Ethan Gentert

Responsible Engineer for zero pressure balloons, focusing on altitude control and flight duration.

Managed the development of the rooftop enclosure project consisting of mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineers across multiple offices and time zones. Defined priorities, developed the schedule, and coordinated with both sales and manufacturing teams to ensure commitments were grounded in reality.

Responsible for design and development of a rooftop mounted enclosure for a tethered drone. This includes design, analysis, procurement, engineering level testing, system level verification testing, and transfer to manufacturing. Scope of design work has included: -Manual open/close mechanism -Drivetrain analysis and design -Thermoform enclosure components -Sheet metal chassis

Responsible for concept development for a Starshade

Responsible for acting as both lead mechanical engineer as well as individual contributor on multidisciplinary product development projects. Scope of work has included: - Low cost medical device consumable development (US Patent 11994528) - High precision thermal-magnetic shaker robot - Microfluidic PCR device - Fully automated oxygen cylinder testing robot - Verification testing - High level project planning

Managed all test documentation for a family of products. This included: - Test planning, execution, and reporting - Requirements management - DFMEA contribution - Issue and complaint tracking