Andrew Kurtz

Builder | COO @ Nine Fives

Founder

2026Founder· Nine Fives

Founder · since 2026

Company

Nine Fives

Role

Founder & COO

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

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Nine Fives

RF test equipment for next-gen spacecraft, drones, and cellphones

Experience

Career

Nine Fives
Founder
Founder & COO · 2026 – Present
2026
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Staff Mechanical Engineer · Greater Boston · 2019 – 2026
2019
SpaceX
Structures Engineer · Greater Los Angeles Area · 2018 – 2019
2018
SpaceX
Manufacturing Engineer · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2017 – 2018
2017
SpaceX
Engineering Intern · 2016
2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Undergraduate Researcher · Strategic Engineering Research Group · 2015 – 2016
2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Undergraduate Researcher · Space Systems Lab · 2013 – 2014
2013

I spent the last 9 years as a mechanical engineer working on a wide variety of aerospace products. Now building better test equipment with Nine Fives