Manuel Azuara Rosales, PhD

Senior Research Engineer, Entrepreneur

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Experience

  • Senior Research Engineer at Fluke Corporation
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Stratospheric Technologies
    Jul 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • University of Washington (Full-time · 8 yrs 4 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Jul 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Research Assistant, Advanced Propulsion Laboratory
      Dec 2015 - Jul 2020 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      - Led R&D, from theory and concept to patented technology, of an Air-Breathing Pulsed Plasma Thruster for atmospheric satellite applications, through theoretical and computational modeling, and laboratory experimentation using vacuum chambers, high pulsed-power electronics, and measurement techniques. - Designed, developed, and successfully launched 5 aircraft to the stratosphere using high-altitude burst balloons.

    • Research Assistant, Laboratory Astrophysical Jet Experiment
      Sep 2013 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Recreated astrophysical jets in a laboratory setting. - Developed high-resolution magnetic field probes to measure the magnetic field evolution of astrophysical jets in 3D on microsecond time scales.

  • Quality Assurance Supervisor at Nissan Motor Corporation
    Aug 2010 - Jan 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos