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Melissa Pardo

Melissa Pardo

Aerospace Engineer
Seattle,WA

Summary

Self-motivated and curious Aerospace Engineer who thrives solving complex problems and working with passionate people. Interested in dynamics and controls, robotics and renewable energy.

Work History

Dynamics and Controls Analysis Engineer

Maxar
Palo Alto, CA
06.2020 - Current
  • Performed frequency domain stability analysis of various spacecraft to ensure proper gain and phase margins for systems with nonlinear elements
  • Conducted validation and verification (V&V) testing of various spacecraft flight software modules such as Inertial Attitude Filter, Safe Mode Determination, and Safe Mode Controller
  • Maintained and updated visualization tool Apollo which streams live telemetry and animates S/C dynamics
  • Updated and improved several design tools to optimize over all team's performance


Aerospace Engineering Intern

Maxar 
Palo Alto, CA
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Managed standardization of a template and training package for the collection of documents, information, and results of activities performed on hardware that gives the complete conformance to contractual requirements to enable customer review of milestones program - the first review secured a half million dollars of funding
  • Won in-house Intern design competition with a team of four more interns for designing a free flyer capable of inspecting the exterior of a spacecraft for debris damage

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Duke Empirical 
Santa Cruz, CA
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Worked with Manager developing manufacturing process instructions, lot history record, work orders, equipment master records, and component specifications through document change notice.
  • Resolved technical and quality issues by collaborating with customer, manufacturing, quality assurance, vendors and supplier personnel.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certificates
5
5
Languages

Education

Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
08.2018 - 05.2020

Skills

    MATLAB

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Certification

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt 

Timeline

Dynamics and Controls Analysis Engineer

Maxar
06.2020 - Current

Aerospace Engineering Intern

Maxar 
06.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering

San Jose State University
08.2018 - 05.2020

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Duke Empirical 
06.2018 - 08.2018

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