Jay Miley

About Jay Miley

At Astranis, I have had the opportunity to repeatedly scope, develop, and build complex & mission critical systems. In many cases, I led the effort to in-source & document expertise centered on specific technologies, analysis methods, and more.

Experience

1. Senior Mechanical Engineer

   Astranis Space Technologies

   Feb 2018 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Product ownership of multiple high profile composites & mechanisms across multiple programs, including• Ownership of multiple systems across multiple spacecraft blocks, implementing design & production improvements as well as laying groundwork for future responsible engineers to take over• Precision rotary actuator design & component selection• Complete design, analysis, and qualification, and flight build of 5m long on-orbit deployable solar array• High performance carbon fiber reflector antenna design for vibroacoustics and thermal distortion• Static and Dynamic FEA of metallic and composite structures using FEMAP/NASTRAN• Mechanical detail design of complex subsystems for manufacturability and GD & T• Technical vendor management on multiple long-term build-to-print programs• Responsible for multiple dynamic environments qualification campaigns from unit to vehicle level

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Mechanism Design
• Public Speaking
• Femap
• Visual Basic for Applications (Vba)
• Solidworks
• Eagle Pcb
• Matlab
• Python
• Javascript
• Leadership
• Mechanical Product Design
• Sql
• C
• Microsoft Office