UBCO engineering graduates careers take flight at KF Aerospace
For engineering students at UBC Okanagan, the sound of planes taking off and landing on the other side of highway 97 at the Kelowna International Airport can be inspiring. Connor Badowich completed his BASc (’16) and MASc (’19) in Electrical Engineering at UBC Okanagan. His ambition from the time he was a kid was to become of an astronaut, and that journey led him to KF Aerospace.
For as long as he can remember, Pradeep Pugalendhi has been fascinated by aviation. “What’s there not to like about a 100,000 lbs machine flying through the air?” Pugalendhi grew up in Lethbridge, AB and still remembers the first time he saw a CF-18 Hornet at the Lethbridge International Air Show. He’s been hooked on aviation ever since.
Pugalendhi graduated from UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in June 2021. Prior to that, he completed an Engineering Technology diploma from NAIT, and transferred to UBC through the Camosun College bridge program. During his fourth year, one of his professors, Dr. Sina Kheirkhah, suggested he apply for an internship at KF. That internship has led to a full-time role as a Project Engineer.
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