# Steve Bofill

> Steve Bofill is a mechanical engineer and co-founder of WaveAerospace. His background includes Sikorsky, General Atomics, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, as well as co-founding compact vending-machine company Vengo, which he presented on Shark Tank with Brian Shimmerlik. He built Vengo’s first prototype with his father, aerospace engineer Brian Bofill.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at WaveAerospace
- **Organizations:** WaveAerospace, Vengo Labs, Bofill Technologies, Sikorsky Aircraft, General Atomics, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vengo and led early product development., Built Vengo’s first prototype with his father, Brian Bofill., Presented Vengo on Shark Tank in 2016 alongside Brian Shimmerlik.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Lockheed Martin internship, June-August, listed by Crunchbase.
- **2005** — Mechanical engineering graduation year listed by Crunchbase; later worked in composite structural design at Northrop Grumman.
- **2007-2008** — Worked at General Atomics; reporting identifies work on the MQ-1 Predator.
- **2010-2012** — Mechanical design engineer at Sikorsky, April 2010-May 2012, listed by Crunchbase.
- **2011-2012** — Co-founded Vengo; sources differ on founding year. Built its first prototype with father Brian Bofill in Bethpage.
- **2016** — Appeared with Brian Shimmerlik on Shark Tank; Vengo accepted an on-air offer involving $2 million in venture debt and 3 percent equity.
- **2016-2017** — Vengo relocated its headquarters and engineering operation to Bethpage.
- **2017** — Founded Bofill Technologies in April, according to Crunchbase.
- **2021** — UConn profiled Bofill and Mark Strauss as members of TIP Digital’s early Stamford cohort.
- **2022** — Robotic cleaning apparatus and system patent US11529036B2 granted December 20, naming Steven J. Bofill and Mark Strauss as inventors.
- **2023** — WaveAerospace promoted pre-orders across four aircraft; announced Series A financing in September.
- **2024** — WaveAerospace established operations at Three Wing Aviation in Stratford; Amentum announced a strategic partnership September 16.
- **2025** — WaveAerospace demonstrated MULE at Project Convergence in March; April reporting described Falcon assembly and Huntress development in Stratford.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vengo and led early product development.
- Built Vengo’s first prototype with his father, Brian Bofill.
- Presented Vengo on Shark Tank in 2016 alongside Brian Shimmerlik.
- Co-founded WaveAerospace with Mark Strauss.
- Named co-inventor on granted robotic-cleaning patent US11529036B2.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Reporting described WaveAerospace’s March MULE demonstration at the US Army’s Project Convergence, Falcon assembly in Stratford and Huntress development.
- **2024-09** — Amentum announced a strategic partnership with WaveAerospace for integration, deployment and support of its aircraft.
- **2024-05** — WaveAerospace was operating from a Three Wing Aviation hangar in Stratford.

## Links

- Website: https://bofilltech.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbofill/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14