Hastrali H.

Experience

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  School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Hardware Design Engineer

  Revised CAD drawings of CubeSat components using Solidworks and collaborated with machinists to improve manufacturability of components and reduce manufacturing cost by 50%.Created comprehensive assembly documentation with labeled diagrams and step-by-step procedures to reduce hardware manufacturing and assembly time by 50%.

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  School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

  Nov 2018 - May 2020

  Led a 6 person team in the design of components using CATIA to model a complex space transportation system, achieving 100% of stakeholder needs.Facilitated clear and concise communication of project objectives, updates, and critical information between functional teams to collaborate effectively across technical disciplines, meeting 90% of project milestones on time.Created technical presentations using PowerPoint for design reviews with stakeholders to enhance understanding of complex systems to 90% stakeholder satisfaction with project progress. Show less

  • Computer Aided Design Team Lead

    Jan 2020 - May 2020

  • Undergraduate Researcher

    Nov 2018 - May 2020
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  Purdue AIAA

  Oct 2019 - May 2020

  Space Systems Project Lead

  Led a team of 10 students in the system design of a lunar base camp to establish a precedent for a permanent lunar outpost.Correlated stakeholder needs with generated technical requirements using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to ensure 100% of stakeholder needs were considered and weighed in the system design.Investigated the probability of a critical failure along the functional flow of the system in a Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) to mitigate 90% of critical risk to the system.Decomposed and allocated top level system requirements into subsystem requirements to establish validation for 100% of system performance and effectiveness measurements. Show less

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  Northrop Grumman

  Sept 2020 - May 2024

  Associate Structural Engineer

  Conducting random vibration and sine sweep analysis of space vehicles and components using NASTRAN to ensure 100% compliance with acceleration and force response limit requirements.Developing reduced modal finite element models using the Craig-Bampton method to improve computation speed by 80%.Creating acceleration environment input notches for random vibration responses at critical component interfaces to bring responses below 100% of acceleration limits.Collaborating and communicating closely in a fast-paced structural dynamics team to solve technical problems with 50% greater efficiency. Show less

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  School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

  Sept 2021 - May 2023

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Analyzed the effects of grain size in a solid composite rocket propellant material on its strain rate and temperature during impact loading to improve safety by 30% according to probability of detonation.Developed an explicit Cohesive Finite Element Analysis computational model using FORTRAN to simulate intermolecular cohesive properties to an accuracy of 80%.Collaborated with research partners to design and execute drop tower impact experiments on AP-HTPB composite samples for experimental correlation with simulation results to a 95% confidence interval.Utilized a response surface data science methodology using data from impact analyses to guide the prediction of impact responses to an average error of 5%. Show less

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  Transgalactic Media Lab LLC

  May 2024 - now

  Self Employed

  Creating social media content using a video camera and the Adobe Creative Suite to educate students and adults interested in aerospace engineering topics.Dissecting complex concepts into more manageable parts to make aerospace engineering accessible to the general public.Developing engaging video and presentation scripts and time boards to maintain viewership and increase interest in aerospace engineering.