# Eric Noordam > Equipment Design Engineer at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ericnoordam ## Work Experience ### Staff Equipment Design Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. Jan 2024 – Present | Alameda, California, United States ### Senior Equipment Design Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Alameda, California, United States ### Propulsion Engineer II @ BLUE ORIGIN Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Greater Seattle Area • First engine system design engineer on the program, matured engine architecture from initial layout trades through multiple engine design cycles. Continued to improve routing and component placements to reduce envelope/mass. • Initial design built and featured in Blue Moon unveiling press conference and website • Designed/analyzed thrust structure, tubing, flanges, and managed configuration of thrust chamber testing • Created interface control models/drawings to drive agreement across customers with competing requirements. • Design and drafting for large structural welded engine thrust stand • Produced monthly reports on basic and predicted mass properties to AIAA S-120A-2015 to track program risk. • Created and managed all BE-7 Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). Developed scripts to consolidate instrumentation information to a single source of truth. • Hydrogen pressure vessel design and trade studies ### Aerospace Engineer - New Glenn Mechanisms (New Graduate Rotation) @ BLUE ORIGIN Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area • Established requirements and created initial concepts for New Glenn door mechanism. Used mechanism software to trade designs inspired by automotive, household, and aerospace industries. • Performed trades and finite element analysis of aluminum vs composite sandwich panel structures. ### Aerospace Engineer - Blue Moon Engine Analysis (New Graduate Rotation) @ BLUE ORIGIN Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area • Performed initial trades, analysis, and optimization of Blue Moon lander engine including: nozzle contour, throat sizing, regenerative cooling channel. ### Aerospace Engineer - Upper Stage Engine Manufacturing (New Graduate Rotation) @ BLUE ORIGIN Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Seattle Area • Designed machine to fabricate large nozzles for upper stage engines, adaptable for other large components. Created concept layouts, detailed drawings, tolerancing, and initial sizing analyses. ### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ suitX Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Emeryville, CA • Redesigned exoskeleton tibia assembly with quick adjustment, reduced part count, and 4x improved stiffness to allow paraplegic patients to be fitted more quickly and learn to walk with improved confidence. • Designed testing equipment and wrote testing plans. • Assisted in medical testing. ### Drivetrain Design Lead @ UC Berkeley Formula SAE Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Berkeley, CA • Managed four members to design driveline and wheel package components, accommodating a 60% increase in engine power while only increasing subsystem mass 3.7%. • Designed custom flex disc CV joints using a custom code to replace heavy traditional automotive parts. • Wrote custom composite laminate analysis code to design carbon fiber axles. • Validated designs with physical bond proof tests and extended life deflection tests of CV joint design iterations. • CAM Programmer, CNC Machinist and waterjet operator. Machined: bearing carriers, brake rotors, rockers, etc. ### Brakes & Driver Interface Designer @ UC Berkeley Formula SAE Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Berkeley, CA • Designed and analyzed brake hubs, brake rotors and other components to optimize stiffness and mass. • Designed Ergonomics Jig to measure 15 parameters to ensure driver comfort to achieve optimal driver performance ### Product Design Intern @ Alloy Product Development Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States • Design for assembly and manufacturing of injection molded components • Motion capture testing and modeling of rotary dampers for counterbalanced lid ### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ Accel Biotech Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Los Gatos, CA • Created new design for a medical diagnostics company's incubator to reduce it's size by 60%. • Did all design, drawings, and testing • Built and delivered 10 initial units to customer • Designed mechanism to increase production throughput for medical pouch sealing ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley ### Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley ### High School Pioneer High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ericnoordam --- Source: https://flows.cv/ericnoordam JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ericnoordam/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13