Colin Claytor

Experience

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  Peregrine

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Engineer Intern

  I supported the development of FAA Supplemental Type Certificates.- Edited technical documents regarding the replacement of aircraft systems.- Observed the testing of modified aircraft systems to ensure airworthiness.- Learned about and applied knowledge of FAA regulatory system.- Constructed an ADS-B In receiver based on a Raspberry Pi microcontroller.

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  Colorado Space Grant Consortium

  Sept 2017 - Jan 2019

  Student Assistant

  The C-BASE Beacon was designed to be a weather balloon tracking system capable of giving the National Air Traffic Control System the position, altitude, and velocity of the balloon in real time.- Apprenticed with Edge of Space Sciences to coordinate balloon launches.- Led Beacon Development sub-team in design of Automated Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) based tracking beacon for high altitude balloons.

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  Laboratory For Atmospheric and Space Physics

  Nov 2018 - Aug 2020

  Systems Support Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Supported the development of the Europa Surface Dust Analyzer (SUDA) instrument, which was developed to investigate the material composition of Europa, and the Emirates Mars Mission “Hope” Probe (EMM), which was the first Mars mission the United Arab Emirates produced.- Wrote contamination control plan and procedures for the SUDA instrument on Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Europa Clipper spacecraft.- Performed SUDA instrument venting analyses in Excel and MATLAB as part of vacuum chamber testing campaign.- Maintained stock of supplies in the Polymerics Laboratory.- Designed and rapidly prototyped potting fixtures for the Polymerics Lab using CAD software and 3D Printing.- Configured 3D printing of EMM Multi-Layer Insulation sizing structures.- Converted EMM risk management database from MS Access to JIRA. Show less

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  University of Colorado Boulder

  Sept 2020 - May 2022

  Teaching Fellow

  I assisted with the administration of ASEN 4018 - Senior Projects 1: Design Synthesis. - Parsed large peer evaluation grade modification and peer feedback data sets for presentation to faculty and distribution to students.- Organized faculty meetings to facilitate discussion of student milestone performance and grading.- Input and released grades in Canvas course administration software.- Assisted in the administration of mock design reviews.- Set up rooms for hybrid in person/online presentations, provided technical support as needed.- Provided constructive criticism to student teams on their presentation rehearsals. Show less

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  Northrop Grumman

  Sept 2022 - now

  Supported the Requirements, Verification, and Interfaces (RVI) team of the Commercial Destination Free Flyer (CDFF) project under Phase 1 of a NASA Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations Space Act Agreement. The CDFF project aimed to develop a multi-element, commercially profitable space station in Low-Earth Orbit for utilization by NASA and other customers following the retirement of the International Space Station.- Developed requirements defining the Human-Systems Interfaces (HSI), Rendezvous Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD), and Structures and Mechanisms (STM) for the first element of a multi-element space station.- Ran meetings and working groups with cognizant engineers and managers to develop and refine requirements.- Managed the workflow of fellow engineers as the scope of subsystem support grows.- Proposed and implemented development strategies with Information Owners.- Engaged in functional decomposition.- Developed a Gantt chart to plan HSI activities through the end of 2023.- Managed the development of Structures and Mechanisms, Thermal Control System, and Propulsion slides for the Space Station Systems Requirements Review.- Managed the development and delivery of the Structures and Mechanisms Specification for the Systems Requirements Review.- Applied and tailored the International Docking System Standard and NASA Standard 3001 Volumes 1 and 2 to our requirements.- Developed interfaces between subsystems and larger system elements with my colleagues. Show less

  • ECLSS Software Integration Engineer - HALO

    Jul 2024 - now

  • ECLSS Test and Verification Engineer - HALO

    Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

  • RVI Systems Engineer - CDFF

    Sept 2022 - Oct 2023