Mauricio Lange

• Participated in SAOCOM Mission commissioning phase, monitoring Ground Segment performance, generating reports and presentations for SAOCOM CCR#1 (Jan.2020)
• Generated End to End testing plans for SAOCOM System, from test case specification to test procedure preparation.
• Generated Documentation needed for SAOCOM Mission Final Acceptance Review (due Q3 2021): Verification Control Documents (including DVCM), Non conformities and Engineering Change request status and closure.

• Monitored resource allocation, budget development and personnel recruitment for SAOCOM Ground Segment Project:

· Two industry contractors

· 80+ personnel

· Multiple 2 year contracts as needed

· Contractor personnel induction to ECSS standards

· QA Audits

• Monitored all aspects of SAOCOM Ground Segment, including legal requirements.
• Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance:

· Redesign Mission Operations Center

· Design User Segment Services

· Design GS Common Services

· Design Ground Segment Extensions

· Prepare Mission Critical Design Review documentation and presentations, answer RFAs, manage NC and CRs (Nov. 2013)

· Integrate and software units from contractors.

· Provide GS Testbed to Flight Segment for early testing

· Prepare QR documentation and presentations, answer RFAs, manage NC and CRs (July 2018)

• Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components:

· General purpose configurable Telemetry Decoder (TMDec)

· Mission System Database Architecture and Code Generation unit

• Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.
• Worked closely with operations team, contractors and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of system-oriented projects.
• Supported CONAE Human Resources office:

· Personnel Recruitment

· Maintain career plan for GS personnel under CONAE umbrella (does not include contractors personnel)

· Provide personnel evaluation for HR dept.

• Led Verification and Validation Activities according to SAOCOM System Verification and Validation Plan:

· With Flight Segment Team, plan and Execute SVTs

· With Operations team, plan and execute SOVs

· Maintain DVCM and VCD

· Report on SoC for L2B assigned to GS and its L3A derivations.

· Verify L3B SoC assigned to contractors

· Define FAT and SAT criteria for contractor provided software.

· Monitor/approve FAT/SAT execution

• Perform as the focal point on satellite electronics, sensors/actuators characteristics, providing support to the issues analysis process, corrective actions generation:

· Training at INVAP facilities (Satellite Manufacturer)

· Internal CONAE documents generation

· Failure modes assessment

· Telecommand and Telemetry definitions

• Coordinate the contingency activities:

· Simulation and Rehearsals

· Report generation

• Prepared clear and accurate system engineering documentation, including operating and maintenance procedures.
• Team coordination:

· Personnel training

· Shift schema definition

KIMSA Group was a startup founded by me with two other partners, in that endeavour I:

• Designed embedded systems for cargo tracking, hardware (schematics, PCB, firmware) + software (web server and tracking app)
• Build schematics and up to 10-layer PCB layout for third parties
• Partnered with Brazilian PCB manufacturer Micropress SA in the Occam Process implementation

• Developed Software and Hardware tools for integration and test, and verification and validation of an Inertial Measurements Unit plus Navigation Computer (IMU+CN) protoflight model:

· Developed GSE Rack

· Developed Interfaces to laboratory equipment: two and three axis table, GPIB interface to table controller

· Develop Measurement interfaces: Umbilical connectors, current measurement, RS485 interface to Payload

· Developed Software tool for decoding and visualizing Payload Telemetry

• Designed and developed a Rad-Hard Single Board Computer based on ERC32 microprocessor:

· Design circuit based on reference SBC ERC32

· Design PCB with mechanical specs to TDP package to be integrated to SAC-D satellite

· Provide support for sourcing components for PCB population

· Assemble PCB, test.

• Managed the Ground Segment Equipment associated with the IMU+CN used in the Launch Campaing of VS30-Angicos Sounding Rocket:

· Operate GSE at INPE facilities in Brazil.

· Operate GSE at Sounding Rocket Launch Base at Natal, Brazil

• Define and Execute the Integration and Tests Procedures for the Payload of VS30-Angicos Sounding Rocket:

· Prepare electrical schematics for integration of payload (IMU+CN) to VS30 solid rocket

· Prepare integration procedure. Exercise

· Execute integration procedure with Brazilian personnel