Yuya Sugo
Chief Engineer @Aerodesign Team At Usc
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Engineer @Aerodesign Team At Usc
Los Angeles, CA, US
Awards:• Ranked 10th (tied-7th) in DBF Proposal• Directed overall engineering strategy and technical execution for sub-scale electric aircraft for the AIAA Design Build Fly (DBF) competition• Provided technical, cross-disciplinary guidance across aircraft performance, stability & control (S&C), electric propulsion, flight testing, structures, manufacturing, payload integration, and avionics• Established and maintained systems engineering processes, including requirements definition, requirements tracking, and decision traceability, to support rapid design iteration• Developed and deployed a flight test data analysis toolchain, enabling post-flight performance evaluation• Established software development standards for engineering analysis and tooling, emphasizing Git usage and code quality/readability• Co-led a multidisciplinary engineering organization of 29 members, including 14 leads and 15 team members
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Master of Science - MS, Aerospace Engineering
Harrison High School
International Baccalaureate Diploma and NYS Regents Diploma with Honors
Syracuse University
Dual Enrollment w/ Harrison High School
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace Engineering
ABOUT YUYA SUGO
I’m Yuya Sugo (), an Aerospace Engineering student at USC Viterbi. I’ve contributed to Archer’s Midnight, Wisk’s Gen 6, and lead AIAA Design/Build/Fly at USC’s AeroDesign Team. My technical expertise includes:» Aircraft performance analysis, trade studies, and sizing (AIAA DBF, Archer)» Rapid Cycle Aircraft Design/Manufacturing - Sub-scale electric aircrafts (AIAA DBF)» Manufacturing & composites for cert.(Wisk)» Mechanical design & prototyping of payload systems (AIAA DBF)» MATLAB/Python, CAD (SolidWorks/NX), 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, AVL, XFLR5, XFOIL» CI/CD, Git🧑 Licensed pilot since 17 (first solo + private checkride). That flight experience grounds my engineering, always linking back analysis to practical results and safety. My goal is to push aerospace innovation forward. Let’s connect! Feel free to reach out on LinkedIn!
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