About / Ben Friedel

Who am I to talk about aerospace?
Fair question.

Overview

Ben Friedel smiling outdoors in a gray sweater

I’m an Aeronautical Engineering student at HAW Hamburg, completing my dual-study program with Airbus.

Most of my work sits somewhere between aircraft design, simulation and manufacturing. I enjoy working on things I can model, test and eventually build.

Outside university and Airbus, I use small projects and prototypes to learn new tools and explore whatever catches my interest.

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Experience

Aug 2026 — Present

Zoo

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Part-time · Remote

  • Developed original CAD models and evaluated Zoo Design Studio for practical engineering applications.
  • Contributed to product development through technical feedback and manufacturing-focused validation projects.

Aug 2023 — Present

Airbus

Dual Student

Full-time · Hamburg, Germany

  • Combined university studies with full-time placements across different Airbus engineering departments.
  • Performed virtual testing of aircraft components using CATIA and Abaqus, including finite element modeling, analysis and post-processing.
  • Supported customer service engineering for in-service aircraft and cabin modification projects.
  • Gained international experience at Airbus Defence and Space in Spain, with exposure to research activities, engineering design and production-line development.
  • Built hands-on manufacturing experience in structural assembly, equipment installation and aircraft final assembly.

Education

Toolkit

Technical Tools

CAD
CATIA V5 · Siemens NX · Zoo Design Studio
FEA
Abaqus · Patran/Nastran
Simulation
MATLAB/Simulink

Skills

  • Aircraft Design
  • Prototyping

Current focus

Spending this semester on modeling, composites and a few other engineering disciplines at university, alongside my work with Zoo.