Engineering Engineer

Jon Wilcox

Redmond, WA H425-***-**** C425-***-**** *********@***.***

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P RODUCT T EST E NG INEER ING L EADER

I nnovative Product Test Engineering Leader w ith documented expertise building/managing all

p hases of integrated product test engineering groups for top technology organizations such as

M icrosoft, Honeywell, Siemens, Crane, Physio-Control, and Astronics. Experience spans the formation

and day-to-day operational management of teams focused on product design verification, integration,

reliability, mechanical, and manufacturing testing at OEMs and vendors.

Key industries supported to date include Aerospace, Medical Devices, Railroads, and Consumer

businesses.

Specific product categories worked on to date range from small PC peripherals to large aerospace

and medical devices and systems, encompassing a wide range of technical complexities and

manufacturing volumes.

Areas of Expertise

Test Engineering M anagement Cont ract Manufactu r ing & Outsourcing

M anagement

Engineering Team Recruitment / Leadership Supply Chain, Ma te rials & P rocurement

New P roduct Development & Launch Embedded Softwa re Testing & Test Automation

Complex Global P roject Management QC & R egulatory Compliance (e.g. FDA, ISO, FAA,

F RA)

P roduct Manufactu rability, Service & Repair Vendor, Supplier & Pa rtner Relationship

M anagement

P rofessional Experience

D i rector of Test Engineering & Engineering Services A STRON ICS A ES Kirkland, WA: 2013-

9 /14

Brought in to develop and implement all strategy/tactics needed to upgrade the Manufacturing Test

E ngineering function for a $200 million aerospace product line that included 26 f light critical LRUs

and 4 non-critical LRUs.

Recruited/scaled the staff from 10 to 27 highly qualified engineers, adding essential needed

competencies to the current team in areas such as mechanical, software, electrical and project

engineering.

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Developed a new integrated test development environment, based on National Instruments Test

S tand and C#, in addition to building and implementing a series of new test equipment design

p rocesses.

Reported to VP of Operations and made senior-level contributions in numerous areas including

reliability testing, manufacturing, and new strategic initiatives such as M istake Proofing product

assembly/testing.

Engineering Manager HONEYWEL L AEROSPACE Redmond, WA: 12 /12-4 /2013

Led a 10-member engineering team that produced test systems for engineering, design qualification,

p roduction, and repair centers for sites both in the US, as well as offshore. Participated in quality

i mprovement projects for test systems and manufacturing, supporting products that included complex

embedded systems, LRUs and SRUs.

Piloted the use of an offshore, outsourced partnership for production test system design.

Compiled over 60 factory test issues into an improvement project proposal that was accepted and

f unded.

Developed a project plan to resolve key low-yield products by focusing on PCBA level testing and

Q A.

D i rector of Test Engineering M ETEORCOMM Renton, WA: 3 /10-3 /12

Buil t a new engineering team and infrastructure to test an advanced communication and control

safety system for North American t rain systems. Appointed as a member of the strategic leadership

team, responsible for devising all testing functions related to software, integration, reliability,

mechanical, and manufacturing.

Hi red over 40 highly qualified staff, organized teams, and assigned individual areas of

responsibility.

Led cross-functional groups of FTEs, Temps, Contract Engineers, Product Manufacturer/Supplier

Reps, and various 3rd party Test Equipment and Service Vendors in successful test design and

i mplementation.

P rofessional Experience (cont'd)

Built a comprehensive testing infrastructure to support the company's business needs – including

t he design and implementation of cutting-edge testing labs, systems, automation, processes and

p rocedures.

Coordinated the Alpha and Beta Manufacturing Test systems to support the release of product

version 1.0; successfully hit all assigned t imelines and budget targets, in addition to achieving

>95% KPI delivery.

Served as SME individual contributor on product development processes, as well as issues related

to product manufacturing, global product testing, test tool architecture, and quality and reliability

i mprovements.

P r incipal P roject Engineer, Manufactu ring Test M EDTRONIC PHYSIO-CONTROL Redmond, WA:

2005-2009

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Recruited by this leading medical device developer to lead the manufacturing test efforts for a

s trategic new product int roduction, in addition to a series of other special engineering projects.

Led the end-to-end test effort for PCB testing in a domestic outsourced model, as well as the

i mplementation of system testing in our local box/build facility.

Delivered 8 different test stations for systems test, plus a manual debug station.

Managed all internal team members, as well as CM’s, Vendors, and other Partner/Supplier

contributors.

Led operations test activities for PCBA test, IQA, and aftermarket and accessory support.

Increased factory yields and reduced field defects on a line of hospital-bound Heart

Defibrillators/Monitors.

Led several projects focused on improving tools, methods, and vir tual teamwork with our PCB

vendor.

Engineering Manager APPLIED TECHN ICAL SERVICES Bothell, WA: 2005

Responsible for all engineering functions of this Tier 4 contract electronics manufacturing company.

Led manufacturing, test, components, document control, SMT process, and plant maintenance

activities.

Contributed to processes for product prototyping, sustained production, and continuous

i mprovement.

Conducted multi-year resource and budget planning to meet current and projected business needs.

Served as primary liaison and engineering SME in scoping projects with existing and potential

customers.

M anufactu ring Test M anager, H a rdwa re Test Lead M ICROSOFT, X BOX U N IT Redmond, WA:

1999-2005

Founding member and senior leader on the X box Ha rdware Development team:

Staffed the team and built all test infrastructure required to launch this large-scale project on a

t ight deadline, demonstrating superior problem-solving abilities in the face of incredibly difficult

challenges.

Led a team of 6 FTE engineers as well as up to 40 contractors/vendors during peak development

periods.

Managed $13M in NRE budgets, $22M in tooling budgets, and sustaining and planned cost

reduction support of $25M over 7 years.

Testing scope spanned all PCBA and system-level functional, reliability, and mechanical tests.

A dditionally made key contributions to the console’s thermal management design.

Provided test systems to outsourced repair centers, 1st Tier CM test engineering teams, 2nd Tier

suppliers, and design verification teams.

Key member of cross-functional teams focused on hardware design evaluation, production yields,

quality management, defect excursion investigations, root cause analysis, and repair effectiveness.

In ternal consultant on all test, quality and reliability issues related to Xbox hardware.

P r ior Positions

Jon Wilcox Résumé, Page 2 of 2

Ha rdware Test Lead, Reliability Engineering Lead M icrosoft PC Hardware Group Redmond, WA:

1995-1999

R eliability Test Engineer S iemens Medical Systems Ult rasound Group Issaquah, WA: 1995 (contract)

Ha rdware Test Engineer Physio-Control Corporation (Medtronic) Redmond, WA: 1994 (contract)

H a rdware Test Lead, Sustaining Test Engineer E ldec Corporation Bothell, WA: 1991-1994

Educational Credentials

B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Western M ichigan University (ABET accredited)

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