Matthew Hurst
Senior ADCS & Propulsion Engineer at Capella Space
Erie, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Hurst is a Senior ADCS & Propulsion Engineer with 12 years of aerospace-focused experience combining on-orbit systems, software engineering, and applied mathematics. He progressed from NASA JPL software systems engineering to leading attitude control and propulsion work at Capella Space, while concurrently pursuing advanced math degrees at Cambridge and UCL. Matthew also brings venture capital experience evaluating deep-tech investments, giving him a rare perspective on technical risk, commercialization, and product-market fit. His background in multi-fidelity modeling, fluids simulation, and parallel scientific computing informs a data-driven approach to spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control. Based in Erie, Colorado, he is drawn to human spaceflight, clean energy, and transportation, and often bridges rigorous academic methods with hands-on flight hardware and operations experience.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Centaurus High SchoolMaster of Advanced Study Applied Mathematics, Master of Advanced Study Applied Mathematics at University of CambridgeBachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering Applied Mathematics at University of Colorado BoulderUniversity College London
Github Skills (4)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mhurst4186/Research
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
mhurst4186/Hurst-UCL-MSc-Code-Repository
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 2 days
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