Arash Mehdipour
GNC Systems Engineer 1
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Dedicated and hardworking GNC engineer with 3 years of experience developing algorithms. Always willing to take on a trial by fire and to learn.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
GNC Systems Engineer 1
Raytheon
05.2021 - Current
- Worked with technical fellow to develop and implement an algorithm to handle multi-weapon on multi-target engagements
- Lead small team responsible for implementing third party GPS-denied algorithms on iECP hardware. Lead meetings between customer, contractor, and Raytheon employees. Perform algorithm tuning, software changes, analysis, and hardware integration tasks
- Used trajectory optimization tools to perform a trade study analyzing the impact that different weapon configurations have on maximum range, presented results and suggestions to customer
- Created Python script to parse flight telemetry, fill in missing IMU data, and prepare IMU data for use in navigation playback tools. Script is a common tool among the program
- Refactored navigation filter and strapdown rewind algorithm, fixed multiple bugs/errors and made performance improvements
- Developed ground finding algorithm for use with radar-based GPS-denied navigation aiding
- Supported CFT and travel to customer sites to perform verification of algorithms and software updates
Education
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 05.2020 - 05.2022
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering
San Jose State University
08.2016 - 05.2020
Skills
C
MissileKit
genSim
genSoft
OTIS
MATLAB & Simulink
Python
Data Acquisition and Analysis
Design of Experiments
Manufacturing & Fabrication
Leadership
Technical Writing
Microsoft Office
Master's Project
- Developed guidance algorithm for an atmospheric re-entry vehicle using a bank-angle control based predictor-corrector algorithm. Guidance is able to respect inequality constraints on heating rate and load factor
Timeline
GNC Systems Engineer 1
Raytheon
05.2021 - Current
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering
San Jose State University
05.2020 - 05.2022
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering
San Jose State University
08.2016 - 05.2020
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