Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
DAVID W. MITCHELL
Redmond WA *****
*************@*****.**.**
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mitchell-b05a274/
PROFILE
Development and Project Engineer, Specializing in Mechanical, Electromenchanical and Fluid Components and Systems
EMPLOYMENT
Aug 2016 to Mar 2017 Philips Oral Healthcare Bothell, WA
Function Development Engineer
Development of medical products
Project planning using decision logic and in collaboration with other departments
Mathematical modelling of geometries and thermal systems
Design of experiments, data acquisition (including with blue tooth) and processing
Design of prototypes and fixtures, and leading design reviews
Competitor analysis: performance and reverse engineering
Jan 2012 to Jan 2016 Liebherr Aerospace Everett, WA
Product/Liaison Engineer
Support for a range of actuators, valves and air conditioning equipment supplied to Boeing
Advice on technical problem identification and solving
Support for technical updates such as validation of calculations
Ensured communication between Boeing and Liebherr engineers such as with documents, designs and design reviews
Checking and editing specifications using standards such as DO160
2007- August 2011 Technofan Inc. Everett, WA
Product Engineer
Development and support of a range of aeronautical parts, predominantly fans and air flow control valves
Testing: specifying, writing procedures, making hardware for and overseeing a variety of tests
Software writing and using for a variety of purposes including processing of experimental data
Designing and altering existing designs of mechanical, electrical and electronic components and complete products using 3D CAD (ProE)
Participation in design reviews with manufacturing, quality and purchasing departments
Technical report writing, often including calculations, such as for tolerance stacks, stress analysis and machine kinematics, dynamics and performance
Designing, building, testing and modifying of prototype parts
Problem identification and solving of new and existing designs and products returned from customers
Writing of technical documents such as bills of materials using software including Windchill
Measurement and reduction of noise and vibration of electrical and mechanical components.
Writing technical manuals for building, maintenance and repair of products
1995-2006 Dana Hobourn Automotive Rochester, Kent, UK
Development Engineer: Mechanical, Electromechanical and Hydraulic
Design and development of a wide variety of mechanically and electrically driven fluid system components.
Prepare drawings of prototype parts using AutoCAD and other design tools. Supervised preparation of drawings by designers
Invention and design of new products
Support for production in writing specifications for and overseeing the building and modifying of manufacturing equipment
Designed, commissioned and used experimental test rigs for various purposes including characterizing pumps
Software writing for system modeling, operating production equipment, data acquisition and results processing
Extensive NVH work, including measurement of airborne, fluidborne and structureborne noise, system modeling to predict methods of noise reduction, identify and solve noise problems in passenger vehicles
Liaise with customers and suppliers over specifications, and direct preparation of drawings for prototype parts, using national and international standards
Making of mathematical models such as for component geometry determination
Making of tools to aid design, such as FMEAs and spreadsheets for analyzing tolerance stacks
1992–1995 Philips Domestic Appliances & Personal Care Hastings, UK
Development Engineer
Development motor driven domestic appliances
Designed and built test rigs to test noise and vibration and other purposes
Wrote motor specifications for manufacturers and selected suppliers
Created theoretical models to simulate vibration in order to evaluate suspension and mounting systems
Developed gas moving devices such as impellers
EDUCATION
1992 University of Bath UK
Masters Degree by research in Engine Dynamics; Modeling and experimentation on an electromechanical system
1987 Kings College London, UK
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
OTHER SKILLS
Software
Software Use and Development
MS Office, AutoCAD, DasyLab, SolidWorks, Professional Engineer, LabView, Visual Basic, VB for Applications, Ansys
Papers Published
Introduction to Noise and Vibration Reduction (Hobourn Automotive Training Unit #1912, 2005)
Modeling of Gerotor Pump Noise (Fundamentals of Temperature, Pressure and Flow Measurements, 3rd Edition, 2002) Link
Fluidborne Noise (Institution of Mechanical Engineers Library Journal, 2000)
Languages
Studied French, Italian and Dutch to facilitate business communication.
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