Space Micro, Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Space Micro, Inc.:

Conducted experimentation and performed clean slate designs; handled engineering, research and writing responsibilities. Developed processes and personally assembled flight hardware. Performed stress tests at multiple facilities nationwide. Interfaced directly with customers; conducted analysis and needs assessment. Worked on over 30 government funded research projects including SBIR’s and STTR’s touching many areas of physical science from optical transceivers to MEMs mass spectrometers. Worked in fields such as Neutral Wind, Spacecraft Charging, and Directional Gamma Ray Detection. ● Designed modular enclosure system which compared favorably to NASA standard, which became best-selling product ● Supported enabling technologies and requested testing parts which directly led to new business ● Maintained a 100% on-time Report/Documentation record ● Designed several space flight deliverables from scratch, on classified missions ● Designed 5 full enclosures with Shock, Vibe, Thermal, Radiation, EMI and Out-gassing considerations ● Each design passed all physical testing in the first trial; no metal was “cut twice” for ME concerns ● Regularly sent as sole company representative to professional conferences to give talks ● Approximately four 12-72 hour continuous round the clock tests per year, including management of co-workers, consultants, and customers. Built all fixtures and wrote all data acquisition software for these tests. ● Radiation Testing: Digital, Analog and Mixed Signal in Alpha/Proton/Gamma/Heavy Ion/X-Ray/Electron ● Sent on marketing missions, pitched novel ideas which led to RFQ’s ● Discovered under-commercialized products with potential, created partnerships to acquire these technologies ● Extensive process development and in-lab or at-home fabrication to support prototypes and tests

What they like about Space Micro, Inc.:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Data Aquisition, Finite Element Analysis, Detector Physics, Environmental Testing, Mechanical Engineering, Optics

Skills

Finite Element Analysis, 3D CAD, Solidworks, Simulations, Data Aquisition, Programing, Detector Physics, Optics, Optical Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Radiation Testing, Wind tunnel, Electronics Layout, Presentations, Small Group Management, Deriving Customer Specification, Systems Engineering, Final Assembly, Thermal Analysis, Thermal Testing, Vacuum Testing, Vibration Testing, LabView, Production Optimization, Machining, Automation, Fluorescence Imaging , Radio Labeling, Cloning, Real Time PCR, Prototyping, Enclosure Design, Miniaturization, Optimization, Production

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