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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
2022.10 - 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
2019.05 - 2021.07
  • 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
2017.06 - 2019.04
  • 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, OH
05.2017

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
2022.10 - Current

Senior Physicist

Orbital Effects
2019.05 - 2021.07

Payload Lead

Trident Space Inc
2017.06 - 2019.04

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Denison University
Sam Strosnider