I joined Raytheon in March 2012 and am currently working on the GPS OCX system. I am a Test Engineering testing the software for the GPS System Simulator (GSYS). I develop and transmit SV payload commands/upload and verified telemetry response in a simulated environment
In August 2013, I was commissioned in the United States Navy Reserves as an Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO). As an AEDO I work for the NAVAIR Reserve Program In Service Engineering & Logistics Program, (ISEL) DET B (NAVAIR 4.1.8) - Support the Joint Combat Assessment Team (JCAT), a Joint Aircraft Survivability (JAS) sponsored program made up of dedicated professionals from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, by collecting, analyzing, and preserving aircraft battle damage data. As a battle damage assessor, the data gathered is vital in providing the war fighter's with direct feedback on the types of threats being encountered, so tactics, techniques, and procedures can be adjusted as appropriate. The data also helps aircraft engineers to identify areas for vulnerability reduction, sustainability and, in turn, design more survivable aircraft for future conflicts.
I obtained my M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011 and my B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2009.
Sr. Mechanical Engineer I @ From March 2015 to Present (10 months) Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) (O-2/LTJG) @ NR ISEL DET B
NAVAIR - U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command
Aviation Maintenance Officer (AMO) Graduate
As an Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) I work for the NAVAIR Reserve Program In Service Engineering & Logistics Program, (ISEL) DET B (NAVAIR 4.1.8) - Support the Joint Combat Assessment Team (JCAT), a Joint Aircraft Survivability (JAS) sponsored program made up of dedicated professionals from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, by collecting, analyzing, and preserving aircraft battle damage data. As a battle damage assessor, the data gathered is vital in providing the war fighter's with direct feedback on the types of threats being encountered, so tactics, techniques, and procedures can be adjusted as appropriate. The data also helps aircraft engineers to identify areas for vulnerability reduction, sustainability and, in turn, design more survivable aircraft for future conflicts. From August 2013 to Present (2 years 5 months) Test Engineer II @ • Wrote CI and Element level Test Cases and Procedures
• Assisted with the integration of software models used for CI and Element level testing
• Computed orbital elements required for satellite Delta-V maneuvers
• Built and sent SV payload commands and verified telemetry in simulated environment
• Wrote Python and VBA scripts used for automated testing
• Reviewed and edited system requirements to ensure iteration interface links, overall system flow, appropriate verification method and verification success criteria.
• Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist / TE Foundation Level Certification From March 2012 to March 2015 (3 years 1 month) System Engineer @ •Designed blended wing body aircraft with hybrid gas/electric engine to demonstrate fuel reduced fuel consumption
•Utilized CATIA V5 for design of hybrid aircraft.
•Entire aircraft built with composite materials
•International project collaboration with the University of Sydney and University of Stuttgart to implement “follow the sun” concept.
•Supervised 7 graduate level engineers
•Boeing funded
•Utilized LabVIEW to develop autonomous procedures for tests on hybrid electric engine From August 2010 to March 2012 (1 year 8 months) Structural Engineer @ •Designed the structural elements for an Autonomous Robotic Vehicle that will traverse the Greenland Ice Plateau
•Perform design optimization (MATLAB) and validation through FEA (ANSYS) and testing
•Performed tests on structure, control, and hydraulic system in laboratory setting
•Supervised a team of six undergrad research assistants From May 2011 to August 2011 (4 months) System Engineer @ •Performed an assessment of the current state of both the Work Station Test Set and Testbed ground support equipment software instrument sim capabilities and fidelity
•Tested Mars Science Laboratory optical instruments software
•Responsible for testing seven instrument to ensure proper performance
•Searched for errors in the flight software and devised ways to cause the software to fail, in an attempt to find all possible errors before flight software release From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months)
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering; Structures and Materials @ University of Colorado at Boulder From 2010 to 2011 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics @ Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota From 2005 to 2009 Scott Balaban is skilled in: Finite Element Analysis, Matlab, Mathematica, Solidworks, Python, Aerodynamics, Microsoft Office, Systems Engineering, Programming, Mac OS X, CAD, Technical Writing, Optimization, Windows, CFD