SpaceX
During my time as a student, I worked two full-time internships at Space Exploration Technologies. While on my first internship, I was a Launch Engineer. On my second, a Vehicle and Payload Integration Engineer. I was fortunate to have been a part of the team responsible for 5 successful launches at Launch Complex 40. Below are just a few of many responsibilities I had.
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Led a team of technicians in processing and integrating Falcon 9 Rocket flights 10,11 and 12.
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Installed flight critical hardware and electronics.
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Performed electrical and hardware close-out operations on the rockets to ensure they are prepared for flight.
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Recorded, tracked and resolved vehicle and launch pad related issues.
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Practiced Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and clean room control.
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Maintained the hardware equipment maintenance system and oversaw all hardware non-destructive testing.
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Composed procedures including vehicle transport and lifting operations and hydrostatic/pnuemostatic testing.
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Updated engineering schematics for launch pad fluid systems.
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Held responsible for the certification of a 28,000 gallon liquid oxygen tank.
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Monitored pressure and valve configurations as ground controller during liquid oxygen fluid transfer line testing.
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Conducted liquid oxygen storage tank filling operations.
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Responsible for maintaining fluid system including liquid oxygen, kerosene (RP1), hydraulics, and A/C.
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Proposed automating the launch pad by adding autonomous RP1 and liquid oxygen fill stations.
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Maintained tubing and fittings inventory.
