Craig Babiarz Email & Phone Number

Centennial, Colorado, United States

-Lead design team for heat shield development on Vulcan Centaur engine reuse program-Release engineering drawings for over 100 parts, assemblies, and installs for hardware including foam insulation, multi-layer insulation, weldments, tank penetrations, and machined parts-Plan Jira sprints for Agile project management-Complete tolerances analyses to ensure assembly fit up and relax production requirements-Perform on-site supplier walkdowns for first article hardware inspection-Provide on-site engineering production support for build of test articles and first flight article-Quickly disposition non-conforming hardware to reduce production down time

• Prepared and gave graduate course lecture on simultaneous localization and mapping using Kalman Filters• Developed audio-based 3D positioning system and demonstrated accuracy to 2 cm• Coordinated logistics for, and performed collection of GPS data at multi-day GPS jamming event at Edwards Air Force Base

Urbana, Il

• Courses TA'd: Dynamical Systems, Compressible Flow, Intro to Aerospace Engineering• Managed teams of graders to maintain consistent grading practices while meeting regular weekly deadlines• Developed course materials and taught lab sessions on MATLAB and CAD (Siemens NX)

Urbana, Il

• Coded MATLAB simulations to assess and mitigate high impact/likelihood risks for attitude control system• Increased efficiency of CubeSat attitude control system using aerodynamic stabilization• Created satellite test stand for ADCS integration and testing by designing hardware in PTC Creo and creating part drawings for machine shop using GD&T• Authored test stand assembly instructions and updated associated test hardware lifecycle documentation

Urbana, Il

Greenbelt, Md

• Used simulation and statistical methods to assess accuracy of magnetometers on GOES-R satellite• Identified criteria to determine if on-orbit sensor calibration was successful• Presented findings verbally at meeting with program managers and visually at poster session

• Designed, built, tested, and flew high-powered rocket to place 4th/35 in NASA student design competition.• Fabricated carbon fiber components using vacuum bagging method.• Constructed airframe using drill presses, bandsaws, miter saws, routers, coordless drills, and hand tools.• Performed trade studies to design airframe, which reached within 44 feet of target apogee.• Authored design review documentation including PDR, CDR, FRR, and PLAR.

Master’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering, 3.5/4.0

Activities and Societies: • President - Illini Cycling Club • Vice President - Illini Cycling Club

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering, Highest Honors, 3.93/4.0

Activities and Societies: • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society • Tau Sigma National Honor Society • James Scholar • Collegiate Cycling.