Leon Aslan
Principal Mechanical Engineer at Turion Space
Corona, California, United States
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Top SchoolLeon Aslan is a Principal Mechanical Engineer with 13+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, prototype fabrication, and structural analysis, now applying his expertise to space hardware at Turion Space. He combines deep CAD proficiency (Pro/E, SolidWorks, MasterCAM) and Pro/Mechanica FEA to take products from concept through manufacturable prototypes, with a track record spanning observatory opto-mechanics, aerospace electronics packaging, and high-performance automotive projects. Leon has led R&D and product engineering roles at institutions like Carnegie Observatories and Toyota Racing Development, bringing rigorous systems thinking to precision mechanisms. He founded and ran SocalAstro, giving him entrepreneurial experience in product development, manufacturing, and market-facing responsibilities beyond pure engineering. Based in Corona, CA, he blends academic training (MS Mechanical Engineering) with practical shop-floor knowledge, often bridging design and fabrication decisions that shorten development cycles. Colleagues rely on him for solving tight-tolerance mechanical challenges where optical, thermal, and structural requirements intersect.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach
Github Skills (7)
role-management7
docker2
sendmail2
octoprint1
bootstrap1
eeprom1
cyborg1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Leonas/gearship
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:1 release, 22 commits, 9 pushes in 6 days
Leonas/deuces
Jun 2018 - Dec 2019
A pure Python poker hand evaluation library
Contributions:1 branch in 1 year 6 months
pythonevaluationxapibettingpure-python
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