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Engineer Design

Location:
United States
Posted:
February 12, 2015

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John A Ortiz

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***** ******** *****, *******, ** 90602 Cell 562-***-****

Professional Experience

. Launch & Space Vehicles at Vandenberg AFB / KSC

.-Design experience in Analog and Digital Circuitry

. Lab View experience - 20 years in Test

. FMEA reports - Reliability Manuals and Report documentation creation for

aircrafts

. Manufacturing Engineer

.-EMC/EMI testing experience

. Hands on integration experience on aircraft cockpit instrumentation

. Tooling for Manufacturing Process

.-Propulsion Engineer experience

.-Reliability Process

.-Safety Engineering

.-Quality Assurance

.-Material Product Support

. ATE Design

. Fire Detection Systems

. Mission Assurance

. Security Alarm Systems

. Proficient in Schematic Layout Drawings

. Government Clearance

. ATP procedures creator

. AutoCAD drafter - Unigraphics NX6 3D Solid Works(12 yrs)

. Troubleshooting skills

. Good communication skills

. Qualification Tester

.-Secret Clearance - Single Scope investigation completed March 2013

.-Quality Control

.-DO-254 / DO 178 / DO-160

National Test Systems - Fullerton (NTS labs) - Aug. 2013 to Sept. 2014

Responsible for EMI/EMC testing of customers (Panasonic) product such as

hard-drive entertainment system in an environmental laboratory per DO160 RF

or Mil-Spec requirements specifications. Currently I'm working with RF

equipment and RF cables during testing of all my projects.

Eaton Aerospace (Glendale, Ca.) - Design/Test Engineer - Dec. 5,2012 - Dec.

24, 2012

Responsible for testing Electrical/Mechanical products to help meet year end

schedule. Root Cause and Corrective Action support. AutoCad responsibilities

of mechanical product updates. RF experience in this position in this

position. Cockpit instrumentation gauges testing on panel for Sokorsky

Helicopter. EMI/EMC testing of electro/mechanical control harware. FMEA

documentation.

Honeywell Aerospace (Torrance, Ca)- Design/Test Engineer- Jan 2012- Aug 2012

Responsible for testing aircraft Hydraulic and Pneumatic equipment and

maintaining them. Document and manufacturing of process. Equipment tests

includes Air Controller, Coolant Distribution Systems, and Heat Transfer

Controller. Experience in design, development and EMI/EMC qualification of

aerospace electronics applications. Hands on experience in electronics lab

in the troubleshooting and testing of aerospace electronics. Ability to

analyze analog and digital designs. Experience with microprocessor based

designs, power supplies, and serial communication (ARINC-429, CAN,

MIL-STD-1553). Experience in initial board bring-up and test,

hardware/software integration testing. AutoCad drawing upkeep. DO160 testing

testing experience. Cockpit instrumentation integration for status of air

handling units on board commercial airlines experience. Collaborated with

other engineering team member in the development of improvements of products.

Airborne Systems -(Santa Ana, Ca)- Design/Test Engineer - Aug 2011- Dec 2011

Responsible for updating recovery parachute designs and field testing them.

Auto Cad and document and manufacturing process integrator. Experience in

writing verification test procedures for circuit boards and/or FPGAs.

Understanding of configuration management and change control processes.

Zodiac Aerospace (Monogram)- (Carson, Ca.)- Test/Systems Engineer - Mar.

2011-Aug. 2011

Duties include testing of Commercial Aircraft interior Cabin instruments such

as Lavatories, Wine Chillers, Ovens, Air Conditioner, Cabin Air Pressure

controller, Trash Compactors and galley. Also, design and fabrication of

environmental test chambers for Thermal testing and V/V testing. Hands on

working with technicians assisting the repair and/or troubleshoot of

equipment. Working knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Cockpit

panel instrumentation of internal appliances status design and test.

Collaborated with other engineers in the enhancement and developing of

electronic systems. EMC/EMI testing of flight hardware during qualification.

DO-160 and MIL-STD-461

EADS North America - (Irvine, CA) Test Integration Engineer -Mar. 2010- Feb.

2011

Duties include designing and building unique instrumentation ATE Hardware

test consoles for testing electronic circuits assemblies for various

customers. Design includes VXI chassis instruments. Develop test procedures

and user manuals for equipment designed. Work on development and validation

of box level, circuit board and FPGA requirements. Develop and execute

verificatio.n test procedures. RF design and manufacturing experience in this

position. Airbus airplane cockpit panel instrumentation of landing gear

mechanisms and electrical lighting status verification indicators. (DO-160 /

MIL-STD-461)

Ai-Solutions Inc.- Systems Engineer - Aug. 2007- Jun. 2009

(Subcontracted for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems- San Bernardino Ca.

office)

Worked on Missile Interceptor and Target Missile missions for Missile Defense

Agency (MDA) as test integration engineer at various facilities such as:

Lockheed Martin-Huntsville, Orbital Science-Arizona, and Sandia National

Labs-Albuquerque and other Nasa facilities around the country.

Assisted in Mission failure analysis red team Quality Assurance roles. Test

integration planning and preparation activities per customer requirements.

Collaborated with governmental officials on development of flight hardware.

FMEA documentation report creation for missile defense programs.

Organizational Roles:

Supported mission and quality assurance, by participating in

multi-disciplinary teams conducting quality and mission assurance

evaluations, audits and assessments for proposed and existing missile defense

components and architectures. Provided technical expertise to Quality

Management in responding to design and development concerns. Supported

requirements identification and development process by evaluating and

assessing planning, design, development, production and operations for

missile defense components, subsystems and systems. Credited with becoming an

integral part of the team which ensured the delivery of products and services

that always met and usually exceeded customer expectations. AutoCad drawing

updating.

Essential Roles & Responsibilities:

Provided support in mission assurance engineering and analysis for hardware

and software development, system integration, test planning and execution

Support of the review and completion of FMEA/FMECAs, pedigree reviews,

supplier audits, EMC/EMI testing and data collection events

Support of Fault or Event Tree Analysis and participation in Failure Review

Boards

Review of RF design and test ability processes

Conducts trade studies and performance system analysis .

Performed analytical problem solving.

Performed surveillance and assessment audits of contractors or subcontractors

which participated in the development of the Ballistic Missile Defense System

(BMDS)

Services and expertise provided to support and execute life-cycle, Quality,

Safety, Mission Assurance requirements

Assisted in implementing the mission assurance provisions of the MDA/QS

Mission Assurance Plan

Verified I&T operations performed per proper documentation including 100%

witness of operations

Ensured all issues and discrepancies were properly documented and processed

Provided full knowledge of configuration of test items

Identified and reconciled configuration changes occurring during I&T

operations

Analog and Digital design experience working at Boeing in the 20 yrs. of

service.

Northrop Grumman- (Redondo Beach, Ca.) - Test/Systems Engineer - Mar. 2007-

Oct. 2007

Tested satellite functionality during environmental conditions on the SSTS

satellite program. Roles include telemetry checkout tests on satellite

systems to confirm all operations and reliability of all circuits. Ran

environmental testing and reviewed results such as Thermal cycles, Vacuum

tests, EMI testing, RF Design process. Responsible for drawing updating in

AutoCad.

Boeing - Vandenberg, AFB, (Vandenberg Ca.) - Launch Test Engineer - Oct. 2002

- Nov. 2006

Responsibilities included: Delta IV preparation activities for launch support

equipment, working with Quality Engineering directing technicians at the

launch pad, documentation revisions to simulate Cape Canaveral's activities

and resources, updating facility drawings for launch activation.

Testing responsibilities included: GSE equipment such as TCSR, PAD, PCM,

Pneumatics Panel TDA for platforms at the launch tower, and OCS. Knowledge of

EWR 127-1 requirements. Performed RF checkouts on the vehicle. Project

Manager for various contract projects. AutoCad drawing integrator and

updating.

Supported several successful NRO missions. FMEA documentation documentation

duties.

Boeing - Kennedy Space Center-(Florida)- Launch Test Engineer - Aug. 1998 -

Aug. 2002

Responsible for drawing test schematics and ground support ATE test equipment

for the International Space Station Payloads, including test setup for the

Space Station flight hardware in the high-bay area of the Space Station

Processing Facility for the Space Shuttle program. Utilized CAD program to

create laboratory test equipment connectivity to Space Station hardware. RF

design and checkout on flight systems.

Designed and test ATE Hardware configurations for Space Station and

subassemblies.

Worked at the Delta II/IV missile pad SLC 17/37 facility on the Power

Distribution Systems, Alarm Systems, and Sensors and Lighting System for the

facility. Launch preparedness operations

McDonnell/Douglas - Boeing -(Huntington Beach, Ca.)- Electrical Engineer -

Jan. 1987 - Aug. 1998

Quality Test Engineer responsible for testing and assisting engineering on

electronic production of hardware, the software test and development of ATE

Hardware / software for testing electronic boxes on Delta II/IV rocket as

well as E-boxes for the C17 Cargo Aircraft and Navy Harpoon Missile Programs.

Cockpit instrumentation on B767 aircraft verification, fabrication and

testing or hardware.

Knowledgeable in Circuit Testing of wire harness testing and design using

AutoCad software.

Design of test station consoles and subassemblies for product testing.

Designed and developed test adapters for testing circuit card assemblies.

Worked on Space Station program developing or enhancing test cabling for

ground support test equipment for the first elements of the first mission of

the Space station program including power distribution, communications and

alarms on the Space Station project.

Unigraphics 2D/3D graphic design duties in the electro/mechanical assembly

structures

Education:

Cal Poly Univ. of Pomona - Electrical Engineering Major

West Coast University of Los Angeles -B.S. Electrical Engineering Graduated

1991

Technical Skills and Equipment Experience

3D CAD Unigraphics cad Word/Excel/PowerPoint Spectrum Analyzers

AC / DC Electronics Excel

OrCAD Design Microsoft Windows

PAD design Digital Circuits Design Office

AutoCAD Pascal

Chief Architect Software/Hardware Calibration Standards

Hydraulic / Pneumatic Design - Metrology methods

Equipment Troubleshooting Sigma 6 Process

Lab View CATIA cad ATE Hardware

Oscilloscope Micro Station cad Design/Test

Digital Multi-Meter Solid Works cad



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