Engineering
Structural design, stress analysis, aircraft systems, and certification-minded problem solving.
Aerospace engineering / Program leadership / Curious making
Building calm structure around complex systems, teams, and ideas.
I am Benjamin Shockley, a lead program manager and systems engineer with more than two decades of experience across aircraft design, systems integration, avionics programs, software, and hands-on electronics.
20+ yrs
Enginnering and Leadership Experience
Olathe, KS
Engineering through deidicated problem solving.
About
Engineer, program lead, pilot, and lifelong tinkerer.
I love to tinker, research, and learn. My career has lived mostly in aerospace, where I have helped create and support aircraft through structural design, analysis, systems integration, supplier coordination, and customer-facing program leadership.
I have developed learned leadership skills, good engineering habits, and a love for continuous improvement. I still get the same spark from things that beep, blink, buzz, or move electrons that I had growing up with a Radio Shack Robie Jr.
Most Recent Degree
Master of Aerospace Engineering
Current Location
Olathe, Kansas
Personal Website
benjaminshockley.com
Email
benjamin@benjaminshockley.com
Skills
A practical mix of aircraft, code, circuits, and coordination.
These skills have grown through professional aerospace work and personal projects, from designing circuit boards with fun shapes to contributing to open source tools.
Program Management
Schedules, deliverables, customer reviews, risk clarity, and steady execution across teams.
Programming
Java, Python, Kotlin, Android development, tooling, automation, and web projects.
Circuit Design
PCB design, microcontroller projects, maker hardware, and playful electronics.
Firmware
Microprocessor firmware development and embedded experimentation.
Open Source
Community contribution, issue triage, small fixes, documentation, and developer empathy.
Resume
Experience shaped by aircraft programs from early design through customer delivery.
Education and Certification
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. Completed while working full-time for Boeing.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
University of Kansas. Member of Sigma Gamma Tau Honor Society and AIAA.
Android Developer Nanodegree
Udacity and Google. Invited to the Android Developer Career Summit at Google in 2015.
Private Pilot
Earned during the summer before senior year of college.
Leadership and Systems Engineering
Boeing emerging leader development and MIT Professional Education systems engineering coursework.
Professional Experience
Senior Program Manager / Engineer, Garmin
Support aviation OEMs with Garmin systems including G1000 NXi, G3000, and G3X Touch through schedules, deliverables, system integration, testing, and customer coordination.
Mechanical Design Engineer 3 - Rotors, Boeing
Supported AM355 material qualification, supplier coordination, production assemblies, and engineering reviews.
Rotor Blade IPT Lead, Boeing
Led rapid design and analysis work, reduced tooling costs, and evaluated emerging manufacturing approaches.
Lead Design Engineer for Production Rotor Blades, Boeing
Led supplier audits, managed technical requirements, and drove cost savings while maintaining product quality.
Structural and Design Engineer, Cirrus and Boeing
Worked on advanced aircraft design, flight test support, non-standard repairs, production improvements, and model-based design practices.
Portfolio
Aircraft, open source projects, apps, and circuit boards.
CircuitPython
Open source project contribution and community learning around approachable hardware programming.
Open projectCirrus SF50
Advanced design and prototype support for the Vision Jet during a fast-moving development effort.
View aircraftMiniFig Boards
Playful PCB work that mixes electronics, shape, and maker culture.
Visit siteF-15 Eagle
Design and production engineering experience on one of aviation's iconic platforms.
Learn moreMu Editor
Open source contribution to tools that help people learn Python and hardware programming.
Open projectAH-64 Apache
Rotor blade design, manufacturing coordination, supplier quality, and product improvement work.
Learn moreHeck of a Score
Android app development and publishing experience through personal software work.
View appsUnitrack Planner
Next.js web app for planning N-Scale KATO Unitrack model train layouts.
View appsContact
Have a project, aircraft question, or interesting technical rabbit hole?
Send a note. I am always happy to talk about engineering, aviation, software, and things with blinking LEDs.