Branimir Blagojevic

Ast, Flight Systems Engineer @Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

Systems Engineer with extensive experience supporting NASA flight projects and proposals (Probe, MIDEX, SMEX)-Technical authority on remote sensing instruments (LIDAR), electro-optics systems, and components-Recognized scientific expert in atomic plasma spectroscopy and spectral line broadening. Skilled in supervising employees and coordinating activities of support contractors-Provided strategic guidance to ICESat-2/ATLAS Instrument Project Management, recommending and implementing advanced quality and reliability techniques—prepared detailed reports highlighting findings, issues, and risk mitigation strategies-Conceptualized and managed the development of the first NASA GSFC test facility for reliability testing flight optics under laser-assisted molecular contamination levels, replicating the spaceflight environment-Served as Lead Engineer for the Laser Transmitter Optics and Optical Coatings Life Test for the ICESat-2 Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument-Directed multiple product development efforts as Product Development Lead (PDL) for: ICESat-2/ATLAS Telescope Alignment Monitoring System Light Source PACE Ocean Color Instrument Optics (Deputy PDL), hyperspectral flight hardware delivery The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), X-Ray Filters-Radiometry engineer for the proposed instruments in the GSFC Instrument Design Lab (e.g, NASA PACE Ocean Color Instrument)-Principal Investigator on multiple NASA Internal Research and Design projects, leveraging extensive expertise spanning aerospace, defense, biomedical industries, and academia. Successfully operated as the sole-source vendor of custom spectrometers for government labs, including NIST-MD and