Engineer Control

Mingwei Wang

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Irvine, CA, 92618 Email: *******.********@*****.***

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Conducting performance analysis for monitors of flight control actuation systems (fly-by-wire).

Analyzed simulation model performance of primary flight control actuation system (fly-by-wire).

Developed simplified dynamic model for the autopilot power control unit (Matlab/Simulink).

Developed control algorithm for robot system applied to manufacturing process (Matlab/Simulink).

Generated verification plan and performed verification testing (V&V) for auto-pilot control system.

In charge of quality improvement project for control loading system of flight simulator.

Formulated system specification document for electro-mechanical servo of autopilot program.

Defined system requirement and analyze performance of on board weight balancing system.

Conducted tuning for control loading system of Boeing 737 NG flight simulator.

Participated in flight testing program with respect to longitudinal stability characteristics.

Interacted with customer to trouble shooting stability and control issues.

Contributed to integration of hydraulic servo control system for steel rolling process.

Generated an automated data filtering program (C) to facilitate the flight data acquisition process.

Provided maintenance support including FMEA for aircraft electrical systems.

Designed test chamber (Solid Works) and conducted lightning strike tests (EMI) for hydraulic system.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Flight Control Actuation System, Fly-By-Wire (FBW), DO-178, ARP4761/ARP4754, Dynamic Performance Analysis, System Engineering, Flight Testing, Electro-Hydraulic Servo (EHSV) Control Systems, Electro-Mechanical Servo Control Systems, DO-160, Control system tuning, Verification & Validation (V&V), Flight Data Analysis, EMI, Reliability & Maintainability, Robotics.

Software skills: Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, DOORS, MatrixX, VB, LabView, SolidWorks.

MS Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Project.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Summary: Since arriving in the U.S., I have worked primarily as consultant on a series of short-term projects due to the status restriction on specific fields.

Flight Control System Engineer, Parker Hannifin Aerospace, Irvine, CA (Contract) Oct 2011 - present

Conducting monitor performance analysis for flight control actuation system (fly-by-wire), Bombardier C-series project. (DO-178)

Write system requirements for actuator performance monitors (DOORS).

Construct monitors model in Matlab/Simulink environment.

Conduct robustness and performance simulation to ensure monitors compliance with the flight control surface failure requirements.

Conduct error stack up analysis to establish the thresholds for flight control monitors, such as the critical EHSV monitors.

Assist customer to establish appropriate performance requirement via simulation analysis.

Software System Engineer, Sim-Industries, Lockheed Martin, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Aug. 2009 - Sep. 2011

Worked as control loading specialist for

In charge of tuning for control loading system of Boeing 737 simulator.

Responsible for quality improvement project about control loading system from mechanical, tuning and software (C++) perspectives.

System Engineer, Universal Avionics, Seattle, WA Nov. 2007 - Feb. 2009

Worked on developing electro-mechanical servo system to be integrated into auto-pilot system

Defined system requirement, i.e. formulate system specification document.

Generated servo loop test plan and procedure.

Participated in servo system test bench integration.

Senior System Engineer, Crane Aerospace, Seattle, WA (Contract) Mar. - Oct. 2007

Participated in the Onboard Weight and Balance System project for Boeing 777 Freighter aircrafts. Calculated the aircraft weight and CG through hydraulic action on landing gear system.

Defined system requirement, i.e. formulation compliance matrix.

Analyzed system performance and interacted with customers to ensure fundamental understanding of complexities within technical application.

Modified hydraulic control actuation section.

System Simulation Engineer, Moog, Seattle (Part-time base contract) May 2006 - May 2007

Conducted performance analysis for simulation model (Matlab/Simulink) of primary flight control (flight-by-wire) actuation system, Boeing 787 program. (DO-178)

Analyzed root cause of discrepancy between simulation model (Matlab/Simulink) and rig test (ITV) results.

Evaluated pseudo slewer impact on the dynamic response of primary actuator models.

Investigated influence of control surface input on servo valve monitor tripping characteristics.

Hydraulic System Standard Engineer, Boeing, Seattle, (contract) Aug. 2005 - Mar. 2007

Designed and conducted electro-magnetic impact (EMI) tests of hydraulic system components certification for Boeing 787 program. (DO-160)

Generated the test plan and procedure for EMI certification test.

Co-designed the test chamber (Solid Works) and conducted the exploratory phase test.

Studied the electro-magnetic impact of tightening method on hydraulic system parts.

Flight Control Verification Engineer, Honeywell, Phoenix, (contract) Jan. - Aug. 2005

Conducted verification testing for autopilot system of ERJ 170 program (DO-178).

Defined verification tests plan and procedure to cover system requirement specifications.

Executed system tests via manual or automatic (VB) approach.

Analyzed test results with the assistance of LabView and formulated system review packages.

Hydraulic System Engineer, JITE Technical Consulting, Toronto, (contract) May, 2003 - Dec. 2004

Conducted engineering design and consulting for hydraulic automatic gage control system (AGC) applied to steel rolling mills.

Participated in design of system structure, responsible for defining hydraulic section elements capacity and performance.

Analyzed dynamic performance of AGC system.

Contributed to integration of electro hydraulic servo control system (EHSV).

Flight Science Engineer, R & M Engineer, Bombardier Aerospace Inc., Toronto April, 2001 - 2003

Developed a simplified dynamic simulation model for autopilot actuation system and conducted various projects to improve the flight test data analysis process. Participated in flight testing (Bombardier Lear Jet, Wichita, Kansas) and provided maintenance support for aircraft electrical systems.

Developed a simplified dynamic model in MatrixX for the Auto-pilot Actuation System, which was verified against the flight test data.

Constructed an automated flight data filtering process (C) to facilitate data processing for flight performance analysis.

Interacted with customers regarding to stability and control issue. For instance, resolved a tail-strike problem during landing process, which was confirmed with flight simulator results.

Generated flight test sheet, analyzed test results and formulated static longitudinal stability certification report of ASTOR aircraft.

Conducted safety analysis and provided maintenance support (FMEA) for the aircraft electrical systems.

Research Assistant, Dept. of Mech. Eng., University of Toronto 1996 - 2001

Performance analysis for neural network controlled robot systems, applied to manufacturing process.

Developed a systematic methodology to analyze the performance issue of robot control system on repetitive trajectory following tasks.

Simulated robot dynamic control system under Matlab environment.

Conducted real-time control execution with the industrial standard hardware (CRS460 robot), which verified the proposed methodology.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto 1996 - 2001

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics, China 1992 - 1994

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Yanshan University, China 1987 - 1991

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