Hardware Engineer

JIMMY TRAN

***** ***** **.

GARDEN GROVE, CA ****1

CELL: 714-***-****

E-MAIL: **********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

RF Test Engineer with extensive experience on multiple programs spanning

full life cycle from design, test and manufacture of flight qualified

RF/microwave subsystems and devices to integration and test of satellite

payloads. Strong leadership, analytical and project management background

with excellent interpersonal communication skill and team building

leading to working effectively with customers, managers and teams. DoD

Secret and SSBI Clearance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORTHROP GRUMMAN AEROSPACE SYSTEMS, Redondo Beach, CA 2003 - Present

Responsible Test Engineer

Support day-to-day activities of the production and delivery of the GPA

module product line and successfully delivered 200+ GPA modules within

schedule and budget.

. Perform data review to ensure units meet all requirements for

deliveries.

. Lead troubleshooting efforts to resolve modules and tests anomalies.

. Review system EQ specs to update test procedures and test requirement

documents.

. Generate discrepancy reports to describe module failures and provide

RDE dispositions/cause/corrective actions.

. Point of contact with manufacturing, Quality engineering, System

engineering and program managers to track tests and delivery schedules.

. Supported AEHF F4 and F5 production as sustaining engineer for several

GPA and LNA modules.

. Develop fixture architectures and perform RF analysis using HFSS tool.

Coordinate with module RDEs and test set RDEs to provide test plans

based on module requirements and interface with various vendors to flow

down parts requirements and purchasing.

. Interfaced with software engineers to develop test scripts and

automated test sequences to validate Flight Software.

. Generated test procedures and discrepancy reports and provided

disposition for action items.

. Collected and analyzed test data for phase noise, gain and spurs to

verify payload performance and troubleshot payload RF anomalies and

failures.

. Provided troubleshooting and maintenance of the RF test set to ensure

functionality.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

EXTRON ELECTRONICS. Anaheim, CA

2002-2003

ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN

Perform integration testing, alignment, calibration, and troubleshooting

down to component

level of complex Analog/Digital PCB's of Video/Audio and

Switching/Interface equipment.

Work with design Engineers to develop test platforms for new products.

Operate a wide variety of Electronic equipments and Test instruments.

Operate from complex blueprints, schematics, and verbal instructions.

SVG THERMO SYSTEM. Anaheim, CA

1995-2002

ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN

Perform integration testing, alignment, calibration, and troubleshooting

down to component

level of complex Analog/Digital PCB's of semiconductor wafer machines.

Operate a wide variety of electronic equipment and test instruments.

Operate from complex blueprints, schematics, and verbal instructions.

EDUCATION

CAFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

B.S.E.E.T Degree in June of 2003

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

A.S.E.E and A.A Degrees in 1987

Major: Computer and Electronic Technician

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Troubleshooting of RF modules, mixed signals in ground system

equipment, proficient with analog test equipment such as Generator,

PNA, VNA, SPA, Tektronix scope, waveform generators, constellation

scope, error detector.

Proficient with RF/Microwave test equipment and instruments including

network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, noise figure meter, signal

synthesizer and power meters

Proficient with LABVIEW, MINI TAB, SIX SIGMA, CAD tools including ADS,

HFSS, Microwave Spice, PULSE, Cadence, AutoCAD.

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