Greater Seattle Area
Currently a Optic Inter-Satellite Link Technician at Amazon Kuiper. My main responsibilities include manufacturing optical fiber assemblies responsible for data communication between satellites. After each section of the build is complete, tests and quality checks are performed to ensure compliance with aerospace quality standards. In the case of non-conformances in components, based on the severity of the damage, I help to determine if replacing individual components will solve the problem, or if other components must be recovered instead. Previously a full-time intern at Belcan Engineering. The projects assigned to us from Boeing were structural analysis packages for the 777X and 777-8F. Various tools and applications were used for analysis, but the programs I worked with the most with are CSW, IAS, Excel, VBA, and CATIA. Machine shop trained, including basic usage of manual mills/lathes, and some CNC mill experience.
In this role, I primarily build optical fiber assemblies responsible for data communication between satellites. This includes both constructing and testing individual components to ensure compliance with aerospace quality standards and design requirements. Through this process, I assess for non-conformances/damage in each build, and if present, determine if the component can be used, replaced, or if other components can be recovered. Also, as I have been able to learn the different assembly procedures quickly and with high quality, our team leads have assigned me to train new members on the different builds and tests we have. Furthermore, I coordinate with the engineering team to improve workflow processes and build procedures, focusing on reducing test failures for different subassemblies.
During this internship, our team was assigned six projects for Boeing's 777-9 and 777-8F wing structure programs. These projects required using Boeing proprietary software to simulate different stress tests for secondary wing components. Most of these tests consisted of shear, bending, and ultimate stress simulations, but also tested bearing-bypass loads for fasteners for the skin of the wing. Additionally, for overlapping sections of the 777-9 and 777-8F models, most of the analysis methods were merged and updated to reduce the complexity of the overall package as well as help mitigate any possible inconsistencies between the analysis procedure for the two models. For our largest project, our team was able to reduce the simulation runtime of the largest package down to 10% of the original using an enveloping program to determine the highest load test cases and simplifying the package down to these tests only.