Julian Ildau-Tarmo

WR Aero Structures Engineer, Business Lead | MechE @ UW-Madison | Boeing Commercial Structures Summer 2026

United States

About

Current MechE @ UW-Madison. Graduating May 2027. Interested in aerospace/aeronautics or automotive engineering.

Experience

  • Wisconsin Racing (Madison, Wisconsin, United States)
    • Business Lead
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Increased Annual Revenue by $275k (230%) via securing public university funding and multiple monetary sponsorships; purchased off the shelf motors+inverters, stock material & hardware, as well as new hand/power tools for team • Implemented annual program and event Specific Budgets in Excel supporting financial tracking and improved visibility, grounded team’s idea of fiscal security & increased emphasis on efficient spending & engineering practice • Placed Top 10% in cost & business events at FSAE Michigan competitions; presented to automotive and aerospace professionals; topics included topology optimization in thermal systems, vehicle DFMA & composites production analysis • Generated BOMs for IC and EV productions; emphasis on cost reductions to composites & HV electronics production; saw year over year net cost reductions of 11% and 8% respectively

    • Structures Engineer
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

      Designing Aerostructures for vehicle front wing (mainplane, mounting & upper elements)

    • Powertrain Engineer
      Aug 2023 - Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      • Shadowed in the design process and modeling of a combustion engine racecar with an emphasis on powertrain, intake & exhaust subsystems • Performed analysis of data from testing combustion car: dynamic driving & on chassis dynamometer in order to further tune and validate chassis/powertrain subsystems

  • Integration Design Intern at Tesla
    Jan 2026 - May 2026 · 5 mos

    Worked with variety of design teams to ensure mechanical packaging & design feasibility for new vehicles programs. Took on some design work for exteriors team.

  • Engineering Intern at SpaceX
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    • Facilitated a study on the annealing of Magnetorquer’s to establish a basis of furnace heating & cooling behavior • Developed magnetorquer annealing procedure to allow for the use of 87% cheaper material, $890k annual savings • Designed Go Gauge for thixomolded Mg reaction wheel enclosure, minimized scrap via preventing breakthrough • Led prototyping of Pantograph Structures Supply Chain, sourced & managed Mg and Al extrusion production

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering
    Feb 2025 - May 2025 · 4 mos

    Working under PI Pavana Prabakar & graduate students characterizing multilayer composite weaves.

  • Sales Engineering Intern at ZETTLER GROUP
    Jun 2024 - Sep 2024 · 4 mos

    • Designed 8 EV home charging modules with paired couplers which exhibited component and display applications for events adjacent to demonstrations and tradeshows • Created a collection of part drawings and graphic designs for all components within manufactured EV home charging modules • Led a team of interns integrating Raspberry Pi 5s with out of system electronic displays & sensors: all code written in Python & wirelessly uploaded to Pi 5s (SSH) • Optimized SAE J1772 Type 1 & 2 connector for application via Onshape & SolidWorks: reoriented internal structures & reshaped body to fit display and adjacent components