Matthew Hoeper
Sr. Research Engineer at RTX
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Hoeper is a Sr. Research Engineer and PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering with a decade of hands-on experience in combustion, sprays, and propulsion systems. He focused his graduate work at Purdue’s Zucrow Labs on multiphase transport in rotating detonation engines using advanced high-speed laser diagnostics, and was awarded a NASA Space Technology Research Opportunities Fellowship in 2020. His background spans experimental propulsion testing from pulse detonation rigs to solid rocket propellant studies and practical engineering internships, now applied to research and development at RTX. Known for bridging rigorous academic research with industry-grade implementation, he combines deep diagnostics expertise with a track record of turning complex combustion phenomena into measurable, deployable insights.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.90, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.90 at Oregon State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University
Github Skills (7)
fortran3
rocket1
openfoam1
amr1
high-speed1
reactive1
solver1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mahoep/AstroDynamics
Oct 2016 - Jan 2019
Contributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
mahoep/ME-499
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:100 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
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