Jared Bunch Email & Phone Number

Reston, Va, Us

Position supported NASA's Exploration & In-space Services (NExIS) Projects Division at Goddard Space Flight Center.• Managed a complex Creo assembly of a robotics lab, utilizing simplified representations and nested sub-assemblies to streamline the workflow, resulting in a 70% reduction in load times and improved change tracking across multiple users.• Leveraged Creo and Solidworks to design numerous robotic stands, interface structures, and end-effectors in accordance with NASA guidelines and ASME Y14.5 standards.• Utilized Creo Simulate to perform finite element stress analyses on a range of mechanical designs, from individual parts to large assemblies.• Optimized CAD models in ROS-based visualizations and Unity virtual reality (VR) scenes using Pixyz, reducing file sizes by up to 90% and significantly improving performance.• Refined the shading and texturing of CAD models in Blender to achieve a consistent and realistic appearance.• Implemented a Unity to ROS 1 pipeline to stream telemetry between physical robots and VR scenes, enhancing operator awareness and scene realism.• Developed MATLAB scripts for robotic workspace analysis, trajectory planning, and joint-space limiting, optimizing test procedures and ensuring safe operating environments.• Developed custom dynamic and interactive webpages using JavaScript and HTML to streamline robotic test procedures, operations, and facilities management.• Drafted test procedures and acted as a serial robotic operator and safety monitor during various pre-flight mission and software release tests.• Built the electronics and pneumatics for a 3,300lbs gravity offload device used to simulate frictionless motion in robotic tests. • As the certified trainer, I revised the operator’s manual and updated the training protocols for safety, successfully training over 20 personnel as operators.

Reston, Va, Us

(EXCLUDING SEPT 2021 -NOV 2021)Position supported NASA's Exploration & In-space Services (NExIS) Projects Division at Goddard Space Flight Center.• Simplified and automated a library of MATLAB functions known as reachMap, which is used by NExIS to determine if a robotic system can reach regions of a satellite required for servicing. o Troubleshot and finalized incomplete functions from previous developers, tracking my changes in GIT.o Streamlined user interaction through automated save-features and multiple edits to the call function.o Reduced runtime 40-76% using multiple functions which also allow for increased control over test parameters.o An additional ~13% runtime was later saved through minor fixes identified by a code profiler.o Redesigned graphical user interface (GUI) in MATLAB to add the newly developed back-end functionality.• Redesigned the GUI of payload calculator, another NEXIS software tool, used to determine if a specified payload is safe to use with a given robot under certain loading conditions. o Assisted in refactoring payload calculator to merge with similar software tools used by NExIS.

Reston, Va, Us

Position supported NASA's Exploration & In-space Services (NExIS) Projects Division at Goddard Space Flight Center.• Designed and produced a full-scale satellite mock-up used for robotic testing. o Interfaced with the client to identify the major requirements of the test fixture; requested necessary CAD, component drawings, and specifications. o Gained experience in sheet metal and complex surface modeling in Creo by designing complex custom components and assemblies. o Managed the projects’ bill of materials, oversaw ordering of supplies, and drafted assembly instructions.• Generated a ROS-based visualization of the 2021 Mars Sample Return Robotic Transfer Arm.o Coded a text-based Universal Robot Data File using the robot's DH parameters.o Modeled the robot’s operating environment in Creo Parametric and Blender to ensure the robot doesn't collide with the spacecraft’s interior. o Coded the ROS configuration package to enable the robot to pick up scene objects as payloads.o Integrated the configuration package into NExIS’ virtual reality robot training software.

Reston, Va, Us

Position supported NASA's Exploration & In-space Services (NExIS) Projects Division at Goddard Space Flight Center.• Created a process for simplifying complex 3D models from PTC Creo by up to 90% while maintaining high visual fidelity to optimize satellite servicing/robotic arm 3D simulations.• Designed and built test equipment using SolidWorks to analyze critical sections of spacecraft hardware in various gravity orientations.• Created a MATLAB function that performs reach and access evaluations to optimize the placement of robotic arms on a servicing spacecraft payload deck.• Assisted in robotic servicing tests for flight tools and hardware.

Concordville, Pa, Us

• Utilized Siemens NX to design hinge and latch concepts for automotive, marine, and aerospace applications.• Created manufacture drawings for 3D printing, sheet metal forming, and injection molding.• Assembled and tested electronic and mechanical prototype latch concepts.• Gained a working knowledge of DFMA & DFMEA principles and GD&T guidelines.

Chennai, Tamilnadu, In

• Conducted research pertaining to the internal inspection of pipeline systems utilizing acoustic emissions and ultrasonic data obtained by prototype automated inspection devices. • Designed and built an automated robotic device capable of detecting fissures in vast pipeline networks.