Profile
Philip Linden is a Space Systems Engineer at Planet PBC, a Research Fellow at the Open Lunar Foundation, and a Core Contributor to MoonDAO, a decentralized space program with sights set on Lunar settlement. Philip has been in the space industry for nearly a decade working with Earth Observation satellites and has dedicated the last two years, in part, to researching and designing Lunar infrastructures that support transparency, cooperation, and decentralization.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering -- Aerospace Option
May 2017 at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
May 2017 at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Experience
Senior Space Systems Engineer, Mission Operations
From November 2018 to Present at Planet, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Designed and implemented automated flight operations scripts to maximize satellite operations uptime, detect and respond to anomalies, and update onboard software.
- Responsible Engineer for the entire SkySat optical assembly and onboard imaging chain.
- Responsible Engineer for SkySat, Pelican, and Tanager imaging ConOps and on-orbit payload commissioning.
Space Systems Engineer / Flight Operator, SkySat Mission Operations
From November 2018 to Present at Planet, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Conducted flight operations for the SkySat constellation of 21 Earth observation satellites, including manual commanding, anomaly investigation & resolution, and development of new spacecraft activities, operations procedures, automated procedures, and automated on-orbit activities.
- Maintained spacecraft testbed and ground support equipment for hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Publications: SSC21-VIII-05 (2021), doi:10.1109/AERO55745.2023.10115608 (2023)
Rocketeer, Senator, Citizen Voter
From January 2023 to Present at MoonDAO, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Voting member, community manager, and among the top 5 most active contributors.
- Project: DeSci Labs Publication Reproducibility Validations
- Project: Cislunar Open Clock Synchronization System (CLOCSS)
Research Fellow, Timekeeping & Lunar Clocks
From January 2023 to May 2023 at Open Lunar Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Researched the feasibility of a local lunar time standard or a shared and openly accessible reference timing signal for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities of lunar missions.
- Proposed the concept of a local lunar time standard that can be accessed using technology that is likely to be included in most lunar missions for nominal activities.
- Project: Possibilities for a Local Lunar Time Standard
Electro-Optical Engineer, Optical Payload Center of Excellence
From June 2017 to November 2018 at Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Characterized focal plane arrays and imaging systems in optical labs.
- Systems engineering and Electro-Optical engineering on IRAD projects to support major business pursuits.
- Led a software team through critical development milestones for Matlab engineering tools.
Vehicle Engineering Intern, Capsule Structures
From June 2016 to August 2016 at SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA, USA
- Modeled and drafted designs for critical structures for the Crew Dragon vehicle.
Vehicle Engineering Intern, Capsule Reusability
From January 2015 to July 2015 at SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA, USA
- Project development, including hands-on prototyping and designing, conducting and presenting experiments to explore changes to Dragon Cargo space capsules.
Alumni Member
From Fall 2014 to Present at RIT Space Exploration (RITSPEX), Rochester, NY, USA
- Mentored undergraduate students working on space exploration projects.
- Provided subject-matter expertise in imaging projects and control systems.
Skills
- Mission Operations
- Space Systems Engineering
- Imaging Science
- Git
- Python
- Rust
- MATLAB
- Simulink
- Docker
- CAD
- LaTeX
- MacOS
- Linux
- Controls
- Web3 (Ethereum)
- Timekeeping
- Technical Writing
- Public Speaking
- Brazilian Portuguese