Michael Martin

Electrical Engineer at Martin Spacecraft Solutions

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

About

Technical and Supervisory Career Highlights: Award winning Electrical System Design Integration (ESDI) Engineer leading proposal through requirements flowdown compliance activities, specification generation, design, manufacturing support, integration/test support, launch, on orbit support activities and anomaly resolution in the Aerospace field for spacecraft and aerospace vehicles: - Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Cable and Harness Design and Analysis - DSP (Defense Support Program) Responsible Design Engineer (RDE)/ Work Package Manager (WPM) - Material Review Board (MRB) Engineer - DSP IPT (Integrated Product Team) leader for PH&C harness subcontract - Responsible Design Engineer (RDE)/Work Package Manager (WPM) for MILSTAR - SPM (Sub Project Manager) for LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory) SAVE heater plate. - Tiger team lead for DSP SMA coax connector rework. - CHE lead on development of automated fuse tester and fuse module process specification. - CHE lead on fuse module qualification - CHE lead on CHE Design Standard - CHE lead on SEDS (Spacecraft Engineering Design Standard) - CHE auditor on Astrolink - CHE auditor on THEL (Tactical High Energy Laser) - CHE auditor on JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - CHE lead on PARADIGM proposal - CHE lead on JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Landano principles compliance - ESDI lead on DSP EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) Plume analysis - ESDI lead on ABL (Airborne Laser) - ESDI lead on Spacecraft/EELV Launch Vehicle interface adapter harnesses - ESDI lead on integration and test of “Hosted Payloads” on DSP - ESDI lead on ESPA (EELV Secondary Payload Adapter) - CHE lead on qualification of carbon nanotube wire - CHE lead on DWSS (Defense Weather Satellite System) customer requirements flowdown compliance - Member of launch team at the TOTS (Telemetry Orbital Test Station) facility.

Experience

  • Electrical Engineer at Martin Spacecraft Solutions
    Mar 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 4 mos

    Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Cable and Harness Design & Analysis providing Clients with Engineering Services for Wire Harness Interconnection Systems for Spacecraft, Aerospace and Motorsports vehicles.

  • Electrical Engineer E6 at APR Consulting, Inc.
    Aug 2009 - Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Cable and Harness Engineering (CHE) consultant at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems on multiple spacecraft programs (ATP, AMP, EPS, DCP, REDWOOD, JWST, NPOESS and DWSS). • Cable and Harness Engineering (CHE) Subject Matter Expert (SME) lead on DWSS (Defense Weather Satellite System) customer requirements flowdown compliance activities with the Air Force for DOD-W-83575A, • CHE Responsible Design Engineer (RDE) on DCP Program resulting in successful integration and test ahead of schedule and with cost savings. • CHE Technical Lead on NPOESS responsible for generation and release of all harness drawings resulting in meeting all project schedule milestones and cost goals. • CHE auditor on JWST (James Webb Space Telescope).

  • Staff Engineer at Northrop Grumman Space Technology
    Mar 1980 - Mar 2009 · 29 yrs 1 mo

    Cable and Harness Engineering Responsible Design Engineer (RDE), Work Package Manager (WPM), Material Review Board (MRB) engineer, Manufacturing Sub Project Manager (SPM) for spacecraft programs from proposal, through requirements flowdown, EQ specification generation, design, manufacturing, integration and test, launch support and on orbit support which included Tiger Team Lead for anomaly resolution resulting in 100% Customer Award Fees. - ISPM (International Solar Polar Mission) - DSP (Defense Support Program) - TDRSS (Tracking Data Relay Satellite System) - FLTSATCOM - GRO (Gamma Ray Observatory) - OMV (Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle) - MILSTAR - Hunter UAV - CRV (Crew Recovery Vehicle) - Astrolink - THEL (Tactical High Energy Laser) - ABL (Airborne Laser) - ATP - AMP (Advanced Mission Program) - WCP - DCP - Redwood - STSS (Space Tracking and Surveillance System) - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) - NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System)

  • Designer at Northrop Grumman
    Nov 1973 - Dec 1979 · 6 yrs 2 mos

    Avionics Integration Designer for Communication and Navigation subsystems on the T-38 Thunderbirds, F-5E/F Tiger II, and Tacit Blue aircraft.