Ethan Flynn Email & Phone Number

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

- Planned and conducted the entire qualification of a relief valve for Crew Dragon, including documentation, pressure testing, environmental testing, data and root cause analysis.- Piloted an interactive web application of rocket 1st Stage displaying points at relevant fastener locations, which would allow engineers to rapidly access vehicle requirements and increase efficiency in production.- Assisted in the vetting, design, and implementation of a composite curing auto checker to reduce time spent analyzing cures.- Compiled buyoffs list of company-wide leak checks to pinpoint quality sore spots, leading to time reduction process changes.- Tested a multitude of fastener stack-ups to attain accurate design reference numbers for running torque and k-factors.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

• Developed drill bit exchange fixture for higher fidelity hardware to allow for multiple tests in vacuum chamber.o Utilized flight design of docking hardware in four locations to optimize test repeatability.o Designed, with multiple high-level reviews, hardware to lock drill bits in three different axes (NX 11).o Ordered, post-machined, and assembled full bit box fixture and implemented in testbed.• Conducted testing on four testbeds, including docking, 10ft. vacuum chamber, tube alignment, and percussion life, to test components of the Sampling and Caching Subsystem on Mars 2020 rover.• Designed multiple ground support equipment fixtures including a stereo camera mount, testbed stiffness hardware, weight attachment, small volume assessment probes, and preliminary heat exchangers in NX 11, all on active testbeds.• Planned and directed the repeatable 20 degree tilt of a 1,000 lb. testbed and design of accompanying hardware.• Prototyped rover flight design of drill bit holder by adjusting small aspects of design for quick fabrication.• Communicated and connected with multiple machinists to post-machine test fixtures for improved testing and data collection.• Determined heat exchanger placement, initial design, and implementation to allow for verification and validation of Sample and Caching Subsystem flight design within vacuum chamber.

Stratford, Connecticut, Us

• Verified inspection requirements, compiled Engineering Specification for military use and carried out customer support for a supplier part including official production drawing creation and root cause analysis for aircraft fit.• Represented propulsion team as the technical expert for fire detector purchasing process in meetings including a supplier company, military representatives and multiple Sikorsky branches.• Solved manufacturing errors on production line through collaboration through various groups (structures, thermal, manufacturing, design, airframe, propulsion, electrical, etc.) and root cause analyses.• Implemented manufacturing solutions by updating drawings of multiple propulsion systems for implementation on military aircraft.• Conducted original 3-D modeling design of a heat exhaust duct in CATIA V5 from basic design to detail design with attention to ease of manufacturing (materials, overall design and assembly).• Created duct for test at another Sikorsky facility (and modifications to current use aircraft) to solve an overheating problem due to climate and a new configuration of control panels.• Actively tracked engineering change releases to improve business processes and save money by analyzing large amount of data to find inconsistencies in drawing release process.