Robert Eppig Email & Phone Number

Lewiston, Maine, United States

Rockledge, Fl

Melbourne, Florida Area

At a small company you become a jack of all trades.

Melbourne, Fl

Responsible for taking a custom “Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor” order from sales to interface drawings for customer approval through complete fabrication package for manufacturing. Software used SolidWorks 2013, Draftsight 2016, AutoCad 2003 and MS Office.

Melbourne, Fl

Designed and Manufactured, Assembled, Wired and Tested various plastic welding and plastic insert machines. Programmed & Operated CNC machine. Software used SolidWork 2015, CamWorks 2007 and MS Office.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station / Kennedy Space Center

EngineerDesigning and building small satellites, rocket and balloon payloads, vacuum test fixtures and maintaining Florida Space Institute's equipment and facilities. Supporting student learning and university research programs in optics instrumentation.Key Achievements: • Manager, Technical Adviser, Programmer and Operator for Radio Signal Receiving Ground Station. Serving balloon and CubeSat programs • Co-Developed, Taught and serve as hardware and software… Show more EngineerDesigning and building small satellites, rocket and balloon payloads, vacuum test fixtures and maintaining Florida Space Institute's equipment and facilities. Supporting student learning and university research programs in optics instrumentation.Key Achievements: • Manager, Technical Adviser, Programmer and Operator for Radio Signal Receiving Ground Station. Serving balloon and CubeSat programs • Co-Developed, Taught and serve as hardware and software technical adviser for a week long hands on high altitude balloon payload program for middle school and college students, teachers and engineers.• Launch Engineer and Launch Director for Super Loki Sub-Orbital Rockets and High Altitude Balloons, Launched from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with over 10 successful rocket launches and 100 balloon launches. Experience working with Air Force safety personal and launch documentation and procedures.• Program Managed and Mentored graduate and under graduate student teams. Manager for student participant Hybrid Rocket Competitions.• Responsible for Network, Computers, Website Support and Inventory Control. Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Key Achievements: • Technical Manager and Chief Design Engineer for an entire product line of dental hand piece tips.• Program Manager, Chief Mechanical Designer and Engineer for the design, fabrication, integration, and test of a $3M electro-optical instrument now deployed in space. It included mechanical, electronics, and software systems development, and a program staff of 10 scientists and engineers.• Spearheaded the implementation of automated design software in the… Show more Key Achievements: • Technical Manager and Chief Design Engineer for an entire product line of dental hand piece tips.• Program Manager, Chief Mechanical Designer and Engineer for the design, fabrication, integration, and test of a $3M electro-optical instrument now deployed in space. It included mechanical, electronics, and software systems development, and a program staff of 10 scientists and engineers.• Spearheaded the implementation of automated design software in the engineering department, transforming the group from traditional board design to computerized CAD over a period of approximately 12 months; responsibilities included surveying and selecting appropriate software, staff instruction, and design system modifications to accommodate specific company requirements.• Program Manager and Chief Designer for the construction of five Spectrographs for a Naval Research Laboratory satellite. The design included a precision rotation mechanism, ground support equipment and after delivery on-site customer support.• Designed and Integrated a suite of seven Spectrometers and Photometers, including precision drive mechanisms, lightweight structures, and optical elements.• Performed a substantial portion of the design, testing, and documentation of several electro-mechanical and electro-optic systems, including:- A small, lightweight, high-powered ultra-sonic generator unit, including the design of the printed circuit boards, for a high volume dental equipment manufacturer.- Telescope, baffle assembly, and a scan platform for an Air Force experiment, including a latch mechanism designed for remote deployment.- The primary mirror motion control mechanism, filter wheel/aperture, and the telescope metering cylinder for a 1M (diameter) x 3M (height) space telescope; my role also including select elements of the fabrication, assembly and test of the systems in our in-house shop.• Machinist Show less

Bs, Electrical Engineering Technology With Computer Systems

High School, Engineering