Space Systems Engineer

DENISE PAQUETTE

530-***-**** cell

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EXPERIENCE

LOCKHEED MARTIN – SPACE 1/2018 - Current

Flight Software/(System Engineer) Staff

Built a Spacecraft HWIL Lab out of a conference room, from the ESD floor to the STE Racks & Hardware to the Classified Computer System, with Xilinx ZCU102 Boards & Concurrent iHawks, Including Nitrogen Tanks, Integrated across Facilities & Classified IT. Created DAP schedules and monthly budget.

Mapping Flight Software Test Requirements to Test Cases & creating Test Cases

Integrated across Teams NGC, Safety, Cyber to determine how to test analysis requirements

Knowledge of Basic Interceptor Missile Components on RAPT-1 & NGI

Missions Operations Engineer Sr. (Military Communications Satellites)

RF Payload SME, completed massive amounts of Trending and Data Analysis, briefed Space Force in morning briefings.

Operations Support - Checklist Generation, Passplan Generation/Review, ICD Review

Anomaly Resolution, generated Training Diagrams from RF Requirements/Designs

Test Conductor - Payload Factory Testing & On-orbit Testing, Investigating/Writing Trouble Reports and completing Systems Integration before handing the vehicle to the customer

Operator for Antenna Calibrations

Electrical Integration & Test Engineer (SBIRS ATLO)

Knowledge of the LM 2100 satellite bus – satellite subsystem level-Power, TT&C, ADCS, RF

Wrote Electrical Test Plans for RF Testing and Solar Array Sim Validation in AI &T ~600 pages in Automation Framework for the SBIRS vehicle which is a precursor to OPIR

Completed BIST communications tests, as a Certified Test Conductor (CTC) in Training, on 2 Commercial Space Vehicle Programs

Completed the ‘Certified Test Conductor’ Training and passed the written Test

SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL 3/2015-12/2017

Flight Director/Flight Engineer

Certified Flight Director/Engineer on Geosynchronous Commercial Communications s/c

Prime Flight Engineer for EchoStar XVIII – responsible for coordination of IOT testing and of Buy Off/Handover to the customer and writing Test Reports

Satellite Operations Engineer during Launch and Early Orbit (L&EOT) on shift for: Thor 7, Star One c4, NBNCO 1A&1B, E65W, JCSAT14, JCSAT16, Jupiter 2,BulgariaSat1 & Amazonas5

Analyze real-time Telemetry of SSL 1300 bus, Identify Anomalies & modify limits

Trained in propellant accounting w/MATLAB (PVT & book-keeping method)

Knowledge of connectivity for commanding and telemetry/ranging between Palo Alto MCC and Intelsat Ground network assets, proficient in configuring Base Band Units

Ability to generate OD (Orbit Determination) – thin data and converge findings

EXPERIENCE Cont’d

Owner of a non-engineering business 1996-2014

SPACE APPLICATIONS CORPORATION 1992-1996

Systems Engineer Sr.

Facilitate & Integrate International orbit software meetings and compile reports

Integrate software upgrades for the Air Force with subcontractors

Design test plans to validate software upgrades

Verify test analysis of operational software

Conducted Orbit test analysis, including hand checking calculus calculations

Write test reports for Air Force acceptance of software upgrades

Write: Proposal sections, test plans and testing reports

LOCKHEED TECHNICAL OPERATIONS CORPORATION 1985-1992

Lead Satellite Operations Engineer Sr.

Contracted out to the U.S. Air Force as a Sr Satellite Operations Engineer in the Blue Cube

Responsible for planning/coordination of a complete NAVY constellation

Proficient/Certified on ALL subsystems of 3 different communications s/c

Write and implement real-time contingency plans during vehicle failure

Shift- lead for planner/analysts during L&EOT operations for DOD Communications s/c

Plan vehicle contacts and analyze real-time telemetry

Lead on power and thermal satellite subsystems on an International 3-axis vehicle

Program telemetry software and out-of-limits conditions

EDUCATION

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2013 – 2016

MS in Space Systems – Consisted mainly of satellite subsystem design classes, as well as, Orbital Mechanics, Attitude & Control classes.

Thesis – designed communications satellites and constellation for a Human mission to Mars

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 1980 - 1985

BS in Physics

Minors in Mathematics and Astronomy

SOFTWARE (Familiarity)

Agile Practices/JIRA/Agility

Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel & Power Point

HTML / WordPress

FORTRAN/VAX / LINUX

STK / Python / MATLAB

CLEARANCES

Secret clearance from 04/2018 – current

Top Secret 04-2020 - current

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