Ryan Merkle
New Shepard Engineer - Operations and Sustainment
- Role
- Deputy Cognizant Engineer - Separation Escape Primary Decelerator at Blue Origin
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ryan Merkle
Experienced Nuclear Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the naval maintenance industry. Skilled in Testing, Troubleshooting, Maintenance, Teamwork, Leadership, and Technical Writing. Strong field engineer with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University.
Experience
Deputy Cognizant Engineer - Separation Escape Primary Decelerator
Mar 2025 — Present
I lead, build, and train a team of engineers responsible for operations, maintenance, and sustainment of our fielded fleet of New Shepard vehicles. My team works with dynamic mechanical systems, safety critical hardware, ordnance, and have a working understanding of their associated electronics and software.We own design improvements from definition through fielding, analysis of system performance, root cause analysis, system and component troubleshooting work instructions and nonconformances for vehicle refurbishment, supplier management, floor support, hazard mitigation, planning for periodic upgrade and overhaul periods, and more.
Education
Edmonds College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Chemical pre-Engineering
2010 — 2013
Oregon State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
2018 — 2022
Washington State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering
2013 — 2015
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