Aerospace / mechanical engineering
Alex Blythe works across propulsion hardware, thermal and fluid analysis, test, verification, technical software, and independent research.
02 — Engineering
Alex’s work spans mechanical and structural analysis, propulsion hardware, aeroheating and thermal-load modeling, CFD, instrumentation, test readiness, configuration control, and technical tool development.
Sep 2025 – Present
Aerojet Rocketdyne / L3Harris
Mechanical and structural analysis, design investigations, test readiness, configuration control, and cross-functional propulsion hardware work.
Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
KTEngineering
Liquid rotating detonation engine wet-dress and hot-fire campaign support, instrumentation, telemetry monitoring, and anomaly triage.
May 2024 – Jun 2025
Russell Technical Consulting Services
Aeroheating and thermal-load modeling, team leadership, CFD meshing, and development of a retrieval-assisted aerospace research tool.
03 — Research
Aerospace research anchors this work, from theoretical propulsion and launch environments to CFD and analytical methods. Notes on AI systems remain a separate technical stream.
A theoretical propulsion study examining whether energy collected by a Dyson swarm could power a directed laser system to accelerate a solar sail to relativistic velocities.
The work focuses on mathematical modeling and the mission implications of interstellar propulsion.
A practical treatment of the Navier-Stokes foundation, modeling workflow, and aerospace applications of CFD.
An examination of rocket-launch acoustics and what measured acoustic environments mean for vehicle, facility, and payload design.
Shorter notes on AI systems, OCR, verification, and local tooling sit alongside the primary aerospace research.
Road to Type 2
Road to Type 2 explores the propulsion, energy, space infrastructure, resource utilization, settlement, and industrial capabilities required to expand human civilization through the Solar System and ultimately harness energy on a stellar scale.
Read related research05 — Resume
Work spanning propulsion hardware, environmental and dynamic testing, aeroheating and thermal analysis, CFD, modeling and simulation, instrumentation, verification, and technical software.
B.S., Aerospace Engineering
University of Alabama in Huntsville · 2019
A.A.S., Applied Technology
J.F. Drake State Technical College · 2015
Analysis, test, and hardware engineering
Propulsion, thermal/fluid systems, environmental testing, modeling, verification, and technical workflow design
06 — Contact
I welcome conversations about aerospace engineering, propulsion, space systems, and independent research.
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