Evan Burger Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Laurel, Maryland, United States

- Design, build, and test bespoke instruments for NASA and US government spacecraft- Led the development of the optical telescope instrument for the SunCET CubeSat - Innovate and develop next generation charged-particle instruments for use in space- Spearheaded assembly and testing of the Mapping Imaging Spectrometer for Europa (MISE) scanner on the NASA flagship Europa Clipper mission- Completed integration and testing of the Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) instrument on the NASA flagship Europa Clipper mission- Author proposals, publish papers, and share work at conferences

Ithaca, New York, United States

- Designed, fabricated, and tested a custom 3U deployer to eject 100 ChipSats on a Blue Origin sounding rocket under former NASA CTO Prof. Mason Peck in the Space Systems Design Studio

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Designed and analyzed 12 mechanical ground support parts in NX and NASTRAN for the PREFIRE CubeSat mission including hardware used for instrument assembly, vibration testing, and qualification testing- Performed analysis of stress failure modes for the PREFIRE 1-DOF pointing mechanism- Performed configuration trade studies for the INCUS and SHEILD mission proposals including preliminary design of antenna structure, determining instrument and mechanism arrangement to fit within payload fairing

Ithaca, New York Area

- Competed at the international University Rover Competition on an interdisciplinary student run project of 51 members that built a full-scale functional Mars rover- Responsible for team reaching overarching project design goals, previously lead of 10-member drives system subteam, lead designer and stress analyst for wheels subsystem, testing lead for the extreme retrieval and delivery task- Designed using SolidWorks, optimized using ANSYS, presented designs to both technical and non-technical audiences, manufactured using 3D printing and machining

Ithaca, New York, United States

Ithaca, New York, United States

Ithaca, New York, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Designed and analyzed flight hardware in NX and NASTRAN for the Coronagraph Instrument on the WFIRST (now Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope) mission including a support structure for the nitrogen purge system and an electrical connector bracket- Designed mechanical ground support equipment in NX for instrument installation into the WFIRST observatory- Designed, built, and ran tests to determine performance degradation on a critical flight component for the instrument’s Focus Control Mechanism- Created and delivered 3D printed visual aids for explaining complex instrument functionality at design reviews

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Composed and released 73 manufacturing work instructions for flight critical parts of SpaceShipTwo including composite prepreg layups, wet layups, assemblies, and machined parts; followed up with shop floor support- Designed 30 composite layup tools, drill fixtures, and assembly fixtures using CATIA V5 including for the fuselage frame, cabin door, and seat structure- Submitted documentation through Agile, a product lifecycle management system, and aid production control- Built three parts in the 9-day composite fabrication technician training course and a 2-day shop safety/PPE training

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Aerospace Systems Engineering

Masters of Engineering Committee Fellowship

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Specialization in Leadership, Technology, & Finance

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Tau Beta PiMinor in Business for Engineers Summa Cum Laude

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Habitat for Humanity Lincoln Douglas Debate