• Identify up to four different additive manufacturing techniques and list their advantages and disadvantages.

• Describe the components, operation, and routine maintenance of an extrusion 3D-Printer.

• Successfully assemble and operate an extrusion 3D printer to manufacture unique or open-source parts.

• Recommend suitable 3D printer filament material for specific environments, and problem sets based on its properties.

• Prepare and 3D print any suitable file, personally generated or open source, to meet a specific time requirement or desired part characteristics.

• Implement troubleshooting techniques specific to an extrusion 3D printer.

• Design unique 3D parts and 2D sketches using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software (Fusion 360).

• Implement CAD expertise to re-engineer, modify, and improve existing 3D components.

• Explain a fundamental electronic circuit and provide examples for specific components focusing on practical engineering.

• Prototype functional buttons and switches using everyday household items.

• Operate a multimeter to measure a rudimentary circuit's voltage, amperage, and resistance.

• Select, charge, discharge, and safely maintain batteries of various chemical compositions appropriately.

• Illustrate how to ruggedize and packetize electronics to protect sensitive equipment from austere environments.

• Successfully utilize a soldering iron to connect wires, through-hole, and surface mount components to Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) while maintaining the integrity of the circuits.

• Define the characteristics and provide practical uses of microcontrollers.

• Develop beginner to intermediate robotics and sensor platforms using the contents of the Building Momentum Superkit.

• Identify the key differences between the Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, and Arduino Nano microcontrollers and know when best to use them.

• Recommend appropriate analog and digital sensors for microcontroller projects.

• Identify valuable resources and communities to query when in need, such as Arduino reference, Github, and Stack Overflow.

• Explain the Arduino coding language sketch structure, syntax, variables, functions, conditional statements, etc.

• Develop and test unique Arduino code employing libraries.

• Prototype microcontroller solutions with advanced peripheral hardware such as Accelerometers, OLED displays, SD cards, GPS modules, etc.

• Configure and test the functionality of various XBee radios using the XCTU software.

• Develop custom point-to-point wireless sensor networks using Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components.

• Discuss the fundamentals of Radio Frequency (RF) equipment and theory.

• Engineer resolutions to unique and challenging situations using practical problem-solving skills in austere environments