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West Coast Solutions is a multidisciplinary team of experienced aerospace and defense professionals dedicated to solving challenges in aerospace electronics, cryogenic systems, and space and tactical power. Honored with the AS9100 supplier certificate, it maintains rigorous standards to ensure reliability and performance for mission-critical applications.
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Carl KirkconnellFounder
Comprehensive engineering, analysis, testing, and integration of cryogenic systems and cryocoolers.
Design and delivery of high-efficiency, radiation-tolerant, and cost-effective electronics for space and airborne applications.
Specialized design and integration of expeditionary, scavenging, and hybrid power technologies.
Federal · Defense · Power Generation · Solar · Energy Storage · Electronics · Aerospace · Space
Space · 2023 · Client: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Developed and delivered four complete suites of Engineering Models for Flat Sat testing and four Flight Model suites for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The suite consists of analog Focal Plane Interface Electronics, a Power Supply Unit, and digital Interface Instrument Electronics.
Space · 2025 · Client: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Provided driven and controlled variants of the Miniature Cryocooler Control Electronics for the EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope balloon-borne near-infrared spectrometer, including active vibration cancellation and support for Thales LPT 9310 cryocoolers.
Space · 2025
Demonstrated and qualified a self-contained, radiation-hardened electronic controller for use with Stirling Convertors, providing constant voltage/current output, vibration cancellation, and dual resistive shunt controllers.
Defense · 2024 · Client: Missile Defense Agency
Developed a high-power-density 1U hybrid battery to enable high-power payloads on SmallSats, undergoing TRL 6 testing under a Missile Defense Agency SBIR Phase II-E program.