Duncan Bradley Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, California, United States

▪ Designed several pieces of structural mounting hardware on for the Dudley mission, including the payload deployer mounting plates along with the onboard camera mounting brackets.▪ Created the final design of the aluminum housing for the Payload Management Unit (PMU) on the Dudley mission, along with modified configurations for use on future missions.▪ Worked as part of an on-site team for the full flight system proto-qualification vibration test at NTS Santa Clarita.▪ Worked on the updated design of the enclosure for the Power Processing Unit (PPU), to be flown on future Vigoride models. Final design pending.

Paso Robles, California, United States

▪ Created SolidWorks CAD models for new backshell hardware, meeting all customer and internal design specifications and standards▪ Analyzed existing part designs and designed adjustments in order to meet specific customer needs▪ Worked to redesign existing hardware in order to allow for new ultrasonic welding assembly processes

San Luis Obispo, California

▪ Worked as part of a team on a test campaign for solid rocket motor (SRM) designs which validated our subscale motor production processes▪ Served as a field technician for SRM hot fire tests and aided in analyzing and characterizing our SRM formulations and grain geometry▪ Took on the joint role of rocketeer and field operator during a campaign to design and test a Counter UAS rocket made with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components▪ Using ASTOS optimization software, conducted a 1st order analysis for the trajectory of an air launch system meant to carry a single smallsat payload to orbit

San Luis Obispo, California

Palo Alto, California

As a CORE Engineering Intern, I worked within the Spacecraft Systems CORE in the Configuration department. Notable tasks include to following:▪ Updating the Configuration design library to aid in Model Based Design. To better improve the manufacturing process, drawing protocols were changed to supply assembly technicians with 3D CAD models rather than 2D renderings.▪ Conducting hardware checks within Creo, ensuring that manufacturing had all necessary information to fasten structural components to the satellite bus. Every ounce of mass matters when propelling any object into space, so even the fasteners needed to be selected with mass constraints in mind.▪ Designing the initial cabling route from GPS antennae to receiver on Restore-L, a satellite whose mission is to refuel a government satellite already in orbit.▪ Collaborating with other interns to design new and innovative ways to utilize smallsats. As the space industry has grown, the technology itself has been shifting towards more miniaturized payloads. I and other interns were tasked with brainstorming possible applications of smallsats and how they might be implemented with current company hardware.

Lafayette, California

As a Lead Instructor at Galileo Summer Quest (GSQ) Lafayette -- a summer camp centered around cultivating innovation and problem-solving skills -- I taught the Go-Karts major with the help of one to three Assistant Instructors. My fellow instructors and I would train campers, ranging in age from 10 to 13 years old, how to safely use power drills and basic woodworking tools. Over the course of the week, teams of two to three campers would work together to create soap-box style go-karts in any design of their choosing, either building based on the standard kit provided or letting their creativity guide their work.