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Education
About
Hello! My name is Mark Paral and I am a graduate student studying Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Stanford University!
Work Experience
Engineering Intern
Lynk Global - (May 2023 - Aug 2023)
Assembled hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) setup for novel direct-to-phone satellites
Developed and adapted software for handling CAN network interfaces between sensors, actuators, and dynamics simulator in C
Built sensor simulators using microcontrollers
Automated reaction wheel qualification testing
Avionics Hardware Intern
Blue Origin - (May 2022 - Aug 2022)
Developed novel solution to enhance and expand sensor infrastructure on the New Shepard Propulsion Module
Designed custom PCBs for signal conditioning and power distribution on the New Shepard launch vehicle
Performed audit of New Shepard crew capsule sensors
Wrote engineering work orders to resolve non-conformance reports
Avionics Intern
Firefly Aerospace - (Jan 2022 - May 2022)
Developed custom hardware and software solution to automate qualification process for harnessing on all vehicles
Constructed payload wiring diagrams for the Alpha launch vehicle in Siemens Capital software
Created and led a test campaign to qualify securing devices used on multiple spacecraft
Built custom Python executables to allow for quick updates to components in Siemens Capital software