Jerrick Taganap
Engineer II, Product Safety and Mission Assurance at Virgin Galactic- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Virgin Galactic
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Engineer II, Product Safety and Mission Assurance
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Jun 2022 - Present
Tustin, California, United States
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Shift Supervisor
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Aug 2011 - Present
Chino, CA
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Thermal and Space Environment Engineer
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Aug 2018 - May 2019
Pomona, CA Senior space design team responding to an AIAA competition-based RFP. Goal: Develop a reusable human-rated lunar lander that travels between a lunar space station and the lunar surface. Developed a thermal system capable of landing on anywhere on the moon up to a preliminary design phase. Developed space environment protection that helped shield against micrometeorites, single particle events, and cosmic rays up to a preliminary design phase.
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Project Manager
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May 2018 - May 2019
Pomona, CA Project manager for developing a small satellite testbed to simulate a space-like environment and create a platform for small satellites. Additionally, a MATLAB code was developed using computer vision to track the small satellite platform across the testbed.
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Education
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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Aerospace Engineer -
Skyline College
Associate of Science - AS, Natural Sciences