Hello!
My name is Tyler Rowan
And I am
An innovative and dynamic professional
With over a decade of experience with electrical and mechanical systems, a background in electrical engineering and specialization in application and testing.
Currently employed at SpaceX
Where I develop tests for rocket hardware, write software to control it, gather meaningful data to analyze and design electronic hardware to interface with data acquisition systems.
Skilled at
Delivering results in a timely manner, analog and digital design, PCB layout with Altium or Kicad, SPICE simulation, building wiring harnesses, CAD, test planning, test instrumentation selection, automation and cycle testing, high voltage battery pack design, battery management system design, digital communication (CAN, I2C, SPI, Serial), Python, C++, embedded Linux, data analysis, welding and 3D printing.
Passionate about
Solving tough problems with motivated people, taking an idea and bringing it to fruition with hardware and software, all things automotive and racing, building electric vehicles, riding my electric dirt bike in the desert, drumming, computer vision, deep learning and AI projects, electronics design, and being a team player.
Nothing like a plasma torch to make you feel alive in the morning
One of the first engineering projects that I worked on was an electric race bike
I use Python for data analysis and simulation
PCB design with an integrated DC/DC buck converter and peripheral controls for an ebike
Deep learning with Python/Tensor Flow for instance segmentation of objects during sidewalk navigation
Represented the SpaceX Devtest team for the Crew Dragon Parachute qualification testing for NASA
I can't share specific images of the test hardware, but check out this sweet Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane that was used for Dragon parachute drop testing
Time flies when you're having fun
It's been amazing to be a part of the development of technologies like Starship and the lunar elevator, that will assist humanity in getting back to the moon and beyond
Experimental flight testing 30,000 feet above the ground with the Starlink Aviation team is always a great time.
Development of a differential drive robot
Testing the open source power wheelchair control system
Open source power wheelchair prototype
High output lithium battery pack build with copper/nickel busbars for increased current capability
Thermal data collection during peak discharge testing of Molicel P26A 18650 cells
Stepper motor control system build for automated product cycling machines
Troubleshooting MOSFET ringing and noise in a DC/DC converter circuit
Chaotic beauty AKA my happy place
Electric ATV project: 12kW and 300+ Nm of peak torque at the wheel and 35 miles of range
ESP32 and infrared temperature sensor for wireless non-invasive temperature monitoring.
Wireless temperature sensor prototype build
Testing the wireless temperature sensor prototype with over heating battery packs
Motor/battery package taking shape for an electric dirt bike project
Electric dirt bike almost complete
So much fun and way too much torque
Strain gage reader with software for storing gage factor, zeroing values, and saving min/max values
Representing Hariimao electric motorcycles with the 1929 Henderson KJ electric build at Born Free
PWM drive converter for the open source power wheelchair project. 3.3V to 5V
'Lil electron sniffer - an ESP32 based 'smart shunt' and data collection system for small electric vehicles featuring my DC/DC converter design
I built some DSUB harnesses for data collection
I can't show the hardware that this is measuring, but I designed a cycle rig to test a satellite laser comm. system actuator
Prototyping a smart thermostat for my house based on an ESP32 microcontroller
I raced the KSU EVT go kart in the EV Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 3rd place overall, and 1st place in design for our innovative LiPo battery pack design.
Messin' around with GPS data collection on a budget
The entire drive system from a Xiaomi M365 electric scooter used for hardware-in-the loop-testing for a client
CryptoCube - an ESP32 based crypto ticker build into an aluminum cube that pulls real time crypto prices from the Coin Gecko API
A custom machine for product cycle testing with stepper motor control
Sometimes when you can't interface directly with a system to collect data, you just record video of the cockpit with a go pro
The Shenzhen Scrambler - a DIY 1000W front wheel drive $100 folding bike electric conversion
And yes, it is a bad idea to cram that much power into a custom laced front hub motor (check out the youtube video on my channel)
Gotta react that torque somehow to prevent the front forks from snapping
The scrambler on an LAESK8 group ride
A stealth bomber ebike clone with a mid-drive motor
Catchin' some air
Original napkin drawing for the SPSU (now KSU) electric motorcycle
Many late nights later, the bike started taking form
The EVT motorcycle at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2013 FIM eRoad-racing series
Dyno run showed 60 kW of power and 270 Nm of torque
1st place in the EV Grand Prix with the KSU Electric Vehicle Team
LiPo battery pack design that won us 1st place in design
Active balancing BMS prototype used for testing at Autonomous Fusion
I enjoy repairing audio equipment, and if I had the room, I'd have lots of it
DC/DC buck converter design that takes 18-100VDC in and outputs 12VDC/5A
Testing a DC/DC buck converter that takes 24-100VDC in and outputs 5VDC/2A