Skills

Not HTML!

Education


Aero Astro Engineering

Stanford

Master of Science

https://www.stanford.edu/

Aero Astro Engineering

Purdue

Bachelor of Science

https://www.purdue.edu/

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

https://lynk.world/

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

https://www.blueorigin.com/

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

https://fireflyspace.com/