RICHARD PHAM
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Aerospace Engineer with a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering and over 17 years progressive experience in a variety of aspects of the aerospace industry including commercial, military and private airplanes. Extensive experience in development aircraft Electrical Systems and Components in design, test, analysis, and certification (FAA/EASA). Experience in Electrical Systems Safety Analysis in development, modification and retrofit, and integration/installation. Verified Electronic Power System functionality and safety, demonstrating and documenting governmental compliance to meet (FAA, EASA, Military, ect.) regulations.
Relevant Experience
Knowledge and experience in FAA Regulation, Requirements, and Certification Process
Verification, Validation (V&V), and Certification of Aircraft Electrical Systems
Aircraft Functional Hazard Assessment (AFHA), System Safety Assessment (SSA)/(PSSA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), System Functional Hazard Analysis (SFHA), and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Knowledge DO-160, DO-254, & DO-178B
AS9100 and Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing Processes
Vendor’s Coordination Cost Reduction
Efficiently Collect and Analyze Data
Software/Technical Skills
Trained in C/C++
WHID/WHIDRR
AutoCAD 2004-2014
CATIA V4 (3000 hrs. +), V5 (5000hrs.)
IVT (Integration Visual Tool) (8000hrs.)
Cadam, Mentor
Enovia, Delmia, Eplan, Velocity
Trained in Visual Basic Programming Language
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) management software
Professional Experience
ELECTRICAL LAB ENGINEER
BOEING AEROSPACE, SEATTLE, WA 09/2016 – Present
Electrical Power design
Developing wire / cable designs based on interface diagrams and other electrical requirements
Cable routing design, cable tray selections, bundling cables
Familiarity with electrical design tools such as Mentor graphics
Ability to work with the equipment designers and develop electrical wire, cable requirements
Troubleshooting and root cause evaluation skills a Must.
Ability to learn customer's in-house electrical design tool, which is on a Mentor graphics platform
Experience working with Suppliers for electrical components
Solid communications and project engineering skills a must
Ability to coordinate work between multiple locations throughout North America and Asia.
ELECTRICAL ANALYSIS ENGINEER 4
JAMCO AMERICA, INC, Everett, WA 01/2015 – 09/2016
Lead Engineer: Emirates Program 777-300ER – Onsite, Dubai
ANA1780 Program
787 Boeing Bar Unit
Modification Support: VOZ1977 (Virgin Australia Airline) Program – Onsite, Lake Charles
Perform engineering design and installation check, creating and approving regulatory documents
Created Program Management schedule to assign numbers for Wiring Installation.
Assigned design, testing, and analysis tasks to team members include but not limited to: basic aircraft electrical system design, wiring installations, wiring diagrams, cable assemblies/harnesses, detailed assemblies and internal specifications.
Participates in teams to support the electrical system design and installation. Supports the documentation of design implementation.
Oversee and document safety of electrical wiring and system design and aircraft integration
Obtain, interpret, and analyze OEM airplane install drawings using approved processes and tools. Perform analysis of engineering designs including but not limited to Electrical Load Analysis (ELA), System Safety Assessment (SSA), Transverse Separation Analysis (TVSA), etc.
Define and oversee Design Validation testing including, but not limited to Engineering Functional Testing, EMI Ground/Flight Testing, etc.
Provides technical, design and informational support for airplane modifications (including full-time on-site modification support and on-call home-team support), manufacturing support and/or in-service issues.
Troubleshoots basic electronic/electrical system/subsystems problems.
Actively support engineering department goals and initiatives.
Coordinate with other departments as necessary.
Support Customer with routing and solving issues.
Utilize internal drawing/document standards per customer or regulatory agency
requirements.
Define engineering task scope (such as work scope validation) for design tasks.
Perform engineering design approvals (design/approval authority) and task scheduling
(such as detailed schedule of a given task per program requirements).
ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS INTEGRATION ENGINEER 10/2014 – 12/2014 ZODIAC, Santa Maria, CA. (2 Months Contract)
Analyzed Electrical System design and functionality to meet requirements for clients and FAA compliance
Used CATIA V5 – Smart Team to applied basic aircraft Etihad 787-9 (Dual Seat or Tri-Seat) wiring designs and practices while designing aircraft interior wiring systems.
Produced and used Safety Analysis documents and practices to demonstrate system safety and meet FAA certification
Used specifications, customer specifications and engineering drawings to design, modify, and test aircraft interior wiring systems.
Produced accurate drawings such as wiring diagrams, wire harnesses, electrical installations and meet drawing release dates.
Write test plans, reports and analysis such as electrical load analysis, electromagnetic interference test plans and reports and passenger address system substantiations.
Checked drawings and prepare engineering change notices ECNs as required to support manufacturing.
Developed quality designs, evaluating cost, safety, and manufacturing, within the time constraints of a project.
Prepared drawings, reports and other engineering data required for production, testing and qualification of designed equipment.
Identified problems and seek solutions.
Acted as shop liaison during initial production units to solve engineering problems encountered in production and support production personal with manufacturing electrical design.
Understand and apply aerospace/OEM standard practices in engineering drawings.
Examined suppliers lead times, cost, and availability for electrical components and parts.
Knowledge and basic understanding of airworthiness requirements for passenger aircraft interiors
Knowledge and basic understanding of electrical engineering, especially power systems.
SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING ENGINEER 05/2013 -01/10/14 BAE Systems, Mojave, CA
Integrated electrical subsystems into aircraft including subsystems interfaces with flight deck avionics, warning systems, and electrical power supply grids.
Provided system design authority and installation design capabilities for multiple power systems on Boeing 747-8 including the fully fuel launch vehicles and thrust-range jet engines systems.
Provided complete aircraft wiring design to include selection of wire part numbers/gauges, connectors, terminal modules, and piece parts such as shield terminations, terminal lugs, and splices.
Consulted with and coordinated across engineering disciplines buyers, planners, and with manufacturing.
Coordinated project engineering disciplines and performed associated system design reviews/issue reporting that may impact cost, schedule, and safety.
Documented and proactively corrected system flaws based on PRA Analysis
Ensured electrical system reliability through safety assessment and approval
Participated in and/or conducted test activities related to the Verification of design and Validation of models and analyses (V&V).
Mentored and supervised less experienced engineers.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEAD 01/2006 – 03/2013 Boeing Aerospace, Everett, WA
Delegated assignments to team members to ensure prompt system design approval through testing and analysis as the Integrated Layout Lead.
Verified system documentation and assessment met FAA compliance.
Handled multiple projects with time constraints.
Coordinated with other teams on bundle issues and supported them with additional direction.
Created change requests, change notices, change orders to meet FAA requirements.
Designed and developed electronics packaging, wire harness fabrication, and rack assemblies to support flight computers.
Joined the Engineering Correct Action Team (ECAT) to support the 787 program. Assisted technical drafting and mechanical teams with design, routing and integration issues, verifying component and system reliability and safety.
Recognized disposition of Engineering Parts for FAD and Mid-body (IRM/ARM) and created Correct Action for capture and controls (C&C) until partner records have been cleared to address FAD recon Production certification, unconsumed instance.
Consulted and coordinated across engineering disciplines (LE, MRB) buyers, planners, and with manufacturing personnel to coordinate design function and resolve technical issues.
Created visual aids for fabrication of detail parts, sub-assemblies, final assemblies and wiring installations of commercial Aircrafts Boeing 787 programs.
Trained ME and MT for Installation Plan (IP) for wiring baseline SOI in DELMIA and Velocity in Shipside production environments.
Create and maintain IP plans, BOMs, work instructions and graphic illustrations utilizing CATIA, ENOVIA, EPLAN, IVT, ETAC, WHID/WHIDRR, Delmia and 3DVIA Composer.
Translated engineering 3D models into easy to comprehend shop floor planning.
Worked along with FAA DER during Support at Toulouse, France and Wichita, KS to support completion of 787 routing designs.
Outside consultant to Spirit Aerospace – supported wiring routing and solved issues to meet Safety Requirement and Manufacturing Process.
Work along with FAA DER to supported Factory, Everett Modification Center and Flight Line with any open issues before plane delivery.
Complied with process specifications at Mid Body Integration.
Advised production and quality teams on non-conformance issues.
Created plan to correct under-built conditions and redlined and released plan to address emergent issues.
EDUCATION
B.Sc. – Applied Electrical Engineering - Wichita State University, Wichita Kansas