Systems Design & Integration Intern
Validated interfaces and analyzed EMI/EMC for Bell V-280 landing gear. Managed component qualification using IBM DOORS and Excel.
Systems Design Integration Intern
Since July 2025, I have been working with the Systems team at Safran Landing Systems Ajax, specifically contributing to the Bell V-280 Valor program.
Role Focus
- Interface management and requirement validation for tiltrotor landing gear.
- EMI/EMC (E3) analysis and control plan development.
- Hydraulic system diagram updates and supplier coordination.
- Qualification Program Plan (QPP) development for built-to-spec components.
Key Contributions
- Led the development and maintenance of the QPP for landing gear components.
- Authored the complete numerical analysis section for electric and magnetic field emissions of all electronic landing gear components.
- Managed signature/release cycles for critical systems documentation.
- Developed Python scripts to accelerate reliability analysis and internal software usage.
Tools & Standards
NOTE: The Bell V-280 is an ITAR program whose existence is very public domain knowledge, and the demonstrator aircraft (N280BH) has flown multiple times with the press present. The contract with Safran to produce the landing gear is also public-domain, otherwise I would not be writing about it here. However, I will not elaborate on any technical aspects of my work whatsoever, including in interviews or future roles.
Program Context & Responsibilities
As part of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative, this tiltrotor aircraft represents the next generation of military aviation. My role focuses on supporting interface management, requirement validation, updating hydraulic system diagrams, performing analysis for EMI/EMC (E3) control plans, and coordinating with suppliers.
I led the development and maintenance of the qualification program plan (QPP) for all built-to-spec components on the landing gear. I wrote the entire numerical analysis section for electric and magnetic field emissions of all electronic landing gear components within our E3 plan, and assisted in referencing my results throughout the plan. I manage signature and release cycles for a subset of systems documents for which I am responsible, including hydraulic system diagrams and the QPP among others.
I also support minor revisions to many other miscellaneous documents, one-off excel analytics reports, and manage a subset of formal communications to our sub-tier suppliers through Engineering Coordination Memos (ECMs).
Systems Engineering & Automation
In my day-to-day work I utilize IBM DOORS to manage and validate requirements, ensuring that components on the landing gear meet the specs passed down from the airframer, and that our contracted sub-suppliers' components meet the spec we passed down to them. This requires checking mechanical interfaces, hydraulic actuation performance, and electrical sensing outputs where applicable.
I have also produced multiple Python scripts to accelerate certain tedious tasks related to reliability & safety analysis, and accelerating internal software usage.
I have attended multiple system-level reviews where interactions between subsystems are presented, and component-level reviews with reduced scope respectively. These experiences have significantly widened my understanding of the types of concerns and considerations commonly addressed (or forgotten to be addressed) in real-world high stakes aerospace engineering.