VIJAY MASSON
Ronkonkoma, NY *****
*******@*********.***
www.linkedin.com/vijaymasson
Summary
Embedded systems Hardware / Software Electrical Design engineer with solid background in Digital and Analog product design
with experience in design management of various products from design through mass production. Core strengths in:
Leading Project Design
Conception, Design & Specification requirements
Design synthesis
Algorithm development
Sub - contractor Technical interface
Project Management presentations
Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
Meeting Safety standards
Technical & Specialized Skills
HARDWARE: Actel RT54SX72, PC104, CPLD/ FPGA, Xilinx Spartan 3 thru Zynq, Altium Inovation station,
INTEL 80C196/8088/8086/8085/8051, ZILOG Z8/ Z80, Microchip 1665A, RF, ZigBee, RAD Hard components.
SOFTWARE: C, C++, HDL, Modelsim, DSP, PLM 8085/8086/8096, ASM/ INTEL 8085 THRU 8096, Z8, Z80.
IAR, Xilinx – ISE / Vivado, Actel, Lab View, Altium Designer, Orcad-CSI, pspice, Matlab, Doors, AutoCAD, Window 7/8,
Office 2010.
Professional Experience
Aeroflex - Motion control division Hauppauge, NY 2012- 2014
Senior Electrical Engineer
JPSS: Joint polar satellite system gimbal motion control electrical system design;
Conducted and prepared customer presentation for PDR/CDR and electrical Design reviews.
Hands on Design of Actel RAD hard FPGA based two axis Brushless Motor motion controller electronics Sine / Cosine motor
drive with Resolver based positioning. Power supply EMI / 461 design, included Analog signal processing Peripheral control logic,
Cabling and harness EMC Design using Nasa standards and practices. Conducted Pspice modeling and WCA and part stress
analysis. SEU hardened SEL immune design. Mil- STD-1553 interface via SuMMIT chip for telemetry.
EMC design of PCB layout and integrity analysis of 12 layer NASA quality PCB.
ITT DEFENSE SYSTEMS, Amityville, NY 1999 - 2010
(Previously EDO Marine and Aircraft)
Lead electrical design engineer for Navy R & D of Minesweeping projects with Prime defense contractor.
OASIS: Organic Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep - AN/ALQ-220
Designed Hardware and software of tow body based systems for the Navy using Ruggedized / Embedded PC’s and COTS
components as well as custom and semi custom modules;
Designed for Navy Avionic power to meet MIL-STD-704 / 461 requirements. Utilized (20 KVA) high Voltage design, with servo
control, stepper motors and sensor interface. Generated sub-contractor design specifications. Conducted Navy system
functional tests at EMI LAB & field-testing at sea.
Senior Electrical Engineer
SWIMS with Acoustic: Shallow water influence mine sweeping systems: AN/ALQ-219 dual influence.
Designed / integrated Hardware with touch screen PC, DOS based Software, DSP design and integration of magnetic and
acoustic COTS systems for minesweeping.
Electrical Engineer
Mark 104 MOD 2: Trouble shooting, improving of functional design, and delivering 3000A, jet turbine power pack based
minesweeping system.
Utilized Jet power pack, PC104, CANBUS, RS485, FPGA, I2C
MR. VIJAY MASSON
PROTEX INTERNATIONAL, Bohemia, NY 1998 - 1999
Senior Hardware Engineer
Design and Development of Point of Sales alarm systems based on Microchip 1665A controller
Improved existing designs for better ESD performance via proper isolation and grounding to enable further product sales and
eliminate customer complains. Passed ESD testing at RETLIF laboratories.
Used Picmaster / Mplab for software design in C.
SPECTRON GLASS & ELECTRONICS, Hauppauge, NY 1989 - 1991
Senior Hardware Engineer
Designed new line of Analog Electrolytic Tilt Sensors with conditioners for the industrial market
Provided various features: including 4-20mA, scaled voltage, PWM, lightening protection, temperature compensation. Also
designed digital embedded DSP conditioner based on 80C196 controller. Used C, C++, PCB design Software for SMT / through
hole module design
MTS SYSTEM - SENSORS DIV, CARY, NC 1986 - 1989
Engineering Manager / Senior Engineer
Led & Designed Advanced analog interface module for Magneto-restrictive (Temposonics) displacement sensors. Improved
existing design for lower noise levels and better temperature stability.
Created New product line of Tank monitoring Systems.
Included Embedded Hardware / Software design for Liquid Level Tank monitoring System for gasoline and chemical Storage
tank. Hardware utilized Intel 80C96-16 bit, microcontroller PC based Vlsice system. Designed interrupt based software structure
for real time multiple tank monitoring system with RS232/485 communication. Meeting intrinsic safety association (ISA) and UL
requirements. Used PLM, C and Assembler (ASM) for Software design: used analyzers and storage scopes in conjunction with
Vlsice for debugging
Education
BS Electrical and Electronic Eng. - Honors (Computers, Control Systems, Special Electronics analysis)
North-East-London Polytechnic (now University of East London, UK)
CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Total Quality Management
Dale Carnegie professional development courses
Chartered Electrical Engineer, UK (PE)
US secret clearance
Designed multi-function telephone based on 4 & 8 bit MCU, for FCC, EIA and BELL specification using acoustic
measurement system for design enhancement.
Developed Heating controllers for Steam and hot water heating systems; including optical stack smoke alarm systems.
Two Patents granted US #4396148 and US #4527246.