Michael Giehl

Michael Giehl is an accomplished manufacturing engineer currently working at Champion Aerospace LLC since May 2023. Prior to this role, Michael served as a vehicle validation engineer at Proterra Inc, where responsibilities included creating and executing EMI test programs, leading in-house testing, and developing data acquisition solutions for electric buses. Michael's previous experience also includes a position as a test engineer at Wabtec Passenger Transit, where oversight of product validation and collaboration with various teams was essential. Earlier in Michael's career, as lead engineer at Tandematic Inc, responsibilities encompassed designing control systems and troubleshooting customer-reported issues. Michael began the professional journey as a power lab intern at Husky Injection Molding Systems, assisting in thermal tests and analyzing product performance. An educational foundation in mechanical engineering was established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, supported by earlier studies at Staten Island Technical High School.