Samuel Graton Email & Phone Number

United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Responsible engineer for the J85-based propulsion system of XB-1, a manned supersonic demonstrator aircraft.- Primary control room engineer for the propulsion system in 50+ aircraft test events including first flight.- Developed and refined control room screens in IADS, trained new control room engineers, and authored the flight test reference handbook for the propulsion system.- Resolved 100+ aircraft squawks and authored 20+ engineering change orders across all aircraft systems by working directly with other engineers and aircraft technicians.- Authored numerous data reduction scripts in MATLAB to allow for rapid processing following test events.- Produced and presented reduced data products to the wider flight test team to communicate anomalous findings and propose paths forward.- Developed crew alert system messages and authored changes to aircraft software using Git.

Englewood, Colorado, United States

- Authored and conducted test plans for several high-risk aircraft tests across the propulsion, landing gear, hydraulics, environmental control, and canopy systems while managing teams of 15+ personnel.- Responsible for all aspects of testing: safety, personnel, risk assessment, configuration, scheduling, equipment, instrumentation, communication, execution, and data processing.- Developed testing processes to improve the quality and safety of testing.

Centennial, Colorado, United States

- Performed conceptual design, detailed design, and analysis of several mechanisms and 100+ individual aircraft components throughout the propulsion, canopy, flight controls, and hydraulic systems.- Executed system safety analysis and functional hazard assessments of the propulsion system.- Released part drawings and directly supported external manufacturing resources and in-house aircraft technicians during integration.- Worked with external vendors to develop, deliver, and integrate a custom flutter excitation system and engine control amplifier.

Centennial, Colorado, United States

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

- Led, mentored, and managed a student team in the design, manufacture, and test of an electric race car.- Enforced compliance of the vehicle design and build in accordance with FSAE competition regulations.- Performed aerodynamic analysis in ANSYS to inform the design of the vehicle.- Manufactured bodywork and complex aerodynamic features using fiberglass wet layup techniques.

Newberry, South Carolina, United States