ISR-5 is composed of electrical and mechanical technicians, technologists, and engineers, systems engineers, project control specialists and other specialists all of whom contribute to the efforts of producing high-quality space-based instrumentation.
Focus Areas
Mechanical engineering—specialized equipment design
- Mechanical design and advanced electronics packaging, assembly, design, and fabrication support to all aspects of mechanical and electronic assemblies
- Mechanical analysis with a focus on space environment—radiation, thermal, vibration analysis, and test development
- Environmental testing (vibration, shock, vacuum, thermal, de-pressurization)
- Design and fabrication of special tooling, fixtures, and handling equipment as required for assembly and testing of hardware
- Interface between mechanical design, fabrication, and parts suppliers
Fabrication and assembly
- Electronic board support
- Electronic design automation layout
- Electronics troubleshooting and fabrication (NASA-certified) assembly
- Parts inventory database based on "pc/MRP" software package
- Quality Assurance
System test and integration
- Space systems engineering support
- Radio-frequency and analog electronic development, design, and testing for flight-based systems
Systems, production, and project controls
- Hands-on fabrication and manufacturing experience, scheduling, and coordinating activities to complete projects, and systems engineering
- Systems engineering and product lifecycle analysis for all project phases