Steve Cooper

About Steve Cooper

AEROSPACE SYSTEMS | FLY-BY-WIRE | CERTIFICATION | VERIFICATION & VALIDATIONI\'m contributing and leading the efforts of the New Space industry by developing new processes, and improving existing processes to yield faster and less costly results while maintaining the high level of quality that space requires. I\'m excited as the processes and plans that I\'ve developed are executed, and welcome both the successes and the discoveries that help refine and improve the process.As a systems engineer I interact with a diverse set of engineers and engineering organizations. I have worked to be adept at actively listening and building consensus with all stakeholders, and also by being adaptive and flexible, without compromising safety or integrity.EXPERTISE:Systems Engineering | Aircraft | Space Transportation | Requirements Capture and Management | Integration Test Planning and Execution | Verification, Validation and Process audits | Cost and Scheduling | Earned Value Management | Vendor relations | FAA certification | EASA certification | Fly-By-Wire systems | DOORS | DOORS Next Generation | JAMA | JIRA

Experience

1. Senior System Engineer

   Blue Origin

   Jan 2022 — Present · US

   New Glenn Systems engineer. Provide systems of systems engineering support by developing processes and working with individual groups to execute the processes. Using the IBM JAZZ suite, including DNG and ETM, is the prime method to manage requirements and verification/validation activities. Additional support of assuring specifications completeness and correctness, as well as creating verification plans.

Education

• University of Washington

  B.S. , Mechanical Engineering