Robert Mosher Email & Phone Number

Hampton, Virginia, Us

Orion Ascent Abort 2 (AA-2) Flight Test:Mechanical Design Lead for the Separation Ring Subsystem (2016-2017)SAGE III on ISS Space Mission:Ground Support Equipment Lead (2013-2014)Assembly, Integration, and Test Team Lead (2015)

Duties• Full-time engineering support to the Experimental Aero-physics Branch at NASA Ames Research Center - Experimental testing in fluids research - Rocket design and testing, wind tunnel test design and operation, spacecraft subsystem design, acoustics research, experimental methods in fluid flow modelingAccomplishments and Related Skills• Peregrine Sounding Rocket Project: - Design of the combustion chamber and overpressure safety mechanisms, structural analysis, hardware testing, and engine testing -Mechanical design, structural and thermal analysis, pull tests, pressure vessel hydrostatic tests, engine test controller, data collection, ordnance handling training• Ares I Scale Model Acoustic Test and Orbital Antares Lift-off Acoustics Research: Design and operation of a 70-element microphone phased array to map rocket engine acoustics during test and lift-off -Mechanical design, analysis, coordination of test hardware fabrication and assembly; microphone and pressure transducer calibrations in an anechoic chamber; optical and IR video, data collection during engine tests; problem solving in the field; work at NASA MSFC and NASA WFF• Speed Agile Test at NASA Ames 40’x80’ Wind Tunnel: Designed a structural mount for a 420-lbs microphone array to withstand 300 mph winds -Mechanical design, structural, vibration and aerodynamic analyses, coordinated fabrication, assembly and crane lift-in installation in the wind tunnel, rapid prototyping, design reviews, interface requirements• SPRITE Spacecraft: Preliminary design of recovery system for a re-entry probe - Developed atmospheric entry and descent simulator (detailed atmospheric models, aerodynamic stability derivatives, and 6-DOF trajectory equations of motion, prediction of parachute opening loads) and sized the subsystem hardware

Moffett Field, California, Us

Duties• Spacecraft Subsystem Design - CAD Modeling, Subsystem Architecture Design, Rocket Trajectory Simulations, Parachute Opening SimulationsAccomplishments and Related Skills• Designed the recovery system for the Peregrine Sounding Rocket - a 14,000 lbf thrust hybrid rocket demonstrator to be launched to 100 km altitude• Developed trajectory simulations using 6-DOF equations of motion to model the rocket dynamics of flight and atmospheric re-entry and incorporated the effects of multi-staged reefed parachute opening forces• Designed the full subsystem architecture, including deployment sensors and pyrotechnic actuators, supersonic and subsonic reefed parachutes, structural mounts, and recovery aids • Worked with packaging requirements and performed trade studies on approaches to subsystem design

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

Duties• Requirements Capture• Avionics Software Verification and ValidationAccomplishments and Related Skills• Developed and implemented Level A flight software verification and validation tests for helicopter avionics • Interpreted customer requirements documents and developed a flow down of derived requirements documents and traceability frameworks in order to fully understand and implement the requirements• Managed large software requirement specifications and data dictionaries using DOORS software• Met FAA requirements of compliance with DO-178B (Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification) to ensure the reliability of the technical performance of the flight software• Made use of Arinc protocols for data transmission architecture

Specialized Master, Space Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering