Philip Cojanis

Current

OTE Systems Engineer - James Webb Space Telescope at bd Systems, Inc., A Subsidiary of SAIC

Past

Senior Systems Engineer at bd Systems
Intial Acquisition Planning Engineer at Honeywell
Department Assistant at INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY

Engineer at BOEING Satellite Systems/Hughes Space & Communications
Engineer / Scientist at BOEING/McDonnell Douglas
Youth Representative at Congressional Youth Advisory Council 8th U.S. Congressional District Arizona

see less...

3 more...

Education

International Space University
University of Arizona

Connections

106 connections

Industry

Defense & Space

Websites

Philip Cojanis’s Summary

Philip Cojanis’s Specialties:

Space System design and construction (Satellites, Launch Vehicles, Optical payloads, Electronics, Structures). Space Launch and Space Environments (Vibration, Shock, Acoustics, Radiation, EMI, EMF). Space Policy and Aerospace Industry Advocacy. Event production & support

Philip Cojanis’s Experience

OTE Systems Engineer - James Webb Space Telescope

bd Systems, Inc., A Subsidiary of SAIC

(Defense & Space industry)

December 2002 — Present (6 years 8 months)

Direct support to Northrop Grumman Space Technology, (formerly TRW) on the James Web Space Telescope Contract with NASA. Working as a Systems Engineer for the Optical Telescope Element. Specification, IRCD, and requirements management, trades & analysis support, Risk/Mitigation planning, Verification Planning, for Optical, Mechanical, and Opto/Mechanical I/F systems for the telescope.
Senior Systems Engineer

bd Systems

(Defense & Space industry)

2002 — 2009 (7 years)
Intial Acquisition Planning Engineer

Honeywell

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

August 2002 — December 2002 (5 months)

Providing Support for space mission planning and operations for the Deep Space Network. Working closely with all DSN centers around the world (Austria, Spain, & United States) and JPL with the planning and communications for space missions. RF plan, science mission objectives, etc
Department Assistant

INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

May 2002 — July 2002 (3 months)

Providing technical and administrative support for academic course work for International Space University. Management of department budget, curriculum planning, course content and academic instruction, university activity scheduler and planner.
Engineer

BOEING Satellite Systems/Hughes Space & Communications

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

September 2000 — April 2002 (1 year 8 months)

Systems Engineering group as part of Payload Design using Pro-Engineer also working spacecraft survivability issues.
Previous position was Responsible Test Engineer for dynamic tests (sine, random, acoustic, pyroshock) of spacecraft Prepared and set-up of test equipment, fixtures, instrumentation, and data acquisition. GOES, TDRS, XM-Radio, PAS-10, Thuraya, ASTRA 2C, DirecTV, Anik F2, and Galaxy 3C.
Engineer / Scientist

BOEING/McDonnell Douglas

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

May 1997 — July 2000 (3 years 3 months)

Planned and conducted vibration, shock, and acoustic environment tests on Delta III and Delta IV propulsion, structural, power systems, ordnance and avionics components. Analyzed data and prepared test reports for DOD and Commercial customers.
Youth Representative

Congressional Youth Advisory Council 8th U.S. Congressional District Arizona

(Public Policy industry)

1986 — 1987 (1 year)

Philip Cojanis’s Education

International Space University

SSP , Space Policy and Law , 2001 — 2001
University of Arizona

B.S. , Mechanical Engineering , 1990 — 1996

Space Technology Laboratory
Space and Engineering Research Center
Steward Observatory Mirror Lab Instrument Shop
Steward Observatory CCD Lab
Flandrau Planetarium
AME Machine Shop
University Instrument Shop
Cryogenics Lab

Activities and Societies:

AIAA, SEDS,

Additional Information

Philip Cojanis’s Websites:

Philip Cojanis’s Interests:

Space, Education, Science, History, Humanity, the Future

Philip Cojanis’s Groups:

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Space Frontier Foundation (SFF), National Space Society (NSS), Southern California Aeronautical Association (SCAA), ProSpace, Planetary Society, Yuri's Night, International Space University (ISU) ISU Alumni, Space Generation Forum (SGF), Institute for Accelerating Change (IAC) - a Futurist organization)