Jeremy Caplan

Experience

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  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Engineering Intern

  Mechanical Engineering Summer Intern

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  Boeing

  May 2015 - Aug 2021

  Mechanical Responsible Engineering Authority (MREA), proprietary satellite program – array antenna assemblies• Responsible for the mechanical aspects of the design, development, assembly, and test of four array antenna assemblies.• Incorporated design updates into heritage layouts, released drawing revisions and test specification updates. • Presented Mechanical Design Review at program delta Critical Design Review (dCDR) to convey design updates from heritage builds.• Documented and presented trade studies to provide program engineering team with recommended solutions.• Performed “Make or Buy” decisions, obsolescence assessments, and supported resource acquisition and procurement activities.• Interfaced with external suppliers and vendors on a daily basis. Communicated critical design features, responded to technical questions and issues, and obtained schedule/status updates from suppliers and vendors.• Collaborated with Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead and members of program engineering team on a daily basis (including Stress, Electrical REA, Manufacturing Engineer, Thermal/Blankets REA, Systems Engineer).• Supported and participated in program reviews such as tabletop reviews, Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRRs), and Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs).• Dispositioned Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) to resolve fabrication issues and testing anomalies in a timely manner.• Presented critical NCRs to Material Review Board (MRB) to inform program management office, senior technical staff, and program customer of fabrication issues and receive authorization for dispositions.• Reviewed and approved detailed fabrication and assembly planning steps in Manufacturing Execution System (MES).• Worked closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to obtain technical guidance on various topics including materials and processes (M&P), composite materials, Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI), and Ground Support Equipment (GSE). Show less Structures & Payload Design Engineer, Space Launch System – Exploration Upper Stage• Midbody Integrated Layout Design Lead (LDL) – Responsible for the design and placement of 220+ secondary brackets supporting avionics wire harnesses. Resolved technical issues and interferences with hardware in various interfacing layouts, including the Midbody Primary Structure. Performed various reviews and studies to improve manufacturability of components. Coordinated placement and mounting provisions for 63 sensors, 10 antennas, and 4 low noise amplifiers. Interacted with external antenna supplier to ensure mechanical interfaces allow for the successful component integration. • EUS Fracture Critical Fasteners Drawing Lead – Coordinated with strength and design team leads to identify fracture critical fasteners throughout the entirety of the vehicle. Released engineering drawing to specify Non-Destructive Inspection methods and acceptable criteria.• P-Clamp Testing Lead – Headed testing effort to show P-Clamps of three different materials have capability in excess of the conservative analysis currently being used by the SLS Program. Coordinated with Supplier Management Team, testing vendor, and Design Team management in order to successfully implement testing activities within an allocated budget of $200k.• Additive Manufacturing Team Member – Designed an additively manufactured Hydrogen Manifold for the Thrust Structure Propulsion Layout, providing a mass savings of 57% from the baseline concept.• Served as a lead/mentor for summer interns and student employees. Structures & Payload Design Engineer, CST-100 Starliner Commercial Crew Capsule• Assisted with the development of Model Based Definition (MBD) packages and parts lists of structural components for the airbag backing panel assemblies. Show less Structures & Payload Design Engineer, AH-64 Apache Helicopter Airframe• Analysis, definition, and documentation of structural components for the aft and center fuselage using 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools.• Provided engineering support to Flight Test and Production Line to optimize designs and achieve program goals.• Participated in the Engineering Technical Mentoring Program (ETM) under an experienced structural analysis engineer, with the focus of learning design practices that are mindful of structural composition and load paths.• Completed in-class training courses: Basic Unigraphics/TeamCenter, Unigraphics Surfacing, GD&T• Airframe Employee Involvement Team Member. Show less

  • Mechanical Responsible Engineering Authority (MREA)

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2021

  • Structure & Payload Design Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2018

  • Structural & Payload Design Engineer

    May 2015 - Aug 2016
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  Northrop Grumman

  Sept 2021 - Nov 2022

  Principal Systems Engineer

  Responsible Systems Engineer, Next-Generation Polar (NGP) Program – Payload Accommodations Team• Responsible for the upkeep and maturation of Bus to Communication Payload (CPL) Interface Control Document (ICD) as well as four Auxiliary Payload System (APS) ICDs using IBM DOORS software.• Hosted weekly CPL Interface Working Group (IFWG) and APS IFWG meetings to coordinate stakeholders on upcoming changes and receive preliminary buy-in on technical details.• Collaborated with senior technical engineers to proactively ensure alignment and agreement with proposed changes.• Presented ECRs at various working groups and review boards, such as IFWGs, SpaceVehicle Requirements and Verification Working Group (SV RVWG), and Space Vehicle Engineering Review Board (SV ERB) to obtain ECR approval.• Supported on-boarding and training activities of new team members, as well as daily tasking of team intern. Provided continual assistance, guidance, and mentoring to team members. Show less

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  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  Nov 2022 - Apr 2024

  Payload Systems Engineer (313F)

  Payloads Supported: Orbiting Sample Subsystem (OSS) and Enhanced Engineering Cameras (EECAMs)• Coordinated both upward to campaign-level and project-level staff (Level 1.5-2) and downward to hardware developers (Level 4-5) on requirement decomposition, interface control, verification and validation methods/approaches, concept of operations, use cases, implementations, and functional allocations.• Negotiated competing stakeholder needs on complex, technical issues including sample tube temperature requirements and Orbiting Sample backward planetary protection requirements.• Presented various Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) to campaign-level and project-level change control boards.• Led configuration trade study of the lander camera system. Assessed camera function, performance, field of view, and mechanical accommodation. Provided recommendation on lander camera configuration and implementation to project leadership.• Supported trade study of flight system power card descope. Assessed impacts of deployment power card descope on payload release mechanisms. Delivered payload technical, cost, and schedule impacts of descope to payload and flight system leadership.• Authored and released OSS – Flight System Interface Requirements and Control Document (IRCD).• Developed and tailored the OSS and EECAM fault protection requirements.• Guided discussions in Fault Protection Working Group during the creation of the OSS Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).• Utilized Doors Next Generation (DNG) for managing requirements, ensuring complete and accurate flow down/tracing of requirements.• Presented OSS Section of Sample Transfer and Handling System (STHS) Accommodation Review.• Provided key inputs into the EECAM Inheritance Review, STHS Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and Sample Retrieval Lander PDR. Show less

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Apr 2024 - now

  Human Space Flight Systems Engineer