Michael Flach Email & Phone Number

Bremen, Deutschland

Bremen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

• system engineering tasks:
• responsible propulsion subsystem engineer for Electra and EnMAP spacecraft,
• technical definition of specifications and technical interface for propulsion hardware procurement such as tanks, pressure regulators, valves, filters,
• link to various other subsystems (thermal, structure, EMC; electrical, avionics and more) requirements engineering and validation,
• definition and support of test plans and procedures on equipment and satellite level support for satellite software implementation,
• input to operations and 2nd level support for spacecraft operations,

Lampoldshausen

• development of a shape memory NC valve
• preparation and support for CDR documentation of a NC valve on the bases of a shape memory alloy (design justification file, hydraulic analysis, mechanical sizing, tolerance analysis, thermal analysis)
• analytical and numerical mechanical analysis (with code Aster/Salome)
• welding tests and qualification support (EB welding)
• test and support of various mechanical tests (tensile, pressurized testing for bi-propellant applications, cold welding)
• preparation of procedures and technical drawings for manufacturing on equipment level

Lampoldshausen

• Diploma Thesis about constructive measures for the reduction of space debris using early breakup structuresAirbus Safran Launchers Lampoldshausen,grade: 1,0
• requirements engineering for mechanisms according to ECSS, Space Law and space debris mitigation guidelines
• mechanical analysis and actuator sizing
• characterization of shape memory actuators (blocking force and elongation) via test
• numerical and analytical mechanical analysis using Code Aster/Salome
• material selection

• preparation of material samples
• development of stainless steel to titanium transition joints
• support in laser roll induction project
• processing of mechanical tests, microsections, X-ray and SEM scans
• design of system expansions (Laser and pre-processing tools)
• test execution

• SOMP2 ACS Development and project: „Calibration and characterisation of attitude control sensors on the student satellite project SOMP 2“grade: 1,0
• literature research on the topic attitude control sensors for cubesats
• development of software drivers for attitude control sensors in C for STM 32 microcontrollers using I2C, UART, SPI protocols
• development of test facilities for attitude sensor testing (with PCB development and data acquisition)
• hardware in the loop tests of MEMS gyroscopes, magnetometers and sun sensors using MATLAB
• definition and characterisation of calibration procedures

Lampoldshausen

• design Trade off of different NC valve concepts on the bases of a shape memory alloy
• literature research and market analysis of steel to titanium transition joints and joining
• experimental characterisation of shape memory alloys
• analytical and numerical mechanical and thermal pre-sizing of a NC valve
• requirements engineering and preparation of a specification for a NC valve according to the ECSS
• support for offers and research applications

Dresden

• numerical simulation of turbulent flows
• implementation of fluid algorithms for the in-house code PRIME
• processing and definition of program tests
• analysis of heat transfer processes in nuclear reactor bundles in the frame of the project „Sinabel“ using Ansys Fluent

Stuttgart Und Umgebung, Deutschland

• support in the project ceramic combustion chamber and SHEFEX 2
• implementation and design of sensor circuits
• implementation of data acquisition systems
• test and calibration of temperature and pressure sensors

Dresden

• tutor for the course „Technische Mechanik 1,2“
• one seminar per week

Dresden

• support in the project laser roll plating
• calibration of thermal cameras
• geometrical analysis of laser beams for the optimization of a welding process