Mechanical Engineer
Pasadena, California
Mechanical design support for flight programs: Mars 2020, Europa Clipper, NISAR, OCO-3, SWOT, Sentinel-6; mechanical design and drawing creation per ASME Y14.5. Created mechanical assembly fixtures used for electronic assemblies based on feedback from technicians and manufacturing engineers. Worked with manufacturing engineers to produce flight hardware and trouble shoot issues that arose during production of the M2020 Vision Compute Element (VCE) and Rover Compute Element (RCE). Responsible engineer for coordinating dynamic and thermal testing, with JPL Environmental Test Lab (ETL) for M2020 rover critical flight electronics assemblies. Created test plans and procedures for ETL testing of flight electronics assemblies. Created reports for M2020 rover electronic assemblies. Created manufacturing documents to clearly outline steps for assembly and testing of M2020 electronic assemblies. Updated models, created drawings, and oversaw fabrication and delivery of Sentinel-6 GNSS RO antenna. Responsible for mechanical design and drawing creation of electronics assemblies for JPL/NASA Flagship Mission Europa Clipper.