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Jake Orr, wearing an olive green shirt and black and white hat, inspects a large drone aircraft during his coop experience at Aim Lock, Inc.

Student Spotlight: Jake Orr

Jake Orr, a rising sophomore at the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomolecular Engineering, worked with unmanned aircraft that have the potential to improve military safety during his coop experience as a member of the team at Aim Lock, Inc. in Littleton, Colorado.

My name is Jake Orr. I am a rising sophomore this fall 2023 and a mechanical engineering major at the Tickle College of Engineering. I accepted an internship assignment working with Aim Lock Inc. a company dedicated “to help America lead the global fight of good over evil, to protect the innocent, and bring our soldiers home safely.” Aim Lock is a military contractor focused on unmanned group-based vehicles with a specialization in automated threat detection and targeting analysis systems. The assignment I accepted is based in Littleton, Colorado.

By spearheading the industry in small, unmanned aircraft with remote weapon systems, Aim Lock can protect our soldiers on the battlefields across the globe.

This experience has been one the most rewarding undertakings of my early college career and I’m excited to make many more memories and experiences along the way at UT Knoxville!

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Two men dressed in dark colored clothes work on a large drone aircraft which is hanging from an A frame structure for support in an outdoor environment with green grass and blue skies.

A group of four men work on a large unmanned aircraft. Two of the men are holding the drone up with both hands. The third man, in an olive green shirt, conducts potential repairs or diagnostics, while the fourth person observes from the side.

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