Hannah Spooner

Experience

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  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Engineering Intern

  -Managed a team of five interns to design and plan a payload to test novel star tracking equipment for use on the BETTII (Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope Infrared Interferometry) project.-Conducted periodic design reviews (including BETTII PDR) before BETTII team.-Collaborated with other interns on planning, setup, and data analysis for critical hardware testing.-Worked to fabricate payload frame and critical internal components.-Conducted weekly status meetings with team of interns and BETTII scientists and engineers to ensure alignment of science and engineering goals and feasibility of deadlines. Show less

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  NASA Ames Research Center

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Engineering Intern

  -Individually reconditioned a closed-circuit wind tunnel in the Fluid Mechanics Lab.-Troubleshot mechanical, thermal, and electrical design issues and implemented practical solutions.-Re-instrumented test section with pitot probes and thermocouples.-Collected initial test section temperature characterization data.-Presented summary of work, upgrades, and temperature data before branch and aerodynamics directorate.

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  University of Maryland

  Oct 2013 - May 2015

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  -Investigated behavior of leading edge vortices on simulated flapping wings.-Collected qualitative and quantitative data through flow visualization techniques (PIV) and direct force measurements.-Collaborated with other lab member(s) to design, set up, and conduct experiments in a water tank to characterize interaction of leading edge and tip vortices.

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  Bell Helicopter

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Engineering Intern

  -Worked in Engine Integration and Analysis Group to evaluate engine performance characteristics using cycle deck code.-Performed structural and flow analyses on myriad engine accessories for inclusion in required certification documentation.-Produced an engine accessory compliance matrix to guide certification efforts.-Developed a macro to read in and parse flight test data.-Conducted a comparison of Power Assurance Check test procedures across current aircraft.

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  Textron Aviation

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  Design Engineer

  Detail part and assembly design engineer on the wing structure team of the Airframe design group for the Citation Longitude:-Drafted, routed, and released detail part and assembly drawings.-Gained experience in design for manufacturing best practices and configuration control.-Learned about critical material and process specifications in advanced design processes.-Collaborated with Experimental Manufacturing group to mitigate and resolve interferences and misalignments.

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  Bell Flight

  Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

  Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

  Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer working on the V-280 Valor experimental flight demonstrator:-Designed cable routes for instrumentation units (e.g. accelerometers, strain gauges, string potentiometers, etc.) for installation on the flight test article.-Calculated signal conditioning parameters for strain gauge and accelerometer data channels.-Specified channel configurations for deployment across distributed data acquisition systems.

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  NASA Ames Research Center

  Apr 2017 - now

  Instrumentation engineer supporting wind tunnel testing at the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel complex at Ames Research Center:-Provide instrumentation design services (e.g. signal conditioning parameters, cable routes, etc.) as needed to support test activities.-Provide specialty laser installation services as needed to support test activities.-System owner of test "coordination" software that provides automated data acquisition and control sequencing during a wind tunnel test. System owner responsibilities include sustained development and maintenance of code base, creation of developer and user documentation, and providing user training (see resume for further details).-Advise on the adoption and integration of next-generation data systems (see resume for further details).-Promote the uptake of enterprise documentation and configuration control tools by demonstrating their application in facility projects. Show less Research engineer supporting various research projects in the Fluid Mechanics Lab at Ames Research Center with a focus on experimental fluid measurement techniques (predominantly optical):-Provided mechanical, electrical, and programming design services to numerous researchers within the lab .-Provided test support for installing instrumentation and hardware in various aerospace industrial test settings.-Managed the contract support staff in the lab (approximately 5 people) including coordinating their time and skills to ensure the research staff had full coverage. Show less

  • Instrumentation Engineer

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Research Engineer and Task Manager

    Apr 2017 - Apr 2020