Jorrel Rajan

Avionics Team Lead

Princeton Rocketry Club•  February 2022 - Present•  Princeton, NJ

Pioneered idea for and currently spearheading development of a fully student-developed flight computer in lieu of commercially available flight computers, for use in Princeton Rocketry’s launch to 30,000 feet at the Spaceport America Cup in June 2025. Developing computer powered by an STM32 with capabilities of controlling air-brakes for accurate flight paths, managing a custom radio protocol, and filtering of on-board sensor data with Kalman and Bayesian filters. Directing team of 8 peers to design, and manufacture the computer and circuit board.

Computer Science Intro Lab TA

Princeton University•  February 2023 - Present•  Princeton, NJ

Facilitated tutoring sessions for COS 126, 226, and 217. Demonstrates core knowledge of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Systems Programming. Guided 20 students weekly with assignments, concepts, and debugging.

Electronics and Control Systems Intern

Princeton University Department of Physics•  May 2023 - September 2023•  Princeton, NJ

Implemented control systems in C++ on an autonomous glider. Worked with team of 3, under a NASA contract. Engineered a web app using Flask, Python, HTML, and JavaScript to ease orienting ground-station antenna by tracking position relative to user. Designed 5 PCB iterations to house on-board electronics and sensors. Executed over 30 Hardware-in-the-Loop simulations with MATLAB, validating control systems and achieving a 40% reduction in development time for subsequent hardware iterations.