Contract Software Engineer at Cadence Neuroscience
Portland, Oregon
Cadence Neuroscience
Contract Software Engineer
Remote
Spaceflight Industries
Engineer, Dynamics and Control
October 2016 to June 2018
Greater Seattle Area
Spaceflight Industries
Engineer Associate, Assembly Integration and Test
October 2015 to October 2016
Greater Seattle Area
M42 Technologies
Hardware Engineer Intern
May 2015 to September 2015
Greater Seattle Area
What company does Alex McMaster work for?
Alex McMaster works for Cadence Neuroscience
What is Alex McMaster's role at Cadence Neuroscience?
Alex McMaster is Contract Software Engineer
Who are Alex McMaster's colleagues?
Alex McMaster's colleagues are Scott Miller, Andrew Lawrence, Jason Andrews, Leah Sardone, Ameet Gohil, Greg Barnett, Darren Gordon, Matthias Blondeel, Robert Martin, and Andrew Aslinger
📖 Summary
Contract Software Engineer @ Cadence Neuroscience Medical device application development. RemoteEngineer, Dynamics and Control @ Spaceflight Industries SCOUT Block 2 Program* Attitude Determination and Control Hardware Lead for a commercial imaging satellite implementing 3-axis control. Responsible for hardware procurement, vendor relations, assembly, integration and test.* Developed avionics software for a custom embedded Linux target.* Helped develop 6DOF truth model and spacecraft-interface code to support hardware-in-the-loop testing. From October 2016 to June 2018 (1 year 9 months) Greater Seattle AreaEngineer Associate, Assembly Integration and Test @ Spaceflight Industries Pathfinder Program* Assumed ownership of C and Python applications capable of processing and visualizing spacecraft telemetry in real-time. Responsible for adding many key features, fixing bugs, and providing technical support to users. Applications were later used across multiple programs.* Developed Python APIs and test suites for state-of-the-art spacecraft sensors and actuators enabling near-total automation of test activities.SHERPA-0 Program* Operated flight and ground software during Mission Simulation Testing, an extensive test campaign lasting 6 months. Responsible for interpretation and presentation of diverse test artifacts.* Participated in planning for range operations. Traveled to Vandenberg AFB for onsite planning at SLC-4E, where SHERPA-0 was manifested on a SpaceX Falcon 9.* Performed hands-on troubleshooting of spacecraft avionics in support of several review boards. From October 2015 to October 2016 (1 year 1 month) Greater Seattle AreaHardware Engineer Intern @ M42 Technologies I was part of a small team tasked with designing and implementing a proof-of-concept 1U cubesat with an ultra-low power communications system. The spacecraft was successfully placed into orbit in 2016 [1].CELTEE-1 Mission* Designed avionics, power control, and communications hardware, starting at part selection and continuing through assembly and test.* Wrote bare-metal embedded flight software to accomplish command and data handling and power management.* Developed a GNURadio application to perform thorough testing of the communications subsystem.[1] https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=41850 From May 2015 to September 2015 (5 months) Greater Seattle Area
Introversion (I), Sensing (S), Thinking (T), Perceiving (P)
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