Charles C. Cossette Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Working on the collision avoidance system. Developing algorithms for prediction of other agents' future positions, and computing corresponding probabilities of collision.

Co-taught ELE6209 - Navigation Systems. A graduate course on state estimation for autonomous vehicles.

- Developed flight simulation and engine simulation software.- Modelled flight dynamics, multibody flexible and propellant slosh dynamics, and developed 6DOF simulators.- Performed linear control design, attitude control, and control allocation methods.

Montreal, Quebec

- Programmed dynamic behaviour and logic of engine subsystem in C++- Performed unit testing, system testing, and debugging of simulator software

Montreal

- 1st place win of 124 university teams at Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition- Spanned multiple roles over the years as a Technical director, an airframe manufacturing role, and an avionics developer.- Experience in composite materials, aerodynamics, CAD modelling, structural analysis, PCB design and programming

Longueil, QC

- Liaison between R&D Department and Test Facilities for bearing tests to be implemented in turbofans.- Coordinated tests and day-to-day activities inside Test Cell in collaboration with Test Engineer.- Wrote VBA programs for automatic statistical analysis. Used data to validate and calibrate FEA thermalmodels in ANSYS Workbench.

Montreal

- Modelling and evaluation of worst performing suppliers.- Conception and calculation of performance metrics to be used internally by Supply Chain.- Development of interactive programs with Excel’s Visual Basic and SAP to automatically assess all 365 suppliers, and to coordinate the Supply Chain Team's response to supplier performance.- Exportation of.

Singapore

- Engineering assistant for repair development, fixture design, cost reduction projects, and operation optimization.- Programming with Excel’s Visual Basic.- Third-party outsourcing and technical verifications.- Familiarization with manufacturing processes (milling, blending, sand blasting, welding, wet lapping, drilling, etc.)

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Robotics

Worked on state estimation for multi-robot teams using ultra-wideband radio.

Master Of Engineering - M. Eng, Robotics

Bachelor Of Engineering - B. Eng, Mechanical Engineering