Bio

Fluids Design Engineer

Zachary Ewing is a Florida-based Fluids Design Engineer for The New Glenn Program at Blue Origin, where he works with pneumatic and cryogenic commodities. By completing his undergraduate degree in a total of three years, he became one of the youngest engineers hired by Blue Origin starting part-time three months prior to graduation before transitioning to full time. During this time, he has worked on completing pneumatic system designs for the launch pad at LC-36 at Cape Canaveral in preparation for the launch of New Glenn, supported tanking tests of various flight hardware, and developed Bulk Storage areas for component testing. 

Zachary graduated from Florida Tech in the Spring of 2022, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering. Since then, he has been awarded the Florida Tech GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) Alumni Award at Homecoming 2024 and has served as a mentor for the AIAA Florida Tech Rocket Team. 
Prior to graduation, Zachary served as the Project Manager and Payload sub-system co-lead for his Florida Tech Senior Design Project, C.R.O.P.P. – CubeSat Research of Plant Platforms – where he oversaw 11 team members. The project entailed developing a complete CubeSat mission, capable of performing microgreen pathogen observation in microgravity conditions. This included developing thermal, communications, electrical, payload, structural, and attitude determination and control systems subsystems. His team would go on to win Best in Show – Aerospace Engineering, Northrop Grumman Best in Show, and the President’s Cup at the 2022 Student Design Showcase. This was only the second Capstone project in school history to have won every category. Zachary also participated in undergraduate research opportunities where he developed code and finite element analysis models for determining coefficients of pressure across cascade airfoils, including variable inlet guide vanes. 

At Florida Tech, Zachary was involved in various honor and professional societies including Phi Eta Sigma  where he served as President for two years, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was the Student Director of the Pep Band, a Student Ambassador for the Office of Admissions, and spent six-weeks in Oxford studying abroad. During his time at Florida Tech, Zachary was also recognized as the Office of First Year Experience Scholarship Recipient and Ambassador, Distinguished Student Scholar 2021 and 2022, Outstanding Student of the Year 2021 and 2022 for Aerospace, Physics, and Space Sciences, as well as Overall Outstanding Senior for 2022.