Armando Morell

About Armando Morell

Professional Highlights• Engineering consultant with over 40 years of experience in the Aerospace Industry. Currently working with AERODYNE.• Retired from NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) after over 30 years as a member of the Electro-Mechanical Systems Branch (Code 544). • Mechanical Systems Engineer from 1985 to 1998.• Associate Branch Head for the Electromechanical Systems Branch from 1998 to 2008 • Branch Head for the Electromechanical Systems Branch from 2008 to 2010- Managed a group of 45 engineers working in spaceflight instrument design.• 30+ years of experience in Mechanical, Cryogenics, Optomechanical, and Electro-Mechanical System Design. • Engineering Knowledge/Expertise in space flight technology, and related disciplines such as: Thermal, Cryogenics, Structural, Fabrication, Electromechanical, Precision mechanisms, Transducers/actuators, Systems Engineering, Project Management, Ground support systems, Optomechanics, Detector packaging and the development of kinematic systems for optical components. • Ability to assemble and direct multi-discipline teams to achieve common goals with limited resources and defined schedules and objectives.

Experience

1. Aerodyne Nasa Engineering Consultant

   Aerodyne Industries LLC

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Supporting Product Development Lead as PACE Observatory Mechanisms Systems Engineer

Education

• University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

  1985 — 1985

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Optics/Optical Sciences

Skills

• Satellite
• Mechanism Design
• Optomechanics
• Propulsion
• Flight Test
• Space Systems
• Consulting
• Mechanisms
• Finite Element Analysis
• Testing
• Systems Engineering
• Systems Design
• Integration
• Sensors
• Spacecraft
• Solidworks
• Composites
• Aerospace Engineering
• Simulations
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Aerodynamics
• Engineering Management
• Earned Value Management