July 7, 2025

Co-op Spotlight: Alan Hsu

Alan Hsu is an ECE student who spent a semester on co-op at Starpath Robotics in Hawthorne, CA.
Young person wearing glasses and a black "Starpath" t-shirt stands against a plain white background, looking confidently at the camera.
Alan Hsu on co-op at Starpath Robotics in Hawthorne, CA.

Major: Electrical Engineering

Student Classification: Sophomore

Name and location of company where you are on co-op: Starpath Robotics in Hawthorne, CA.

Job duties: Design, assembly, and bringup of embedded systems including power, compute, actuation, and sensing

Why did you want to do this co-op/What do you hope to gain from the experience? I was drawn to this opportunity because as it is a small startup I can take ownership of a significant portion of the hardware design for the company’s lunar system.

What are your ultimate career goals? I want to work on low-cost avionics that bring down the cost barriers of space exploration and settlement..

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