Robert Engberg Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, Al, Us

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Serves as Project Engineer in support of the Spacecraft & Payloads Integration and Evolution Office (SPIE) within the NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate. Assists in development and review for SPIE elements in Critical Design Review (CDR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Flight Readiness Review (FRR), and increment submittals. Documents developed and reviewed for the multiple portions of the CDR include the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) SSAR, the Multi-Purpose Crewed Vehicle (MPCV) Stage Adapter (MSA) Flight and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) SSAR, and the Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) Flight and GSE SSAR. Serves as alternate Chief Safety Officer for SPIE Verification Review and Approval Board.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Involved in conceptualization, implementation, modeling, and design of avionics architecture for system health monitoring and fault management of launch vehicles. Developed system level goals and objectives into UML or SysML schematics for software specification and coding. Served as lead engineer for algorithm testing, validation, and verification. Developed test plan for Mission and Fault Management (M&FM) algorithm tests, wrote test procedures, and submitted written test reports. Also served as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) projects involving ultra-lightweight, deployable, and inflatable spacecraft and space habitats, in addition to SBIR contracts involving fault management, detection, diagnostics, and response, and was involved in selection of contracts as well as monitoring and evaluation of contractor project performance to meet stated goals and objectives. Software design, simulation, test, and analysis tools used include Visual Studio, EA, ICE/Windchill, Matlab/Simulink, Linux, Python, and TEAMS.

Served as Test Operations Office Pressure Systems Engineer for certification, re-certification, and certification maintenance of high pressure test systems throughout the Marshall center, particularly in structural test stands, propulsion test stands, cryogenic component testing and evaluation facilities, and thermal vacuum chambers. Familiar with implementing NASA, MSFC, and trade organization codes and standards regarding pressure vessels/systems design and certification such as ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ASME Section VIII, ASME Y14.5, NPD 8710.5, MPR 8060.2, and MWI 8823.2. Also involved in performance verification of flight systems and components under simulated launch and on-orbit conditions, acquisition and analysis of flight data, derivation of test criteria and requirements based on flight measurements, and simulation of flight loads and environments. Applied an expert knowledge of methods, precedents, and standards to a broad subject-matter field. Served as a senior product assurance engineer for facilities, systems, or equipment that utilize new technology and are considered to advance the state-of-the-art in engineering design. Developed test plans, conducted risk and safety analyses, conducted tests and analyses, and reported results. Served as an advisor to manufacturers, engineers, management, related organizations, and/or contractor personnel, giving authoritative advice relative to testing and evaluation. Served as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposals and projects for lightweight, deployable, and inflatable spacecraft structures, and is further involved in selection and evaluation of SBIR proposals and projects. Design and analysis software tools used include Femap, NASTRAN, Pro/Engineer, ICE/Windchill, Matlab, MicroStation, and SolidWorks.

Performed modal, vibration, impact, and structural dynamic testing and analysis of payloads, flight vehicle components, and experimental materials to validate and verify structural dynamic models and vibration mode shapes. Also performed research and development of structural health monitoring and analysis methods, and control system testing and evaluation. Projects supported include Ares 1-X modal test, International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), Space Shuttle External Tank, Solid Rocket Booster, foam and ice impact testing in support of shuttle Return-to-Flight, microgravity science glovebox vibration isolation platform for ISS (g-LIMIT), Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), inflatable, membrane and thin-film testing and analysis for In-Space Propulsion concepts, cryogenic testing, and experimental structural health monitoring of composites in cryogenic environments. Designed and oversaw manufacturing of composite test articles for cryogenic and pressure applications. Wrote test plans and procedures and reviewed test requirements. Skilled in use and selection of accelerometers, shakers, load cells, pressure transducers, flow meters, piezo, piezoceramic, signal conditioning/processing methods, and non-contacting optical measuring devices (i.e. lasers and laser vibrometers). Submitted written test reports and research and development proposals, and served as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposals and projects. Wrote, reviewed, and revised organizational issuances (OI's) that document testing, operation, verification, and calibration procedures and guidelines. Proficient in use of vibration and modal test, analysis, and data processing software such as LMS CADA-X, LMS Test.Lab, HP, Spectral Dynamics STAR, Matlab, Polytec, and LabVIEW.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: ASCE, AIAA, rowing team Major in solid mechanics, minor in analysis and dynamics. Thesis title: Structural.

Bs, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: University Program Council, IIE