Ashley Tran

Experience

1. Lead Avionics Systems Engineer

   Parsons Corporation

   Apr 2024 — Present · Torrance, CA, US

   Technical Lead and Architect for spacecraft avionics, owning end-to-end electrical architecture and baseline harness design and validation in compliance with IPC/WHMA-A-620E standards (active certification). Defined interfaces, managed ICDs, and led cross-discipline integration to meet mission and launch system requirements.• Led V&V strategy and execution, designing a HITL test bench to validate RS-422 communication using logic analyzers. Verified protocol integrity, timing margins, harnessing, avionics controllers, and power distribution by emulating discrete commands and load simulators representative of spacecraft separation systems.• Planned and managed all electrical engineering scopes across multiple missions, from requirements definition through I&T. Estimated cost and schedule, identified critical dependencies, defined review gates, and implemented structured processes to improve execution efficiency and predictability.• Acted as a key technical authority in customer and program design reviews (PDR, CDR, ERB), serving as both reviewer and Responsible Engineer. Ensured mission compliance by tracing requirements to implementation and verification using a formal verification matrix.• Led and scaled avionics execution, allocating resources, delegating technical ownership, mentoring engineers, and balancing near-term integration needs with long-term mission schedules. Run weekly tag-ups with two IC electrical engineers to review task status, plan upcoming milestones, assess individual bandwidth, and proactively manage risks.

Education

• California State University, Long Beach

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering, Emphasis in Control Systems