Astra has multiple branch offices, a mission control station, two launch sites, and a test site. Every hardware in the loop test, static hot fire, and launch generates a LOT of data. That data needs to be analyzed in near real-time. With Astra's timetables, it just HAS to work every time.
To meet this challenge, I implemented a hybrid Cloud, Edge Compute, and Data Center strategy. As a public company in a regulated industry, this system had to meet SOC2, CMMC, and other DOD security requirements.
The launch system & space ports require a wide variety of specialty cameras that stream video back to mission control in as close to real time as possible. A combination of custom in house software, and commercial off the shelf streaming software is used to accomplish this. I was the directly responsible individual for the video subsystem that ultimately bring you videos such as the one here.
I crafted an efficient hiring & onboarding process resulting in the addition of 10+ engineers to my teams in 6 months and a 90% productivity increase of junior engineers within the first year.
As a leader motivating teams to meet difficult challenges, it is my privilege to use every tool at my disposal to support my teams, and it doesn't end with great onboarding. I designed team swag from patches to engineering notebooks.
