Simon Ray Email & Phone Number

Brownsville, Tx, Us

Starship Flight Controller on Launch Ops team

Mcgregor, Texas, United States

August 2021 to April 2023: M1D and MVacD Test Operations Engineer - McGregor, TX

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Space Systems Group, Propulsion and Environmental Systems

West Lafayette, Indiana

Modified a commercial 3D printer to create a vibration-assisted 3D printing system for additive manufacturing of highly viscous substances, including ammonium perchlorate (AP) composite propellant with high solids loading.Assisted mechanical testing and burn rate characterization of layered solid propellant samples.Publication: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2020-1427Assisted the modeling of layered composite propellant combustion using Rocstar simulation codes.Publication: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2021-1970

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Worked on test rig instrumentation, electrical systems, and test cell build-up as part of SBIR contracts involving the development of combustion/propulsion systems and energetic materials.

Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Afb

Co-op Session 3, extended:Worked in the AFRL Detonation Engine Research Facility.Performed testing/analysis of ablative materials in the thermal protection of a rotating detonation engine, assisted fundamental research involving gaseous fuel/oxidizer detonation, and conducted reverse engineering testing of small turbojet engines.

West Lafayette, Indiana

Characterized the piezoelectric performance of magnetically aligned lead zirconate titanate (PZT) nanoparticles in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for use as flexible and transparent nanoscale electro-mechanical energy harvesting devices.

Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Afb

Co-op Session 2:Worked in the AFRL Small Engine Research Laboratory.Built up a new small engine test cell; configured and installed a National Instruments data acquisition system and a networked camera system, installed fuel system safety components, and supported project documentation.

Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Afb

Co-op Session 1:Supported operations and analysis of detonation experiments in the AFRL Detonation Engine Research Facility. Heavily involved in test-cell buildup and setting up/running experiments, configuring data acquisition and control systems, and writing safety documentation and operating procedures.