Summary
Tyler Voskuilen is a Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories with 14 years of experience applying a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering to agile CFD algorithm and software development. He builds and validates predictive models for challenging thermal-fluid problems—ranging from molten salt batteries and hydrogen transport in metals to rocket engines, propellant injectors, and fire dynamics—while leading cross-disciplinary teams and guiding multiple projects. Tyler combines hands-on C/C++ and Python engineering and Scrum/Kanban practices with hardware design, having designed, built, and tested hydrogen storage systems and led thermal sterilization work for a JPL Europa lander concept. He partners with industry to accelerate product development through advanced CFD capabilities, translating research-grade models into production-ready tools. A mentor and technical leader, he balances deep scientific insight with pragmatic software delivery to solve novel design problems under uncertainty. Based in Albuquerque, he brings an uncommon blend of academic rigor and systems-level engineering practiced at national-lab scale.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Mechanical Engineering at Calvin College