Jackson Sweeney
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Thermal Engineer
Firefly Aerospace
07.2023 - Current
- Owned system and component level thermal analysis for Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1
- Performed Thermal + Fluid Analysis of RCS engines integrated on the spacecraft, as well as on the test stand, to ensure component & vehicle health
- Led system level thermal vacuum testing on BGM1, a successful 21 day test campaign that accomplished all requirements and finished ahead of schedule
- Integrated over 50% of BGM1's coatings and MLI in the clean room
- Operated BGM1 for over 50 hours of simulation time and 300 hours of flight time
- Currently owning TCS on Elytra M3 and BGT
- Planned to train and serve as a backup TCS operator for Alpha
Thermal Analysis Engineering Intern
Sierra Space
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Updated Thermal Desktop model of the DreamChaser Spacecraft to produce more accurate analysis results
- Resolved an issue of temperature exceedances while the spacecraft is in orbit, showing the capability to reduce temperatures upwards of 6%
- Provided temperature predictions for multiple components while the spacecraft undergoes thermal vacuum testing
Thermal Engineering Intern
Maxar Space LLC.
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Assisted with engineering calculations, design drawings, preliminary cost estimates and field visits to observe construction progress of spacecraft.
- Designed and Implemented multiple tools to increase efficiency of everyday tasks.
Information Technology Intern
S&B Engineers & Constructors Ltd.
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Collaborated with a team of five people on upgrading company software to Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10 for all 3,500 employees
- Installed and configured software and hardware
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO05.2023
Skills
- Thermal Desktop, Python, SpaceClaim, ANSYS, NX, Jira
- Agile Development, Customer Relations, Communication, Mentorship
Timeline
Thermal Engineer
Firefly Aerospace
07.2023 - Current
Thermal Analysis Engineering Intern
Sierra Space
03.2022 - 08.2022
Thermal Engineering Intern
Maxar Space LLC.
05.2021 - 08.2021
Information Technology Intern
S&B Engineers & Constructors Ltd.
05.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
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