Salem Cherenet

Led sensor lifecycle management for space-grade IMU, from procurement to system integration.
Collaborated seamlessly with the Integration team and mission system engineers to tailor and support environmental and functional tests, which included Vibration, EMI/EMC, and Thermal.
Developed Interface Control Document and Requirements for Navigation hardware subsystem, enabling successful integration of VIPER rover by collaborating with cross functional teams.
Led the verification and validation of over 300 Navigation Level 4 requirements on the VIPER program, ensuring mission-critical system reliability.
Served as a Navigation Systems Mission control operator, providing real-time engineering support.
Developed a complex mission control UI for over 20 hardware/software components, enhancing operational efficiency and improving decision-making.

Selected and characterized EO/IR and INS/GPS sensors for a Detect and Alert (DAA) system.
Developed 50+ Python and Matlab tools for data analysis and visualization to quantify end-to-end detection, tracking, and ranging algorithm performance.
Reduced false alarms by over 50% through heuristic feature engineering and machine learning.
Developed simulation environment to identify corner cases and limitations of Particle EKF bank.
Oversaw planning, coordination, and supervision of multiple field and flight tests.
Enhanced detect-and-alert system with collision avoidance capabilities by integrating DAIDALUS and ACASXu algorithms

Managed multiple projects from analysis to design and delivery of custom autoclave systems.
Generated process & instrumentation and fabrication level drawings using AutoCAD and Inventor.
Generated project schedules and coordinated with production and resource allocations to ensuring timely completion of critical milestones.
Managed customer communications and project timelines.
Performed pressure vessel design and analysis including FEA, fluid flow per industry standards.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering: Robotics –Carnegie Mellon University – 2013
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering – University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana – 2011

Software / Applications: MatLab/ Simulink, SolidWorks, Inventor, Robot Operating System, OpenMCT

Languages and Scripts: Python, C++, Git, LaTex, HTML+CSS, SQL

Mechanical: Mill, General shop experience, 3D printing, Welding