Kinda twisted: if a rocket launch goes well, the box I worked on — the Flight Termination System — is never used. Starship Flight 1 didn’t go so well, and the box I helped validate and manufacture worked!
Being one of the few people on the team who could code and make changes to test software
Upgrading the internal mechanical shock testing system with cleaner pneumatics
What I learned
Design for a rocket ship is really thorough! (Duh, but cool to see in person.)
How much goes into manufacturing — before this job I thought all of the work was done when the design was finished
A lot about high pressure systems
General PCBA manufacturing workflows
Favorite Memories
Seeing all of the Starship flights with the team
My relationships with all of the technicians
My mentor, who taught me all about high pressure systems