In August 2025, Santiago Carbajal began his sophomore year as a software engineering student contractor at NetApp through Ennovar. Working with NetApp’s Performance and Benchmarking Team, Carbajal actively shapes his future through hands-on experience in this applied learning experience. Carbajal advances in his own future and in future technology by coding, testing and learning new technologies like machine learning and AI development at NetApp.
As a computer engineering freshman, Carbajal first explored career possibilities in aerospace engineering.
At the National Institute for Aviation Research, from December 2024 to August 2025, Carbajal worked as a quality assurance and engineering student assistant at NIAR’s Research Advanced Machining and Prototyping Laboratory. At NIAR, he perfected his eye for detail.