Sam Strosnider
Denver,CO
Summary
Practical and versatile aerospace engineer with a passion for problem solving and computer science. Excellent interpersonal and communication capabilities, possessing a wide range of experience in the aerospace industry.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
RF Engineer II
Blue Canyon Technologies
10.2022 - Current
- Lead RF engineer for the ispace program responsible for ensuring the complete RF system meets the customers’ requirements.
- Experience with the full program lifecycle from building and managing requirements to writing and performing RF tests.
- Company subject matter expert on the regulatory issues surrounding spectrum management in the US and abroad.
- Prepared technical white papers, proposals and customer presentations, delivering presentations to senior management and customer community to explain technology implementations.
Senior Physicist
Orbital Effects
05.2019 - 07.2021
- Performed a wide variety of space system trade studies, analysis and field engineering to support proposals, active DoD contracts and satellite design.
- Developed a program in MATLAB capable of dynamically assessing the uplink, image collection, and downlink feasibility given an orbital trajectory and points of interest.
- Successfully installed and operated a ground station at the NRL facility in Pomonkey Maryland to prove the feasibility of direct downlinks and processing of raw SAR data from ICEYE’s X2 SAR satellite.
- Successfully acquired NOAA and FCC licenses for multiple upcoming SAR satellites
Payload Lead
Trident Space Inc
06.2017 - 04.2019
- Responsible for supporting the design and development of the Trident Space SAR payload including a system trade studies and cost model analyses.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Denison University
Granville, OH05.2017
Skills
- Expert Problem Solver
- Space Systems Analysis
- RF System Design
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- MATLAB\Python\C
- Satellite Regulations
Timeline
RF Engineer II
Blue Canyon Technologies
10.2022 - Current
Senior Physicist
Orbital Effects
05.2019 - 07.2021
Payload Lead
Trident Space Inc
06.2017 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Denison University
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