Phil Dias
Launch Engineer II, Propulsion (Dragon) at SpaceX
Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhil Dias is a mission-driven launch engineer with nine years of hands-on experience in fabrication, test, fluids, and mechanical systems, now supporting Dragon propulsion at SpaceX. He progressed from mechanical and quality roles in heavy industry to equipment engineering in automotive manufacturing, bringing a practical, production-first mindset to complex aerospace operations. Skilled at translating manufacturing constraints into reliable test and launch procedures, he excels at troubleshooting fluid and mechanical subsystems under tight schedules. Phil’s background in continuous galvanizing line maintenance and cross-functional equipment projects gives him a rare blend of field maintenance intuition and design-for-manufacturability thinking. Based in Florida, he combines steady operational rigor with a curiosity for continuing education, reflected in targeted upskilling through Skill-Lync. Colleagues rely on him to bridge shop-floor realities and high-stakes mission requirements, ensuring systems perform when it matters most.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
N/A Continuing Education, N/A Continuing Education at Skill-LyncBachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Github Skills (15)
face8
pose8
computer-vision6
caffe6
cpp6
human-pose-estimation5
pose-estimation5
deep-learning5
machine-vision5
machine-learning5
opencv5
openpose4
object-detection4
face-detection4
keypoint3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
philadias/personal
Nov 2020 - Jun 2023
Contributions:1 PR, 56 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 8 months
philadias/Dias
Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 11 months
testingjavascriptnodejsjest
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