Engineer Electrical

Summary

Microwave / RF Electrical engineer with extra engineering, mathematics and physics tools.

Solid understanding of function, performance, and variations of electronics due to manufacturing, design, processes, and component differences.

Emphasis in microwaves, phase noise, filters and circuits through work and personal study.

Knowledge (honed supporting actual product production) of methods, tests, measurements, calibrations, why something works or does not, how to fix problems and get results.

Record of owning results, working beyond assignments, fulfilling responsibilities, planning and anticipating needs, building group capabilities, fighting costs and improving products.

Latest Experience

Raytheon Space & Aeronautical Systems, Forest MS Test Engineer 2015–2017

Support finish of Limited Rate Production (LRP) New Product (NPI) software defined airborne radar

Support finish of latest Full Rate Production run of Airborne Jammer System ACES ASPIS

Support restart of Full Rate Production run Airborne Radar Warning Receiver ALR 67

Raytheon Missile Systems Tucson, AZ 2013–2014

Electrical Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) Test TWT/ Electrical Supply Unit AMRAAM production

Production Test Engineer NPI Field Safety CCA redesign SM3

MACOM-Tyco/Tyco Electronics/Cobham Defense Electronics Systems–San Jose, CA 2003-2013

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Microwave Electronics)

Technical lead in production support of microwave electronics for military grade avionics.

Within the first nine months on the job, collaborated with designers, assembly, process and mechanical engineers, customer reps and documentation to identify and resolve problems in producing and testing a new K-Ka band fighter Electronic Warfare receiver. From two years behind schedule and not meeting half the specs, the order for hundreds was fulfilled and attained normal production flow at a profit.

Took ownership of issues resolution for the largest missile program and worked the queue of production and test problems on five different X band assemblies. Included field return failure analysis and repairs, test station verification, troubleshooting and repairs, improvements of test fixtures, fixing product failures that frustrated technicians. Worked with and provided guidance to technicians, process and mechanical engineers.

Created extensive detailed qualification plans for replacement parts including making fixtures to characterize performance, changes of housings, applied bias and substrate layouts. Made probes to test temperatures to prove IC regulator temperature shutdown issues, and laid out a new design substrate to reduce the thermal loading. Set up a production phase noise test station. Prepared quotes for bidding rebuilds with modification of older space quality products.

Worked closely with technicians and assemblers to create better documentation and fixturing. Set up an Excel chain analysis to model sensitivity of components contribution to direct troubleshooting phase noise failures. Worked issues on test stations during off hours to avoid interference with production and engineering help to swing shifts. Proposed improvements in documentation, product tracking and record keeping.

Served as the “go to” source for reliable information on test equipment, and performance of circuits and components (i.e., phase noise measurement and causes).

Sir Cobham Award as Team member on Test Station Upgrade Recovery 2011.

Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies – Microelectronics and Microwave Test Accessories 1997-2002

Electrical Manufacturing/Development Engineer

Technical lead for the performance, testing, improvement and production of over 100 hybrid microcircuits. Included amplifiers, filters, oscillators, doublers, mixers, samplers, switches, modulators to 45 dBm/50 GHz, mounted on Alumina/Sapphire substrates in machined packages, used as the essential top frequency stages of high frequency precision measurement instruments.

Supported (studied, set up, specified, modified, repaired) automated test stations and tests to 110 GHz for microcircuits, calibration devices and new products. Revised, created, assembled engineering documentation desired for product design, production, testing and performance.

Identified and corrected performance and test problems (from recent to over 12 years old) by uncovering history, analyzing data, collaborating with customers, directing evaluations, designing fixes, and verifying results. Special recognition of a bonus for fixing a failure recurring over years that shut down two production lines of top microwave sources for weeks holding up sales over $1.2M.

Expanded, improved, supported department’s general test equipment to speed resolution of problems. Created, organized, expanded a documentation and manuals library needed to quickly guide engineers and technicians how to directly attack technical problems.

Resolved test code problems in Electrical Standards Lab while supporting test and production of calibration kits resolving issues such as verification code errors and test station problems. Responsible for new connector testing during new 75 GHz product development.

Continual study to expand expertise used to support and improve products, and work with suppliers. Included on component performance, calibration, measurement, noise, phase noise, jitter, phase lock loops, standards, and component characteristics.

Smoothed transition to trans-Pacific production of microcircuits for multiple product transfers by defining department goals, upgrading systems, improving reliability, identifying needs, training engineers and technicians.

Software Experience

Spice, AutoCAD, Protel Schematic, Graffy, Mentor, Lisp, MATLAB, ADS, HFFS, VEE, RMB, AWR-MWO; IMSEL, FORTRAN, Pascal, C/C++, Visual Basic, Perl; Unix, DOS, Windows; assembly DEC, VAX, embedded micro-controller code.

Secret Security Clearance active since 2004 to present.

Adjunct Experience

PLC, robot programing, technical writing, electric motors, teaching calculus, drafting.

US Navy - Final rank Lieutenant (O3) Civil Engineer Corps. (Conditional Top Secret Clearance)

Record of effectiveness, flexibility, getting the job done, ownership and increasing responsibility. Project, organization, personnel and function management in completing scheduled multiple construction projects by leading units up to 120 skilled workers deployed to remote Pacific sites.

NMCB Three (Battalion Best-of-type (Peltier) award; two Pacific Battalion Efficiency (E) awards.) Assistant Public Works/Contracts Officer, NAS Dallas Electronic Warfare, Treasure Island.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology:

MS Applied Mathematics MS Electrical Engineering MS Physics

MS Nuclear Engineering (Fusion) Bachelor Electrical Engineering (High Honor)(Co-op)

Analysis/design: transistor, op-amp, RF, micro-controller, analog integrated circuits, adaptive filters, topological circuit analysis; microwave, antennas, coding, communications, DSP.

Advanced motors and drives, stochastic, linear and nonlinear system controls; small computer interfacing, assembly language; power electronics, switching supplies, device physics, magnetics.

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