Drake Alexander Joseph
Summary
Experimental physicist, electronics engineer, and recent graduate with experience in satellite avionics, power electronics, PCB design, circuit analysis, electrical measurements, and systems engineering. Seeking further experience in wire harnessing and test engineering
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Electronics Engineering Technician
Peraton
01.2025 - Current
- Built a wiring harness, verified functionality, and delivered working product to customer
- Suggested adopting IPC/WHMA-A-620 Standards
- Performed battery impedance measurements and inspections for security systems
Payload Safety Engineer
Nanoracks
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Assessed NASA safety requirements for payloads traveling to the International Space Station (ISS)
- Supported SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, and Safety Reviews of internal and customer hardware
Undergraduate Research Assistant
UNLV
08.2019 - 12.2023
- Captured electrical measurements and performed data analysis for physics experiments
Electromechanical Engineering Intern
NASA Goddard
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Designed a circuit for controlling Sensorless Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors.
Lead Avionics & Payload Engineer
RebelSat UNLV
08.2020 - 01.2022
- Co-founded Nevada's first CubeSat engineering organization, trained new engineers
- Defined avionics and payload system requirements, communicated with team leaders
- Implemented a Battery Management System (BMS) and sensor to onboard computer connector
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Physics, Minor in Electrical Engineering
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Honors College)
12.2023
Skills
- Altium Designer
- LTSpice
- C/C
- Python
- SolidWorks
- Soldering
- Oscilloscopes
- Multimeters
- DAQ
- Function Generators
- Systems Engineering
- Safety Engineering
- MATLAB
- Troubleshooting
- Leadership
- Data Analysis
Projects
Tunnel Boring Machine
- Designed a 149Wh Battery Management System with an Analog Front End, Fuel Gauge, redundant protection, DC/DC converters, and an ARM MCU
- Implemented a 9-axis IMU Interface for 6 DOF monitoring
- Defined electrical and mechanical systems requirements
Timeline
Electronics Engineering Technician
Peraton
01.2025 - Current
Payload Safety Engineer
Nanoracks
01.2024 - 08.2024
Electromechanical Engineering Intern
NASA Goddard
01.2022 - 05.2022
Lead Avionics & Payload Engineer
RebelSat UNLV
08.2020 - 01.2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
UNLV
08.2019 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Applied Physics, Minor in Electrical Engineering
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Honors College)
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