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Manhattan Beach, Ca, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Performed the full software lifecycle for an embedded application. Steps include:•Performed trade studies, and software system analysis to create the Software Requirements Specification and Software Architecture Document for an embedded Power PC application. •Programmed an embedded messaging server application utilizing TCP/IP & UDP Network Protocols.•Developed and executed VectorCAST test scenarios to unit test the embedded application before hardware integration. •Integrated the software in a closed loop test environment with the hardware to validate the system end-to-end performance.•Interfaced with the Systems, and Hardware groups to create a Software Test Plan.•Developed test drivers/scripts to run the Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) of the application. •Entered source files and design documents into ClearCase and revised versions as needed to archive source code and design documents.•Scheduled document peer reviews with iTracker to track reviewer’s comments.

Senior Software/Test EngineerDeveloped and tested embedded software for a real-time simulation of a satellite control system. The simulation was developed in a C/Unix environment and run on a target under VxWorks.•Designed, coded, and tested a Vehicle Dynamics Simulation to run the STSS spacecraft Flight Controls software in a real-time closed loop environment. •Performed end-to-end integration testing to debug the fixed-base testbed simulation and hardware.. •Developed test scenarios and command sequences to test the attitude control flight software with flight hardware electronics

Senior Software/Test Engineer (Consultant)Developed embedded real-time spacecraft simulations with hardware in-the-loop.Robotic programs included: Mars Pathfinder, Deep Space 1, Cassini [Saturn Explorer]•Designed the software architecture to support an embedded real-time simulation environment.•Integrated dynamics, sensor, and actuator models with other testbed software modules, to simulate a spacecraft closed-loop real-time flight environment. •Assumed testbed duties for extended DS1 mission to supportNASA’s prototype of the “faster, better, cheaper” concept.•Programmed the motion control algorithms of a six-degree-of-freedom simulator/trainer at NASA Ames Research Center to enhance pilot training.

Bsee, Control Systems And Computing

Mba, Masters Business Administration