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Long Beach, CA, US

Tustin, CA, US

• Wrote and performed functional checkout procedures for safety critical flight control systems on system test benches and the spaceship to verify safe functionality of system architecture updates.
• Performed troubleshooting and root-cause analysis to drive multiple Major and Grounding problem reports to close, ensuring safe and repeatable mission completion. Enabled successful entry into commercial service for.
• Worked closely with pilots to amend pilot operating procedure documentation, ensuring safe nominal and emergency operation of the vehicle.
• Developed environmental qualification requirements for flight-critical hardware to verify robustness within the highly dynamic sub-orbital spaceflight mission environment using internal standards based on RTCA DO160.
• Subject Matter Expert for the flight surface actuator controllers; safety critical hardware and software which is enabling full Fly-by-Wire operation of the next generation Delta-class spaceships.
• Interfaced with internal program and technical teams to provide supplier management coordination for the actuator controller supplier.

• Led concepting, design, and integration efforts for various complex system components on the vehicle and the wayside.
• Collaborated across teams to develop functional, program, and safety requirements, providing thorough coverage while maintaining rapid turnaround times and zero slip to program schedule.
• Owned problem reports throughout the system, presenting details and recommendations to a review board to drive them to close.

Poway, CA, US

• Responsible for simulation, test, and evaluation of flight control systems for the MQ-9B type certification program.
• Provided full development-cycle support, from requirements definition to algorithm specification, integration, test requests, test support, analysis, and technical reports.
• Conducted various failure mode analyses for fault-tolerant and safety critical systems, utilizing desktop and SIL 6-DoF simulation environments to identify worst case failures and assess impact to safety of flight.
• Defined requirements for, assessed, characterized, and documented contingency management capabilities. Included analyses in certification artifacts.