Charles Meyer Email & Phone Number

Hawthorne, California, Us

Launch Director for commercial missions, Starlink missions, and NASA LSP missions including PACE, GOES-U, and Europa Clipper. Automation and operations focal for developing crewed launch capability from SLC-40.

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Centennial, Co, Us

Lead installation and checkout of ground command, control, and communication infrastructure for CST-100 Starliner manned spaceflight.Lead operations for Atlas V ground system maintenance, launch vehicle integration, and integrated systems testing. Responsible for mission-peculiar modifications, tests, and installations for electrical ground support equipment.Coordinates with design engineering to validate test requirements and improve process flows, reducing launch costs and pad turnaround times

Centennial, Co, Us

Airborne Electrical Systems• Led installation of Centaur Flight Termination System and Centaur Main batteries for the MUOS-5 mission, confirming proper load response and temperature profiles.• Verified avionics and ordnance installation per specification.• Performed launch vehicle closeout activities, walking down the rocket and taking closeout photos.• Updated operational fishbones to reflect procedural changes due to new avionics packages.• Performed preliminary trade study to assess feasibility of implementing a new storage system for the vehicle ordnance simulation system.Ground Electrical Systems• Led Centaur propellant fill and drain valve checkout for the NROL-61 mission to ensure that the LOX and LH2 valves would close properly, adjusting sensors to calibrated, temperature corrected data.• Performed Centaur Umbilical continuity checks, troubleshooting, and refurbishment for NROL-61 and OSIRIS Rex, mobile launch platform grounding checks during rollout and rollback, and Centaur propellant burn stack igniter troubleshooting and replacement.• Updated procedures and test requirements to accurately reflect testing needs.

Columbia, Mo, Us

➢ Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) Device Development:• Created Matlab tool to calculate the optimal energy structure for TPVs to harvest low temperature thermal energy via detailed balance. • Led other researchers in data collection and analysis by managing group meetings as lead researcher, and trained others to safely use equipment. • Constructed optical systems for non-invasive sample analysis. • Analyzed semiconductor materials using scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy• Presented research findings at the 2014 Photonics West Conference and the 2014 Electronic Materials Conference. ➢ Monolithic Semiconductor Laser Array Development:• Investigated laser designs for producing impedance matched laser arrays. • Fabricated and tested laser diodes using molecular beam epitaxy, thermal evaporation and time-domain reflectometry. • Coordinated with overseeing engineering firm to produce lasers to meet necessary deadlines and performance requirements. • Rebuilt molecular beam epitaxy equipment after system failure, performing calibrations and system checks to maintain experimental continuity, and created safeguards to prevent similar problems in the future.➢ Quantum Cascade Laser Development:• Standardized laser production by writing procedures for molecular beam epitaxy operation. • Machined thermoelectric stages to control laser temperature during analysis. • Analyzed process conditions for producing unique laser designs. • Presented research findings at the North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference, and published reports in the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A and B.

Centennial, Co, Us

RD-180 Thrust Vector Control Analysis•Performed Bayesian statistical analyses on flight and test data from the RD-180 engine to determine relationships between anomalous thrust vector control movements and hydraulic system parameters during operation.•Developed statistical technique to predict engines at risk for anomalous behavior, despite having passed acceptance testing.•Calculated probability of total vehicle failure due to anomalous movements, developed methods to identify engines at risk for anomalies, and proved current testing procedures do not reduce the risk of anomalies.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics