Matthew Dahmer
Staff Systems Engineer, Analyst, Data Scientist For NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Milford, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Dahmer is a staff systems engineer and data scientist with 12 years in spacecraft operations and over two decades of engineering experience, currently ensuring the health and scheduling of NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. He blends mechanical systems expertise, thermal modeling, and predictive data analytics to drive mission-critical decisions, having led thermal responses for 21 major anomalies and maintained ~90% observing efficiency. Matthew designs, tests, and maintains the scheduling and telemetry software and SQL-backed forecasting tools that underpin safe operations, while also serving as backup EPS engineer and mentoring new team members from NASA, Smithsonian, and partner universities. Based in Milford, MA, he’s comfortable translating between disciplines—mechanical, thermal, software, and operations—to deliver practical, auditable solutions for a billion-dollar flagship science mission.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering at RPI at Work
Github Skills (19)
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atmospheric-modelling7
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statistics5
astronomy5
euler5
simulation4
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
fot/fot_bad_intervals
Oct 2015 - Jul 2023
Repository for cataloging intervals where bad or invalid data has been recorded
Contributions:9 PRs, 27 pushes, 9 branches in 7 years 10 months
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sot/pyger
Jan 2015 - Jan 2021
Calculate allowed dwell times given spacecraft thermal constraints.
Contributions:6 releases, 32 PRs, 69 pushes in 6 years
thermaltimessimulationallowedcalculate
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