Alejandro is a student at the University of Washington, majoring in aeronautics and astronautics. This summer, he joined Janicki as an engineering intern with the space team, where he’s

Alejandro speaking with Cody, a project engineer.

been actively involved in a large-scale space assembly project. His responsibilities include running reports, assisting with tool design, contributing to

research and development and participating in customer meetings.

Alejandro with his Design Build Fly team

Alejandro loves the culture at Janicki and how it feels like you are working with friends rather than coworkers. Everyone has been kind and has even invited him to activities outside of work, like mountain biking.

At school, Alejandro works as the project manager of the Design Build Fly club where they compete with RC planes. He is also the representative for that club on the Engineering Student Council. He is currently working with leadership at Janicki to develop tooling for this year’s composite plane.

In his free time, he also really enjoys playing chess, going to the gym, watching movies, and now has a newfound love for mountain biking, thanks to his

coworkers. Alejandro has been a great addition to Janicki for the summer because he is goal-driven and wants to learn as much as he can during his time here.

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Branton is a senior at Dordt University studying mechanical engineering with a physics minor. As a summer intern at Janicki, he works in the

tooling department. Branton has been testing and working to standardize the vacuum hardware that is used for carbon fiber layup fixtures. He has really enjoyed this process of research, testing, and gaining insight from a variety of people who use the vacuum hardware on a regular basis.

Branton on a hike in Glacier National Park

During his internship, he has also been working on a personal project creating a carbon fiber compound bow riser. Branton has recently round a love for bow hunting and wanted to challenge himself by designing a bow riser. He used innovated processes such as a 3D printed layup mold and demonstrated new methods for infusing a part that would have otherwise been difficult to infuse. He also was able to work with the technicians to machine the riser.

Branton appreciates the experience that he has gained through this internship and learning about the manufacturing process and production systems. His favorite part is how he has been able to develop

Branton working on his final project

a structure, watch it get manufactured and follow the projects from start to finish. The experience that Branton has gained here at Janicki will help him go far in his professional career.

In his free time, he enjoys hiking, trail running, and archery. He also is a member of the soccer team and band at his university. He plans to pursue graduate school after completing his degree.

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