Jake Koenig

• Subsystem Financial & Technical Oversight: Managed multiple Control Accounts for spacecraft Electrical Power Subsystems (EPS) and Harness subsystems, overseeing significant Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) scope and first-article manufacturing.
• Contractual Leadership: Directed large-scale Intercompany Work Orders (IWO) and complex subcontracts, ensuring both technical and financial performance align with Statements of Work (SOW) and prime contract requirements.
• Strategic Project Recovery & Execution: Spearheaded a high-visibility Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) across multiple subsystems, delivering the full scope 3 months ahead of schedule and 20% under budget.
Impact: Earned a "Key Program Win" commendation from the customer for exceptional project execution. Proactively investigated costly historical test failures to develop and pitch high-impact risk mitigation strategies; secured full stakeholder buy-in to implement these improvements, directly resulting in superior technical performance and significant cost avoidance.
• Systems Engineering Integration: Supported system-level feasibility studies for new feature incorporation, managing the subsequent execution and integration within assigned subsystems.
• Program Portfolio Management: Lead project management for various small payload programs under diverse prime contracts, maintaining accountability for mission-critical milestones and deliverables.
• Classified Operations: Maintained high-level performance and security standards within restricted environments, managing sensitive data and hardware for classified customers.

• Subsystem Lead Engineer: Spearheaded the end-to-end design and development of harness subsystems for high-priority spacecraft programs, ensuring strict adherence to complex mission requirements.
• Financial & Technical Stewardship: Managed Control Accounts, directing Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) efforts and overseeing first-article manufacturing through the full product lifecycle.
• Supply Chain Integration: Proactively identified long-lead materials and critical piece parts, collaborating with procurement to mitigate supply chain risks and maintain aggressive manufacturing schedules.
• Production Oversight: Accelerated delivery timelines by providing real-time floor support, rapidly resolving technical non-conformances and test failures to minimize downtime.

• Architected high-fidelity electrical schematics using Creo Schematics and OrCAD, defining complex spacecraft harness architectures, signal integrity requirements, and power distribution paths.
• Bridged 2D-to-3D design workflows by leveraging Creo Parametric to ensure electrical logic accurately informed physical routing, minimizing interference and optimizing mass efficiency.
• Presented at cross-functional design reviews (PDR/CDR), collaborating with thermal, mechanical, and power teams to validate harness requirements and resolve complex integration conflicts.
• Directed end-to-end procurement cycles by identifying material requirements, authoring and approving Part Procurement Authorizations (PPAs), and managing vendor lead times to align with aggressive manufacturing and program need dates.
• Executed Cost Account Management (CAM) responsibilities, utilizing Earned Value (EV) metrics to monitor project health, manage variances, and report performance to program leadership.
• Demonstrated adaptive leadership by spearheading subsystem design cycles as a Lead Engineer while maintaining technical excellence as a collaborative contributor on larger integrated product teams (IPTs).

2 summer internships (6 months total)

2 winter internships (2 months total)