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Sr.
Test Engineer |
| 1999 – Present
Rockwell-Collins Flight Dynamics Portland, OR |
| Leading manufacturer of commercial, military and business
aircraft head-up guidance systems (HUD / HGS). |
- Design and
development of Win32 based engineering software tools used in the design, manufacturing
and verification phases of head-up guidance computers. The software tools, WinFlightTM, WinTermTM and HexTermTM allow design and systems
engineers to monitor and alter variables data within the guidance computer even while the
aircraft is in flight. WinFlightTM in particular, is used during certification of the guidance systems
to validate data and variables internal to the guidance computer during actual flight
testing and certification trials.
- Software and
hardware support for engineering and manufacturing avionics test systems consisting of
networked Linux, OS-9, and Win9x systems running on PC and VME hardware platforms.
The Linux and OS-9 systems supported the avionics hardware while the Win9x platform
provided an easy-to-use common GUI interface to the user. These systems provide a
real-time simulation of the in-flight avionics environment of a guidance computer and
allow design and systems engineers to try-before-fly during the development phase. The
architecture also allows test engineers to use a near-flight environment to simulate
critical aspects of the flight envelope during functional and acceptance testing of
production hardware.
Wrote,
developed and supported board-level test procedures, processes and fixturing used by
production test technicians to functionally test SRA-level components of the heads-up
projection systems installed in the aircraft cockpit. These projection systems are
combination stroke/raster display systems with complex projection optics used to show the
pilot conformal flight path, attitude and instrument data while he looks forward out the
aircraft.
- Design and
development of an Optical Measurement System (OMS) hardware and software. Based on
high-speed scientific grade CCD camera technology, advanced COM software
architecture and precision optical tooling, the OMS is used during functional and
acceptance testing of production hardware to make critical spatial and luminance
measurements of the projected HUD display. The OMS is a much simpler, faster and
less expensive solution for objective functional testing of an optical system than the
current equipment suite of Theodolite, Line Scan, and Photometer requiring highly skilled
technicians to operate.
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Test
Engineer III |
| 1994 – 1998 Hughes Network
Systems Germantown, MD |
| Leading manufacturer of
industrial and commercial satellite and cellular network and infrastructure hardware. |
- Hardware and software design, development and deployment, in
three sites, of high-volume functional test sets for ISA, PCI and USB based DSS and DVB secure satellite modems. L-Band RF inputs of varied modulation,
symbol rates, code rates, power levels and noise ratios are used for Eb/No
characterization of the receiver. Bus dynamics are tested using programmable hot-docking
bus extensions. Stand-alone testers are connected to a data and encryption router by a
custom IPX protocol for test data collection and DES encryption keying.
- Designed factory software tools for marking, labeling and
tracking product before shipment to ensure product serial number uniqueness (ShipCheckTM). Shipment inventory software
allowing product to be packed directly into sea and air freight containers on the
manufacturing floor (PackItTM), and a management tool allowing remote access to the immediate
status of all new, tested, and returned product (CellManTM).
- Designed a software security package for ISO-9001 compliant
software version control while allowing test engineers the flexibility needed for rapid
development (Software SheriffTM).
- Developed and deployed equipment, software and processes to
ensure the ESS capabilities of Hughes’ manufacturing were
state-of-the-industry and compliant with IES, ESSEH, Mil-Stds 810/2164, Mil-Hdbk 344A, and
NAVMAT P94992 guidelines.
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Test
Engineer III |
| 1990 – 1994 GE Aerospace
Johnson City, NY |
| Currently BAE Systems
and continuing to lead the world in manufacturing state-of-the-art Full Authority Digital
Engine Controls (FADEC) for commercial and military jet engines as well as flight and
systems computers for military aircraft of all types. |
- Software and hardware design using statistical methods,
advanced image processing and a high-resolution infrared imaging camera to perform
non-contact inspection of assembled circuits built on ceramic substrate as part of the
Navy’s BYS-2 program for the Seawolf attack submarine. Awarded the
prestigious General Electric F.V. Johnson Award for Engineering Excellence .
- Co-developed advanced statistical inspection and processing
algorithms for use with an advanced SBL (Scanning Beam
Laminography) X-ray inspection system, also for the BSY-2
program.
- Software and fixture design for functionally testing flight
control computer subassemblies for the AH-64 attack
helicopter, the A-10 ground attack fighter and the FA18 E/F strike fighter.
- Developed hardware and software for functional testing over
time and temperature of power supplies for FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine
Control) computers used in GE’s CF6, CFM56 and F414
aircraft engines and flight and systems computers for the C-17
and V-22.
- Designed software to use a low cost PWM AC source to
accurately emulate an aircraft’s 3-phase spooling alternator through the entire
in-flight performance envelope and potential failure modes.
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Applications
Test Engineer |
| 1988 – 1990 NH Research
Irvine, CA |
| Manufacturer of
precision AC and DC power sources and power electronics test equipment |
- Pre-sale development and configuration of VXI, IEEE-488 and
custom protocol test equipment, per customer needs and requirements.
- Custom software and interface fixtures for accurate
high-volume manufacturing tests of AC/DC and DC/DC converters and power supplies.
- Technical representative alongside field sales
representatives during initial and follow-up sales visits throughout the US.
- On-site customer training, support and custom development
including customer sites throughout the US and Korea.
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Test
Engineer |
| 1987 – 1988 Flextronics, Inc.
Chatsworth, CA |
| Contract
manufacturer of leading-edge LAN, disk drive, tape drive and communications electronics. |
- In-circuit test development using Zehntel 800, Marconi 80X
and GenRad 2275.
- Supervised and trained groups of test and troubleshooting
technicians.
- Functional test software for tape drive controllers LAN hubs
and modems.
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Lead
Engineering Technician |
| 1985 – 1987 Xebec, Inc. Carson
City, NV |
| Manufacturer
of HDD controllers, disk drive subsystems and communications electronics. |
- Functional test software for disk drive systems, PC memory
cards and modems.
- Enhanced existing diagnostic firmware used to troubleshoot
HDD controllers.
- Component-level troubleshooting and manufacturing support.
- On-site technical lead during technology and capabilities
transfer to manufacturing facility in Hidalgo, Mexico.
- On-site technical lead during technology and capabilities
transfer from Xebec’s Allentown Pennsylvania facility.
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- Visual C++, Borland C, LabVIEW,
VisualBASIC, QuickBASIC, Pascal programming languages.
- Windows 9x (Win32), Windows 3x (Win16), and DOS
development experience.
- Linux, Windows and DOS installation,
configuration and practical experience.
- Functional, In-Circuit, digital, analog,
power, RF and avionics test engineering background.
- ISA, PCI, USB, RS232, GPIB
(IEEE-488), DIO, IPX and TCP/IP I/O development.
- AutoCAD, ORCAD, Photoshop, Project,
Word, Excel, Visio applications experience.
- Digital Photogrametric, Infrared and X-ray inspection software and hardware development.
- Presentation and web
graphics experience.
- Highly motivated self-demanding work ethic.
- Able to characterize and solve problems quickly.
- Effective verbal and written communications skills.
- Highly adaptive and quick to learn.
- Able to contribute independently and very productive in a
team environment.
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