Daniel Kußner Email & Phone Number

Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland

Spacecraft Operations Engineer for the Sentinel Expansion Missions (priority on CRISTAL & LSTM) in a contractor role for LSE Space GmbH.

Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Young Graduate Trainee program in the area of spacecraft operations. Working in the Earth Observations department on the Sentinel missions (Sentinel 3, 5p, 6, CO2M, CRISTAL). Tasks include:- Document and subsystem reviews (PDR and CDR)- Creation of technical documents (e.g. ICDs, reports, requirements documents)- Coordination, testing and validation of data-handling and operations systems (e.g. EGOS MPS, MATIS, PROTOS, Opsweb, MOIS, OPEN-M, GSTVi + NDIU, SCOS-2000, Simsat)- Creation and validation of Flight Operations Procedures- Supporting user validation of EGOS-CC for the Sentinel-6 FCT- Participation in the Newcomers and Newspace Young ESA working groups and multiple times tutor of high school interns

Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

6 Month Master Thesis in the CFD/Aerodynamics Area. Final grade: 1.0

Hinwil, Zurich, Switzerland

Internship within the Aerodynamics Department (CFD Correlation Group) of Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Team

Darmstadt Area, Germany

- Developed a completely new aerodynamics-setup for the rear wing of a formula student racing car- Executed Parametric CFD study on airfoils and wing setup combinations in ANSYS Fluent as well as simulation of the entire car to achieve about 20% downforce gain while reducing drag by 5% compared to previous year’s rear wing- Presented to an audience of judges at multiple formula student events alongside industry and Formula One representatives.- Documented the results in an extensive design report- Manufactured CFRP aero-parts and monocoque in a team

Rüsselsheim

Carried out numerous technical, hands-on tasks in different departments such as welding, drilling, turning, milling and working with CFRP (in prototyping department).

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Maintained the software and hardware of high-tec fixed-base flight simulators (Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800). Demonstrated drones as flight instructor at numerous company customer events.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

International Exchange Student, Aerospace Engineering

Participation in an international exchange program at University of Toronto for fall semester of 2019.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Abitur (Allgemeine Hochschulreife), 1.7

Activities and Societies: Advanced Courses: Mathematics, Chemistry