Michael Gordon
Payload Systems Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Gordon is a payload systems engineer and observational astronomer with 11 years of hands-on experience designing, fabricating, and optimizing optical and infrared instrumentation for airborne and ground-based telescopes. He has moved between mission-facing roles at NASA and industry leadership positions at Ball Aerospace, BAE, and The Aerospace Corporation, blending instrument science with systems engineering to deliver flight-ready payloads and mission planning tools. His work includes building software platforms that integrate flight telemetry with imager data, publishing educational notebooks for early-career astronomers, and applying machine learning to automate instrument configuration for SOFIA missions. A PhD-trained astrophysicist, he pairs rigorous data-analysis and hardware fabrication skills with practical systems integration, and has a track record of translating complex observational requirements into operational capabilities. Based in Denver, he brings both academic credibility and applied engineering leadership to challenging payload development programs.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Governor's School of Engineering, Governor's School of Engineering at Rutgers UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Astrophysics at University of MinnesotaThe Lawrenceville SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Astrophysics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Astrophysics at Princeton University
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Github Skills (7)
core-library8
astronomy8
python8
astrophysics8
science8
astropy7
data-analysis3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
msgordon/mmtpol-reduc
Mar 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:52 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
msgordon/starlink-sdf
Feb 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch, 4 comments in 2 years 5 months
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