19–150 passengers). The work involves computational modeling, system-level simulation, and parametric trade studies using FLOPS and NPSS, supporting data-driven evaluation of electrification strategies across multiple future technology horizons.Previous industry experience includes battery structural and thermal engineering for electric aircraft, with emphasis on structural integrity, manufacturability, electromechanical safety, and thermal runaway mitigation. Strong background in GD & T, DFA, DFM, DFMEA, FEA, modal analysis, and simulation automation.Key Results- Optimized the airframe and geometry of a Boeing 787-9 using ASDL’s EDS modeling and simulation environment, improving performance, economics, and emissions metrics by up to 15%- Designed aircraft battery containment components that reduced vent clogging during thermal runaway by 53.7%- Automated ANSYS thermal simulations for battery subpacks, achieving a 5× reduction in simulation runtime;

Experience

1. Graduate Research Assistant

   Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory Asdl

   Aug 2025 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Responsibilities- Structural analysis and sizing of Blended Wing Body (BWB) aircraft configurations within advanced aircraft design frameworks. Responsibilities include: development of parametric workflows for geometry generation, meshing, and structural analysis; integration of structural models into multidisciplinary design and optimization (MDAO) environments- Leading a NASA-sponsored project on electrified regional aircraft design. Responsibilities include: Design of Experiments (DOE) creation; surrogate modeling; and system-level simulation using NPSS, FLOPS, and ALCCA; technology infusion guided by NASA TRL projections across multiple future timeframes.Results / Impact- Built and integrated OpenMDAO-based structural analysis pipelines using RADE, OpenCascade, and object-oriented Python- Enabled high-fidelity design trade studies through rapid parametric evaluation of advanced airframe concepts- Developed a dashboard-driven parametric optimization environment that optimizes aircraft geometry and propulsion architecture based on performance, economic, and emissions trade-offs under evolving technology assumptions.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Aerospace Engineering

• St. Paul's School

  High School Diploma

• Harvard Extension School

  Summer School Program

• Harvey Mudd College

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering

  2021 — 2025