Engineering Technician

Arwinder Singh

***** ******* ***, ***. ***

(**8) 573-

0929

Winnetka, CA 91306

********.*****@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain an entry level position in the field of Electrical Engineering in

a secure and well established company which allows professional growth

while working.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

12/2010

Specialization: Communication Engineering

GPA 3.6

California State University, Northridge

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering

5/2007

Punjab Technical University, Punjab, India

MAJOR COURSES

Random Processes Signal Detection Radar Systems

Communications Modulation Theory and Data Communications

Engineering Coding Networks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

California Amplifier, Oxnard, CA

Senior MRM Rework Technician 1/2013

- Present

. Lead responsible for a rework crew of six technicians

. Assess skills setting of each individual technician placing them into

proper work areas, also increasing knowledge in their weaker areas of

troubleshooting causing them to multitask difficult failure types

. Making the team more efficient with proper troubleshooting techniques

that will improve their time per unit

. Work with engineering to test and troubleshoot qualification units for

new products, validate new scripts for production and train testing

staff to test new products

. Responsible for inventory of the production failed units

. Provide data/information to Manufacturing, Engineering and Management

as required

. Provide feedback to Engineering and Quality Control regarding failure

trends, process and product improvements

Rework Technician 9/2012

- 1/2013

. Test and troubleshoot GPS and GSM/CDMA based fleet tracking devices to

the component level

. Read and interpret complex electronic schematics, wiring diagrams and

diagnostic manuals

. Setup, operate and maintain Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)

. Complete work orders with high quality standards and well in time

. Report failure analysis data for future corrective actions

Satellite Rework Technician 10/2008

- 9/2012

. Test and diagnose production failed satellite receiver units and find

the root cause of failures

. Perform rework on RF circuits to the component level as per

specifications and standards

. Remove and replace defective components with solder iron and/or hot

air gun

TRAINING

Industrial Automation & System Design

7/2006 - 1/2007

Modules: C Programming, Microcontroller, PC Based Instrumentation, PLC,

Drives, SMPS, PCB Designing

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali, Punjab, India

Industrial Training

6/2005 - 7/2005

Program: Working of 6x210 MW Thermal Plant, Measurement/Interlocks

Instrumentation, Auto Turbine Run-Up System

Thermal Training Institute - GGS Super Thermal Plant, Ropar, Punjab, India

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Trellis Coded Modulation - A Matlab Simulation

1/2010 - 12/2010

. Designed TCM encoder and decoder using Matlab

. Analyzed BER performance of TCM system in the presence of AWGN

Radar Target Cross Section 3/2009

- 5/2009

. Analyzed the factors effecting RCS, basic methods of RCS reduction and

associated penalties

. Analyzed RCS of simple, complex and stealth aircraft targets and

presented the project through presentation

Performance Analysis of Communication Systems

11/2008 - 12/2008

. Simulated and compared the BER performance of binary antipodal

signaling and on-off signaling using Matlab

. Analyzed BER performance of M-ary PSK and M-ary QAM using Matlab and

compare with analytical results

Highly Confidential Access System Using AT89C51 Microcontroller

1/2007 - 5/2007

. Programmed the microcontroller using C language and interfaced with

DTMF decoder, card reader and keypad

. Designed the schematic and PCB layout in ORCAD and assembled the

components on the PCB

Temperature Detector Using AT89C51 Microcontroller

12/2006 - 1/2007

. Programmed the microcontroller using assembly language and interfaced

with temperature detector through ADC

. Designed the schematic and PCB layout in ORCAD and assembled the

components on the PCB

COMPUTER SKILLS

C/C++, Microsoft office suite, Matlab, Orcad, Keil, Wireshark, Opnet,

Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/Vista/7, DOS

HONORS

Member, Tau Beta Pi - The Engineering Honor Society, USA

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA

Member, Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society,

USA

Associate Member, The Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication

Engineers, India

CITIZENSHIP STATUS

U.S. Citizen

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