Daniel Cap Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Additive Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert - responsible for investigating new applications for all additive processes including; SLM, Laser Deposition, Selective Net Shape and EBM. Experimentation to determine the limits of the additive processes and to determine applicability to hardware design. Review of CAD models to determine adherence to design guidelines. Author of design guide for the SLM process. AR1 Main Injector Design Lead - responsible for the design of the main injector and the utilization of the SLM process to fabricate some of the hardware.AR1 Preburner Injector - Modeled preburner to allow fabrication through the use of the SLM process. ATTAM- Design lead for modeling the vision vehicle incorporating new propulsion technologies.XLR-132 - Review of designs to apply the SLM process. Review of CAD models to determine adherence to design guidelines.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Application of system design methodologies from very small thrusters to propulsion and large rocket systems. Conceptual design of new products including new rocket engines, and solar power receivers and plant designs. Investigation of new technologies to reduce cost and schedule.

Canoga Park, Ca

F-1B GG Injector Design - Redesign of the F-1 Gas Generator injector to be manufactured using the Selective Laser Melting process. Reduced the part count from 22 parts to 3.Additive Manufacturing - Design lead for implementing the Selective Laser Melting process. Responsible for defining possible build geometries and documenting for future use. Designed hardware to aid in the understanding of the process design limits.Aerospike Vehicle - One of several engineers who as a team investigated the benefits of applying an aerospike engine to a launch vehicle. The team utilized a Saturn V vehicle and replaced the existing engines with aerospikes to determine if there were overall benefits. Responsible for modeling the engines and stages. Propulsion Module - Design of a propulsion module that incorporated 5 SSME's. To be used a the basis for the Space Launch System. Later modified to a single engine with all the subsystems incorporated into the engine module.Solar Power - Initial design of a solar receiver for ESKOM of South Africa. layout of all receiver panels and conceptual design of the structure including methods for attaching the panels. Lead design engineer for the design of a solar power plant with Solar Reserve. Led a team that created the initial layout of a receiver, tower, and all ancillary systems.

Canoga Park, Ca

Advanced Programs RS-76 - Conceptual layout of a Lox/RP-1 Ox-rich Staged Combustion engine. Overall definition of the engine system.RS-72 - Lead Design engineer for a pump fed NTO/MMH upper stage engine. Responsible for integrating a Rocketdyne turbopump with a DASA thrust chamber. Led the design activity through engine assembly and just prior to test. RS-83 Lead System Design engineer. Responsible for the overall layout of the engine and integration of all component hardware. Performed trade studies to define the system concept and provided direction for resolving design issues.Pad Abort Demonstrator - Lead design engineer responsible for the layout of a propulsion module to launch a Lockheed-Martin crew capsule for launch recovery techniques. Activities included sizing of all major components including propellant tanks, pressurant bottles, and all propellant and pressurant lines. Created the propulsion module layout including the support structure and mounting of all components. Tracked the weight of all components. Coordinated efforts with Lockheed-Martin to integrate the module with the crew capsule.Advanced Programs - Developed parametric CAD models for thrust chambers, nozzles and turbopumps. The models allow creation of CAD models based on user inputs and provide a first cut at how components may look. Allows more time to be spent of performing trades rather than creating component models.

Canoga Park, Ca

THAAD Program - Designed the pressurant system for the demonstration validation kill vehicle. Design included the pressurant tank and all lines and valves associated with the system.responsible for the layout of the propellant tanks for purchase outside. Layout of all propellant lines for the system. Developed the interface for the NC tube bender and defined the process for producing formed tubes. Ground Based Interceptor - Layout and design of a cryocooler system to reduce the temperature of the seeker. Designed a workhorse version for successful sensor flight test. Developed a technique to dry the system to less than 13 ppm of moisture.

Canoga Park, Ca

National Aerospace Space Plane - Design integrator responsible for layout of a hypersonic flowpath and integrating it with a particular airframe. Required an in depth knowledge of the flowpath and the interactions with the vehicle. Detailed design of an inlet for a subscale flowpath. Followed the design through fabrication and aided in the assembly of the flowpath for test. Lead design engineer for the in combined companies subscale test flowpath. Conceptually designed the flowpath and led a number of design engineers through the detail design of the flowpath.

Canoga Park, Ca

Advance Programs - Completed several conceptual designs of transfer stages that were to be lifted into space by the shuttle and then released to pursue higher orbits. Required an understanding of the shuttle cargo bay and providing interfaces for the payload and the cargo bay. Developed the first interactive CAD program that defined a thrust chamber and nozzle profile based on user inputs. Created layouts of Kinetic Kill Vehicles. Required sizing of components and organizing the components into a cohesive system. Developed technique for predicting diaphragm reversals in propellant tanks and verified the same through a test program.Space Transportation Booster Engine - Responsible for the conceptual layout of the STBE. Coordinated design activities with other component groups to arrive at a configuration that met all design requirements.

Canoga Park, Ca

Peacekeeper Design - Responsible for designing approach for filling and detanking a stage. Designed weld closeouts for fill and drain valves.

Canoga Park, Ca

Manufacturing Rotation Program - rotated through different groups of the manufacturing functions. Areas included Scheduling, Tool Design, Production Control and finally 6 months as an ME. Was responsible for processing stage end rings and stage simulator through manufacturing.

Canoga Park, Ca

Peacekeeper Design - Responsible for the design of test articles in support of flight hardware. Aided in the design of attitude control engines. Began conversion of board drawings to companies first CAD system.

Certificate, Program Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Member of Varsity Football Team