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Vast Space Internship 2024 & 2025
Project type
Internship
Date
May 2024 - Present
Location
Long Beach, California
Role
ECLSS Engineering Intern
I interned at VAST Space as an Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) Engineering Intern for the Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Summer 2025 totaling in ~12 months of internship experience.
Summer 2025:
- Planned ATP/QTP test operations for flight, qual, and spare parts on ECLSS trace contamination control subsystem, LiOH cartridge system
- Owned design and development of Haven-1 safety-critical air revitalization ground support equipment hardware for flight vehicle, including:
development testing, defining requirements, DFM, random vibe structural and fastener analysis, procurement and work orders, integration, timeline and process plans, and releasing part and assembly drawings.
- Completed PDR and CDR
Fall 2024:
- Spearheaded ECLSS air revitalization system structural analysis via Ansys including material strength, stability, and fatigue
- Developed structural analysis Excel template to organize test results and hand calculations
- Wrote multi-use Python scripts for data post-processing and visualization of trace contamination test-bed, and collaborated with Ground Support Software team to integrate algorithms into company-wide DAQ system
Summer 2024:
- Owned development, test procedures, and data acquisition for 2x airflow test rigs for Haven-1. Integrated redundant anemometers and orifice sensors to improve flow measurements and characterize primary cabin fans. Completed 2 PDRs and 2 TRRs
- Wrote Python script to scan fan and pump flow data, extract sensor values, and develop useful visuals, saving hours of hand-calcs
- Hand made shielded wire harness and test apparatus for EMI/EMC radiated emissions and “conducted emissions” testing
- Ran bakeout procedures for oxidizer particulate samples, and managed installation of VOC/weather monitors in testing facilities
- Designed vibration testing fixtures for ECLSS components using Siemens NX, working closely with cross-functional teams
- Managed airflow test rig work orders and procured custom test setup hardware from vendors for technician use
