Jonathan Valladares
Downey, CA 90241
562-***-**** / **************@*****.***
Objective
To obtain a position in a high-quality engineering environment, where I can apply my technical work experience and academic skills toward meaningful contributions.
Technical Work Experience
Universal Electronics, Inc. (Santa Ana, CA)
Test Engineer July 2017 to Present
Electrical hardware and software testing/product evaluation
oNPI testing includes voltage levels, DC offset, voltage supply noise, ESD control, RF interference, RF Performance and IR performance
Coordinate with mechanical, software and electrical engineering design teams
Support product development, write product evaluation reports and develop test plans and procedures
Work from schematics, diagrams, procedures and layouts to perform testing and product evaluation
Perform audio evaluation of microphone and speaker products to meet audio specifications
oAudio performance tested in anechoic chamber for sensitivity, linearity, frequency response, total harmonic distortion, noise, signal to noise ratio, and aliasing. Audio analysis in MATLAB, audio tuning and generation of audio coefficients and compilation of new software in IDE
Troubleshoot factory issues, such as test setups, programming issues and PCBA failures
oRoot cause analysis and corrective action of PCBA failures determined down to component level
Conduct Engineering Validation and Testing (EVT), Design Validation and Testing (DVT), and Production Validation and Testing (PVT)
Universal Electronics, Inc. (Santa, CA)
Quality Assurance Engineer July 2017 to Present
Perform root cause analysis on field returns
Report root cause findings via 8D reports, 5-Why's and Pareto Charts
Analyze production line rejection data
Lead DFMEA meetings
Run reliability testing on new project introductions
Present quality control data to company's major customers
Drive Build and Ship Authorization forms for new project introductions
Evaluate cosmetic integrity of new products
Automate current reliability testing processes
Technical Skills
Software: Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Matlab, Simulink, OrCAD PSpice, AutoCAD, LabVIEW, TinyCAD, Daptiv, KeyedIn, MS Office Suite, Mentor Graphics PADS, Solidworks
Test Equipment: Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Digital Multimeter, Thermocouple Calibrator, Voltage Calibrator, Waveform Generator, Frequency Counter, High Frequency Probe, DC Power Analyzer, Environmental Chamber
Programming Language: C/C++, Assembly
Certification: Engineering-in-Training (EIT), IPC-A-610 Specialist
Operating Systems: Ubuntu, Windows 7, Windows 10
Education
California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) September 2011 to June 2016 B.S. Electrical Engineering (Emphasis in Electronics and Power)
Projects
•NASA Swarmathon Competition - California State University, Los Angeles 2015-2016
Hardware Engineer
oEvaluated limitations of default hardware for competition
oAssisted in the development of the software for the search algorithm
oAssessed software compatibility with hardware
oAided in construction of test arena for the rovers
oParticipated in the writing of the technical report
•EcoCAR 3 - California State University, Los Angeles
Senior Design Electrical Engineering Sub-Team Lead 2014-2015
oDesigned an electrical testbed for a Chevrolet Camaro
oPerformed low and high voltage analysis on the testbed
oDesigned a harness system
oDevised an electrical energy storage system
oProgrammed data acquisition sensors on testbed using Arduino and LabVIEW
oAided in the programing of the motor driver
Recent Projects and contributions
Reliability Testing on a High End Product - Universal Electronics, Inc. 2017 to 2018
•Developed test plans and procedure for reliability testing offsite.
oTests include: Long Term Reliability, Thermal Cycle, Temperature and Humidity and Shock and Vibration
Automation of Functionality Test During Reliability Tests August 2018
•Developed a process to continually check the functionality of the product while the product is inside a temperature chamber.
Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GRR) - Universal Electronics Inc. June 2018
•Developed and conducted GRR test plan for RF interference testing
Engineering Test Plans - Universal Electronics, Inc. November 2017
•Developed test plans for the factory to conduct acceptance testing during product manufacturing
oTests include: Audible Noise, Temperature and Humidity and Drop Test