Benjamin Arroyo **************@*****.*** (***) ***-9449h
Engineering Technician / Electronics Testing / Field Service Technician
Experienced Engineering Technician seeking a permanent opportunity within an organization.
Skills and Abilities include:Department of Defense Secret ClearanceInterpret Complex Schematics, both Electrical and MechanicalTransmission Line Testing/ VSWRThermal/Vibration Chamber OperationsWindows and Linux Operating SystemsTechnical Writing – Procedural ManualsExcellent Written & Verbal CommunicationsElectronics Testing Equipment Proficiencies: Digital Multimeters; Oscilloscopes; Logic Analyzers; Network Analyzers; Noise Figure Analyzers; Spectrum Analyzers; Function Generators; Sweep Generators; Signal Generators; Power Supplies; DC Power Supplies
EXPERIENCE
Engineering Technician/ RF – General Dynamics, Scottsdale, AZ 05/2010 – 09/2012Department of Defense Secret ClearanceTest RF ICs and voltage controlled Oscillator ICs for GPS receivers to component level Use of function generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, and Noise Figure Analyzers to measure input and output VSWR, gain, noise figure, IP3’s, and check for unwanted spurs of RF modules.Tune RF modules for Input and Output VSWR, reduce Spurs and tune for Gain specifications with use of tuning stubs, indium, and/or Eccosorb RF absorber to reduce spurs. Measure STE path loss and voltage standing wave ratio System level testing of GPS receivers in Windows and Linux environmentsTest/troubleshoot digital modules at component levelAssist with rewriting test procedures to streamline productionThermal testing of RF ICs and voltage controlled oscillator ICs in test fixtures to ensure proper operations at extreme temperaturesLoad test/flight software via a MIL-1553 bus for testing purposesTesting equipment used to perform daily functions: sweep generators; signal generators; spectrum analyzers; network analyzers; noise figure analyzers; logic analyzers; oscilloscopes; digital multimeters; power supplies; DC power suppliesCalibrate test station equipment Build breakout boxes for testingConfiguration Checks with proper hardware handling of high reliability MIL-STD components of RF modules.
Electronic Test Technician – Orbital Science; Chandler, AZ 07/2007 – 05/2008Program avionics processors with flight/control software to configure hardware and surrounding electronic componentsMonitor telemetry during acceptance testing with Decommutator Test Station via L3 Communications Visual Test System software Flight Termination System ordnance training on Safe and Arms devices, bridge wire testing, and flexible confined detonating cordsPerform vibration, humidity and thermal testsComply with FOD, ESD, ISO9001, OSHA and military standards during all testingRevisions to test procedures in order to streamline productionField Service Deployment to remote locations to setup test equipment and to assist with flight launch.
Product Test Specialist – Raytheon Missile Systems; Tucson, AZ 03/2000 – 07/2007
• Component level bench and system level testing of analog, digital and RF systems
• Recommend appropriate rework after debugging electrical malfunctions
• Program/reprogram Erasable Programmable Logic Devices with its fuse information file via a JTAG byte blaster to configure the device and surrounding hardware
• Burn-in and vibration testing: setup/operate thermal/vibration chambers in UNIX/Windows environments per test procedure specifications
• Setup Optical Test Bench and measure appropriate energy level of Class IV lasers with a radiometer per test procedure specifications
• Measure and test transmission lines and wave guides at RF and microwave frequencies
EDUCATION
Associate of Science Degree – Pima Community College; Tucson, AZ 05/2009
• Major: Business
Associate of Applied Science – ITT Technical Institute; Tempe, AZ 03/2000
• Electronics Engineering Technology
Full Time – Permanent Willing to Relocate