Nathan Vaughn
Simulation Engineer III
Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Vaughn is a Simulation Engineer III with 11 years of hands-on experience applying aerospace engineering principles to structural FEA, systems simulation, and mission software across aviation and industrial controls. At Fisher Controls (Emerson) he focuses on valve and instrument product structural analysis while previously rearchitecting cloud data workflows and DevOps pipelines at Bell Flight to save >$30k/year. He combines deep domain knowledge—from air-to-air refueling 3D vision prototypes and a patented stereoscopic camera calibration concept to building his own HPC cluster—with practical Python engineering and automation skills. Nathan volunteers coaching STEM robotics for middle and high-school students, reflecting a talent for translating complex systems into teachable solutions. Based in Marshalltown, Iowa, he pairs aerospace credentials from Iowa State with a knack for cost-saving, repeatable deployment processes and reproducible testing in regulated environments.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Major in Aerospace Engineering Minor in Non-Destructive Evaluation, Bachelor of Science - BS Major in Aerospace Engineering Minor in Non-Destructive Evaluation at Iowa State UniversityHigh School, High School at Dripping Springs High SchoolAustin Community College
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Github Skills (80)
cloudflare-r210
reverse-proxy10
wrangler10
saml10
authentication10
proxy10
security10
oidc-client10
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oidc-provider10
cloudflare-api10
robotics10
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oauth2-client10
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
NathanVaughn/PipQt
Jul 2016 - Sep 2019
A basic GUI client for Pip.
Contributions:1 release, 14 commits, 1 PR in 3 years 2 months
pythonpippyside6guipyqt5
The-AVR/AVR-VMC-Status-Module
Dec 2022 - Dec 2023
AVR VMC Status Module
Contributions:38 PRs, 53 pushes, 18 branches in 11 months
avrstatusvmc
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