Adam Duran
Mechanical Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Role
- Payload and Small Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Location
- Pasadena, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Adam Duran
Experience delivering novel flight systems, spanning Mars helicopters, optical…
Experience
Payload and Small Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jul 2017 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Current | Mechanical Thermal Lead | MARS HELICOPTERProvide technical leadership for a novel, long-range Mars helicopter—a completely new class of planetary rotorcraft.Current | Optomechanical Lead | AEMIS & CARBON-IOwned full lifecycle of state-of-the-art precision imaging spectrometers developed for Earth science missions.2024 | Responsible Engineer | CARBON PLUME MAPPERLed the structural recovery and requalification of a damaged composite optical bench following an anomaly20••••24 | Lead Structural Engineer | MARS SAMPLE RETRIEVAL HELICOPTERLed structural design and analysis for an autonomous Mars helicopter system that retrieves and transports sample tubes, advancing Mars sample return efforts.20••••23 | Lead Responsible Engineer | MARS SAMPLE RETURNResponsible for the containment vessel that secures Mars-returned sample tubes—critical for planetary protection and scientific preservation—designed for autonomous assembly in space and survival of Earth impact.2017 - Current | Principal Investigator & Task Force Member | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING R & DDrove the maturation and institutional adoption of additive manufacturing at JPL.20••••20 | Responsible Engineer /Structural Engineer | EMITDelivered flight-qualified optical bench hardware for an imaging spectrometer mounted to the International Space Station.20••••19 | Structural Engineer | ICEMAG / CGIResponsible for detailed structural analysis and test execution for instruments featuring deformable mirrors and magnetometers.
Education
University of Michigan
Ph.D. Candidate, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
2012 — 2017
University of Michigan
Master's Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
2012 — 2014
New Mexico State University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
2008 — 2011
Skills
- Labview
- Femap
- Matlab
- C++
- Abaqus
- Java
- Linux
- Python
- Latex
- Android Development
- Dyna3d
- Ansys
- Finite Element Analysis
- Aerospace Engineering
- Ls-Dyna
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