Daniel Becker

About Daniel Becker

Aerospace engineer with significant experience in developing space hardware.Professionally, I work at SpaceX as an Senior Avionics Systems Engineer, where I own and develop avionics systems from design through integration and launch while developing and improving automation. I specifically focus on payload to launch vehicle integration.Previously I worked as a Wiring Harness Design Engineer at SpaceX, where I routed harness with 3D modeling software and prepare/publish documentation for production and provide manufacturing support.Prior to SpaceX, I worked at the Boeing Satellite Development Center, where I had similar roles as a mechanical harness design engineer. Before that, I worked at Orbital Sciences Corporation for two summers, working in Digital Design Engineering and Electrical Integration and Test. I have supported the COTS program both years, designing electrical ground support equipment and performing system-level test procedures.Academically, I have worked at the Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL) throughout my undergraduate career at the University of Michigan, contributing to both the MClimber project and XSAS (eXtendable Solar Array System). I have also contributed to the MXL (Michigan eXploration Laboratory) CADRE (CubeSat investigating Atmospheric Density Response to Extreme driving) project, and served as Electrical lead for the DUST (Distributed Universal Satellite Technology) project.I have completed my Masters degree in Space Systems Engineering.Specialties: Wiring Harness RoutingSpace Systems EngineeringSystem Architecture DesignCubesat DevelopmentElectronics design and testingBoard layout design

Experience

1. Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

   SpaceX

   Jan 2020 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• University of Michigan

  B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering

  2007 — 2011

• University of Michigan

  Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Space Systems Engineering

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• C
• Microsoft Office
• Matlab
• Systems Engineering
• Space Systems
• Simulink
• Engineering
• Solidworks
• C++