Michael Baron
FounderFounder at Aurorin CAD
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAurorin CAD Β· YC
About
Michael Baron previously interned at SpaceX, where he worked on propulsion simulation, autonomous systems, and flight software, and at Apple, where he focused on GPU driver performance. He is the founder of Aurorin CAD.
Michael Baron @nominalaviator
these people won't stop sending spam https://t.co/czMrGL9OGx
Jul 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Michael Baron @nominalaviator
Believing you can do something makes you much more likely to actually be able to do it. It makes you start, keep going, and learn whatever you need to learn. But being too confident in the path makes you stop asking why: the most important question.
Jun 25, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Michael Baron @nominalaviator
Michael Principle #3: You need to be very overconfident about your ability to do something, but extremely underconfident about the path to get there.
Jun 25, 2026 Β· β₯ 6
Founder at Aurorin CADYC W26
Intro paths
Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran Aurorin CAD's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Michael can intro founders to Aurorin CAD's investors below.
Aurorin CAD's investors Β· 1
Experience
- Aurorin CAD (YC W26)Founder, CEOcurrent2026 β present
- SpaceXDragon Guidance Navigation & Control Intern2025Hawthorne, California, United States
- AppleGPU Driver Performance Software Engineering Intern2025Cupertino, California, United States
- Lehigh University Space InitiativePresident & Lead Systems Engineer2024 β 2025Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
- Lehigh University Space InitiativeSoftware Engineering Team Lead2022 β 2024Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
- SpaceXRaptor Combustion Similation Software Engineering Intern2024Hawthorne, California, United States
- D.N.A.R.EPresident and Chief Engineer2023 β 2024
- SpaceXFlight Software Engineering Intern2023Hawthorne, California, United States
- Sunrise Graphics EngineGraphics/Systems Software Engineer2018 β 2023
- Self-employedSoftware Application Developer2015 β 2023
- DotBack-End Developer2022 β 2023
- FIRST Robotics Team 5490The Dark Byte - Sole and Lead Programmer2021 β 2022
- Technology Student AssociationVice President2019 β 2022
- Group ProjectTeam, CAD and Software Lead2020 β 2021
- Precision Flight ControlsTechnical Industry Intern2018
Education
- Y CombinatorW26
- Lehigh UniversityIntegrated Degree in Engineering and Arts and Sciences - BS, ENGINEERING2022 β 2025
- Moravian AcademyHigh School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates2018 β 2022
Skills & more
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Project ManagementGitFlowPID ControllerSoftware ArchitectureLeadershipTeamwork3D GraphicsJavaScriptiOS DevelopmentData StructuresOpenGL Shading Language (GLSL)Shader CreationFrom Michael's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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Lehigh University mafia12
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Moravian Academy mafia4
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Same school
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Also attended Lehigh University72
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Shared employers
Also worked at SpaceX147
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Also worked at Apple451
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