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APPLICATION HAS OPENED!
Fall 2025 TSL Application
Recruitment Schedule
APPLICATION OPENS
Monday 9/8
Info Sessions
- Monday 9/8 – 6 pm – ASE 1.126
- Tuesday 9/9 – 6 pm – ASE 1.126
APPLICATION DUE
Monday 9/15 11:59 pm
Qualifications
No prior experience is necessary to apply!
We also are a multidisciplinary lab, and we are always accepting non-engineering and non-STEM majors. Many of us learn on the job, and most of our students start in TSL with little to no satellite experience.
The mission of our lab is to build future engineers and STEM professionals.
Open Roles
REACT
Engineering
REACT is actively seeking new members who are passionate about aerospace, satellite research, and hands-on engineering. We welcome students from all majors and skill levels. Whether your strengths are in hardware design, coding, electronics, or physics research, there’s a place for you on our team.
SCOPE
Communications (COM)
Assemble components in the Ground Station chain (antennas, RF cabling, modem). Test communication between ground station and satellite transceivers from physical signal reception to demodulation (signal processing programming).
Structures (STR)
Obtain, utilize, and integrate CAD assets into high-fidelity assembly. Finite-element analysis of spacecraft model, including steady-state and vibrational forces. Prepare satellite assembly procedure documents and assemble physical satellite.
Thermal Protection Systems (TPS)
Research methods to insulate/protect vulnerable systems onboard. Use Thermal Desktop and heat transfer equations to calculate thermal properties of spacecraft.
Electrical and Power Systems (EPS)
Select and test power systems components, such as battery and cells. Provide, distribute, and control spacecraft power. Simulate satellite power generation and consumption. Possible power electronics work for CDH boards.
Flight Dynamics Systems (FDS)
Research, select, simulate, and interface with attitude determination and control hardware (reaction wheels, magnetorquers). Work with GPS/GNSS receiver calibration. Work on mission design/modeling. Write software for on-orbit position and timing collection.
Command & Data Handling (CDH)
Use C/C++ to build, test, and integrate flight software (NASA F’ framework). Develop PCB interfacing board for flight computer and GPS/GNSS components.
Payload (PAY)
Perform verification tests on selected camera and GPU, including simulation. Possible work on developing payload algorithm.
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