Charles Kalis Email & Phone Number

My experience with L3Harris as a Systems Engineering Intern has reinforced my desire to work as a Systems Engineering Integration and Testing (SEIT) Engineer. I performed many Thermal, Vibration, and Distortion tests on electro-optical systems, I assembled an equipment test rack for a Flight Test, and I authored a Test Procedure for a Design Verification Test. Due to the duration of my internship, I did not see through the Flight Test or the Design Verification Test, and it has only increased my desire to secure a role in which I can continue testing. My career as a M.S. Systems Engineering student reflected my B.S. Aerospace Engineering background. For course projects, I would often choose aerospace systems to perform various systems engineering activities such as designing system architectures, performing lifecycle analyses, and developing MBSE models. For my M.S. Project, I was involved with two projects, "Model-Based Engineering Training Module" funded by Lockheed Martin and "Fundamentals of Model Based Systems Engineering with MATLAB & Simulink" funded by MathWorks Academic. As a Research Assistant for those projects, I mapped systems engineering artifacts between Traditional Systems Engineering, SysML MBSE, and MATLAB System Composer approaches, and I developed the systems engineering artifacts for a Certification Rocket case study for each approach.For my B.S. Senior Design Project, I was one of two Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) engineers on a team participating in AIAA's 2021 Mars Ice Core Sample Return Design Competition. I used MATLAB extensively to perform technical analyses in creating a design to satisfy structural, thermal, and trajectory requirements. It was this project that had solidified a desire to work with rocket propulsion systems.Overall, I am a Systems Engineer with a desire to test rocket propulsions systems. I enjoy the hands-on aspect of testing and the technical requirements for working with rockets. I am determined to continue obtaining enriching experiences within those fields to someday design and test the powerful rockets that inspire many of us.