Mission & Space Systems
Mission architecture, requirements, interfaces, and system-level decisions shaped around measurable objectives.
Independent Student Engineering Research Group
Engineering ideas for the systems beyond tomorrow.
Deimos Systems brings together student engineers to investigate, design, and validate future-facing technologies for space, robotics, and commercial application.
Project portfolio currently in development
Research
Built around rigorous engineering, not spectacle.
Our first project is being selected. These focus areas define the technical landscape we are preparing to explore.
Robotics & Autonomy
Mechanisms, sensing, guidance, and autonomous behavior for systems operating in uncertain environments.
Modeling & Simulation
Physics-based analysis, trade studies, and simulation workflows that connect early concepts to defensible engineering choices.
Verification & Validation
Requirements traceability, test planning, and evidence-driven validation designed into the project from the beginning.
Team
Six disciplines, one engineering backbone.
Our structure distributes technical ownership while preserving close coordination across the full system lifecycle.
Mason Davis
Chief Engineer
Pheona Gabrail
Mission Systems Engineer
Eric Marcu
Systems Integration Engineer
Elizabeth Thorley
Verification & Validation Engineer
Kevin Ruiz Lopez
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Alexander Tavassoli
Lead Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer
Publications
Documentation will grow with the work.
Technical reports, research notes, validation results, and public project documentation will be released here as our portfolio develops.
In development
Foundational Technical Report
Group structure, engineering responsibilities, documentation standards, and the framework for future project reporting.
Contact
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