Engineering Areas of Expertise

Designing electronics, including command and data handling, storage and custom interfaces, and control and signal processing systems for APL spacecraft.

Developing embedded, intelligent, real-time algorithms to execute various spacecraft operations and data analysis activities.

Devising plans and trajectories to deliver spacecraft to their desired destination and achieve mission requirements.

Assembling, integrating, testing and delivering spacecraft, along with designing and building electrical ground support equipment.

Designing, analyzing and testing the range of mechanical systems that enable space exploration missions.

Developing full, feasible space missions to meet science requirements.

Providing unique and efficient spacecraft operations.

Providing cost-effective and often first-of-their-kind radio frequency (RF) communications systems that operate reliably in the harsh environment of space.

Checking the impacts of the space environment on spacecraft hardware through analysis, modeling, testing and mitigation.

Building intelligent systems for resilient, responsive spacecraft.

Designing, testing and analyzing spacecraft power subsystems, components and electronics.

Selecting, testing, storing and issuing electrical, electronic and electromechanical components and materials for use in systems, instruments and spacecraft.

Providing end-to-end systems support for initiatives ranging from studies and proposals to full space missions and programs.