Experience — Janis Stendzenieks

Rice Eclipse Rocketry

Houston TX · Oct 2025 — now

Airframe Team Engineer

Design and simulations for multi-stage collegiate-level rockets

Feb 2026 — now

OpenRocket & RASAero rocket design and simulated flight testing for mach 2+ rockets(launch conditions, physical rocket parameters, etc)
Water jet machining and laser cutting various components (rocket fins, testing jigs, etc)
Designed and built a mounting solution for ground control transmission antennas

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Composites Team Engineer

Full rocket body development

Oct 2025 — now

Tip-to-tip structural reinforcement using carbon fiber and epoxy resin (vacuum sealed)
Fiberglass-epoxy body tube and transition manufacturing, structural assembly
Carbon fiber+fiberglass composite surface finishing for entire rocket body

Riga LV · Oct 2024 — Jul 2025

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Led a team of 5 to develop high-efficiency electric tricycles

Oct 2024 — Jul 2025

Fully designed and manufactured 2 electric tricycles from recycled materials; assisted with 2 other e-tricycle development
Public showcase drive at the 2025 Latvian Song and Dance Festival: 90,000+ attendees, broadcasted live on National Television (~1.5 million viewers)
Steering mechanism & part design/machining, frame welding, controller electronics & hydraulic brake system setup, soldering

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Riga LV · Jun — Aug 2025

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Manufacturing speed record-breaking high-power ultralight aircraft

Jun — Aug 2025

Carbon composite sanding & surface finishing on ultralight parts (air intake, bulkhead, ailerons, fuselage, fuel tank) for 3 different customer aircraft
Bonded fuselage parts with aircraft-grade epoxy resin for fuselage assembly
Machined force translation components for landing gear mechanisms – carbon tubes, joints, and more