Drew Novak

Engineering Portfolio

Professional Summary

Welcome! I'm Drew Novak, a motivated, persistent, and hard-working engineering student who is a rising Junior at Purdue University. However you might have stumbled upon my site here feel free to check out my portfolio, resume, and other information about what motivates me, and what got me where I am!

Experience Timeline

May - August 2026

Innovation Engineering Intern

Boeing

Working in the Innovation Cell at Boeing South Carolina to provide rapid prototyping solutions for immediate manufacturing needs.
Boeing
Firefly Aerospace
January - May 2026

Structures Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Firefly Aerospace

Owner of multiple projects across the composites ME team on Alpha, Eclipse, Blue Ghost, and Elytra missions. Led digital work instruction & Confluence-based process improvement efforts.
June - August 2025

Semiconductor Manufacturing Intern

Purdue STARS — Purdue University

Worked on the MIM Characterization team to improve photolithography masks for MIM capacitors at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Presented findings at the Purdue Summer Research Convention and toured GlobalFoundries Fab 8 in Malta, NY.
Purdue Birck Nanotechnology Center

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Minoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2024 – 2028

At Purdue I have been focused on my engineering undergraduate degree through technical clubs and research. Outside of the classroom I am involved with the Honors college, Marching band, Student engineering foundation (PSEF), and more. I have enjoyed being challenged by the coursework and then applying it's nuances to my research and technical organizations to bridge the gap between theory, design, and manufacturing.

Experience

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