- Top-down design in Creo/Windchill.
- Optimized hydraulic lock design for safety based on simulation of large bolted joints and deformations due to loads in the millions of pounds.
- De-risked blast shield architectures through thermal hand calcs and ANSYS simulations of engine plume.
- Maintained detailed journals for all design intent, hand calculations, FEM models, and decision history.
- Led design of the rocket interface, accounting for stiction under high compression, and allowing flexibility in all degrees of freedom.
- Specified exotic metals to overcome harsh saltwater environments and direct rocket plume exposure.
- Designed in accordance with internally developed standards that reference NASA, AISC, and AWS, under an AS9100 certified quality system.