Meghan Noonan has over 15 years of experience as an aerospace engineer specializing in guidance, navigation, and control systems. She has worked on projects for NASA, Boeing, and L-3 developing control algorithms, simulations, and flight software for various aircraft and spacecraft. Her background includes modeling, simulation, flight testing, and algorithm development for platforms such as UAVs, missiles, the Orion spacecraft, and tiltrotor aircraft.

1. Meghan C. Noonan
2001 North Main Street meghan.noonan@mavs.uta.edu
Mansfield, TX 76063 meghanoonan@gmail.com
(661)203-2352
Qualifications Summary:
Aerospace engineer with broad knowledge of military & civil platforms including Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAV),Missile & Fire Control Systems, spacecraft,tilt-rotor and fixed wing aircraft.
Specialized knowledge of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems. Over 15 years experience in
control system development, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop flight software verification, integrated
vehicle performance, and end-to-end system verification. Hold DoD Top Secret clearance.
Professional Experience:
5/12 – 7/15 L-3 Unmanned Systems, Carrollton, TX
GNC Engineer – Rapid prototyping of autonomous aerial vehicles.
This division of L-3 Communications specializes in UAV development for DoD contracts. The GNC
team develops simulation and flight software in Simulink, then uses Simulink Coder to produce C++ code
that is delivered to the Embedded Software team for vehicle software integration. Simulation, navigation
and control modeling software environment is Simulink with embedded MATLAB functions. The
guidance code is entirely written in C++ wrapped in an S-function block. Strict adherence to
configuration management and peer review process for software development.
Guidance:
 Created guidance algorithms for host separation, airspeed control, waypoint navigation, payload
release,& terminal homing.
 Developed turbojet ignition and control logic.
Navigation:
 Analyzed, implemented, and tuned Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) using
GPS/IMU/magnetometer measurements.
Control:
 Formulated autopilot design utilizing Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) control theory.
 Optimal control of linear feedback systems.
 Proportional/Integral/Derivative (PID) control.
6DOF Simulation:
 Developed actuator, turbojet, aerodynamic, atmospheric, & vehicle kinematic models.
 Performed error budget analysis using Monte Carlo simulation for sensor and actuator
requirement specification.
 Used lab and flight test results to validate and increase fidelity in simulation.
1/09 – 6/11 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC),Edwards AFB, CA
Research Controls Branch, GNC Engineer – Orion Pad Abort 1 (PA-1)
Orion vehicle development for ascent to low earth orbit began with PA-1,demonstration that a crew can
safely abort a failure on the pad.
 Post-flight trajectory estimation for Crew Module (CM), Launch Abort System (LAS), and
Forward Bay Cover (FBC) using an EKF in Matlab to optimally blend sensor measurements
(radar,cameras,GPS, IMU) with vehicle simulation using day of flight atmospheric
measurements and fuel burn.
 Validation of the LAS Attitude Control Motor (ACM) Simulink model provided by the
subcontractor, ATK, using component lab test data.
 Performed trade studies using ANTARES simulation.
 Supported successfulPA-1 flight test at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR).

2. 6/97 – 1/09 The Boeing Company
7/07 – 1/09 Boeing – Ground-Based Mid-Course Defense (GMD), Huntsville, AL
Modeling and Simulation Engineer – Interceptor Simulation and Algorithm Testbed
Internal Research and Development (IRAD) effort to develop a high-fidelity simulation of the end-to-end GMD
mission, including target radar tracking, global fire control, Interceptor missile midcourse and terminal homing
guidance.
 Proportional navigation & optimal control.
 2 and 3-stage booster model enhancements.
 Optical Signatures Code (OSC) in FORTRAN.
3/04 – 7/07 Boeing – V-22, C-17,717 Flight Test, Edwards AFB/Long Beach, CA
6/97 – 9/99 Performance & Flying Qualities Engineer
 V-22 Flight Director system development using Boeing Tilt-Rotor Triple Lab (math model,
System Integration Lab (SIL), Flight Control System Integration Rig (FCSIR)),and CV-22
experimental aircraft.
 C-17 landing gear retrofit: rejected takeoff & landing performance validation. Air Data System
(ADS) retrofit. Demonstrated FAA Reduced VerticalSeparation Minimum (RVSM) compliance.
 717-200 FAA certification program. Authored test/safety plans, conducted on-board monitoring
of flight critical parameters,real-time & post-flight performance analysis of takeoff,climb,
cruise, and landing; aerodynamic database validation, minimum/stall speed validation, and ADS
calibration flight test.
10/99 – 11/00 Boeing – Space Station & Shuttle, Huntington Beach, CA
Propulsion System Design Engineer
 Analyzed NTO/MMH propellant feed system pressure transients.
 Defined propulsion system operations including valve sequencing.
 Documented design verification test procedures.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1997.
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas Arlington, 2016.
Graduate research project: Integrated a laser range finder to an existing sensor suite for Simultaneous
Localization and Mapping, using Robotics Operating System (ROS),and Matlab 2015b. Replaced the
Windows OS on Intel NUC with Ubuntu.
Coursework: Flight Mechanics, Linear Systems, Optimal Control, Optimal Estimation, Mobile Robots,
Neural Networks,Fuzzy Logic. UTA Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems.
Software: C++, MATLAB, Simulink, ROS; Configuration Management: ClearCase,MKS.
Clearance: DoD Top Secret,updated 2012.