Test Engineer

Raymond A. Oehrle

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Summary

A results-oriented specialized hardware and avionics systems test, integration and evaluation Engineer with more than 20 years of experience developing strong and profitable relationships using both proven processes and methodologies, creative solutions and collaborative efforts in leading highly successful engineering teams.

Specialized Experience

The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL 2010 – 2013

Senior Test Engineer

Drawing on past International Space Station (ISS) and overall test engineering experience the development and release of applicable test documentation from high-level test plans to step-by-step executable test procedures for the next generation manned Space Launch System (SLS) program created interesting challenges through budget constraints and hardware delivery fluctuations. This translated into the creation and implementation of consolidated, highly organized modular test procedures for conducting tests during progressive stages of hardware design and development, regularly employing simulators, emulators and prototypes in lieu of actual space hardware during systems integration testing. This decidedly flexible approach to the overall test phases of the program established execution procedures that were exceedingly robust providing for ease of repeatable consistency, dependability and reliability which could then readily accommodate program uncertainties in hardware deliveries, (including integrated software updates), on an often compressed timeline relative to the System Integration and Test Facility (SITF).

Typically accelerated Preliminary Test Readiness Review (PTRR) and Test Readiness Review (TRR) conferences were held to approve test plans and test procedures for the system(s) under test, agree to identified and coordinated test resources, verify previous component, subsystem, system and/or systems test results form a satisfactory basis for proceeding with the subject test event under review, resolve issues, mitigate requirement “creep”, identify potential risks and ultimately achieve approval to proceed for every planned test event from program management. By utilizing modular test procedures, processes and methodologies, latent changes, workarounds and possible retests were easily accommodated to ensure quality of testing performed and use of available resources were maximized. Test Information Sheets (TIS) were generated electronically by the test team to expedite the overall review process for every test event from functional and integration testing through acceptance testing. Lessons learned were documented, relevant test procedures revised and engineering documentation updated to build a working records repository.

The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL 2003 – 2010

Test Engineer

As part of the Test and Evaluation (T&E) team on the Future Combat Systems (FCS) US Army program, renamed the Brigade Combat Team – Modernization (BCT-M) program, early deployment of advanced tactical network hardware and software necessitated Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) implementation for rapid product and/or system design and specifications assessment relative to proposed “real world” testing in applicable test environments.

Test parameters were identified and test-case scenarios scripted for each program phase through a series of Detailed Test Plan (DTP) documents and step-by-step sequence of events test procedures for Tactical Unmanned Ground Sensors (TUGS), Urban Unmanned Ground Sensors (UUGS), Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) along with a comprehensive Test Preparation and Restoration Document (TPRD). As Test Conductor or Test Team Lead, depending on test event scope, program hardware and integrated combined systems progressed through benchmark and pair-wise testing, culminating with integration testing to include existing legacy hardware and software platforms in the field at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM side-by-side with Sub-Contractors, external Partners, Government, Department of Defense (DoD) and Army personnel closing the loop to satisfy verification and validation of phased hardware delivery requirements in compliance with program schedules and milestones.

Per baseline documented processes and best engineering practices, leading cross-functionally in support of complex, deadline-driven operations to identify goals and resolve issues quickly, efficient troubleshooting of real-time and post-test data dispensation required working closely with the software development team in support of data acquisition, Computer-Aided Fault-Tree Analysis (CAFTAS), Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACUS) and/or Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) to complete verification and validation compliance.

The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL 1990 – 1999

Operations/Logistics Engineer

As an integral member of the collective Operations and Logistics Integrated Product Team (IPT), effectual teamwork allowed for complete Pre-Launch/Post-Landing processing analyses of the Laboratory Module (LAB), Habitation Module (HAB) and Nodes in addition to logistics planning relative to the Pressurized Logistics Module (PLM), all of which comprised major hardware components of the International Space Station (ISS). Congressional budget cuts and constant reorganization and restructuring of contractual parameters without limiting scope presented an amplified business ethic for seemingly doing more with less providing continual opportunities to achieve excellence in the frontier of a perpetually crewed and sustained presence in space.

These Pre-Launch/Post-Landing processing analyses were collated into sequential time-based documentation for planning execution by Kennedy Space Center (KSC) operations personnel within the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) and lunch-pad to streamline site operations, prepare hardware for launch and expedite restoration of hardware after mission return.

On the logistics side major element transportation from the manufacturing facilities in Huntsville, AL to the lunch site at KSC in Florida meant rapid trade studies and analyses to facilitate timely delivery while reducing costs. Near-real-time logistics problem solving, package engineering and effectual action item closure for receiving and inspection anomalies of Space Station hardware permitted minimal disruption in strategically planned work-flows and alleviated schedule impacts.

In order to facilitate timely implementation of testing, operations and maintenance activities for Space Station hardware, carefully orchestrated deployment of the Test, Operations, Maintenance Requirements and Specifications (TOMRS) database platform was instituted based on the existing Operations, Maintenance Requirements and Specifications (OMRS) system already in-use on the Space Shuttle program. By instituting a single-point requirements and specifications database platform for hardware (and software) near-real-time problem solving, logistics planning issues, risk mitigation strategies and anomalies resolutions saved man-hours and constrained impending schedule slides.

Through documentation review, specifically Preliminary Design Review (PDR) followed by Critical Design Review (CDR), Review Item Discrepancies (RIDs) were comprehensively generated to evaluate hardware performance and capabilities with respect to approved baseline system specifications. These RIDs were compiled for disposition by means of re-work, workarounds and corrective action steps to meet National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) program milestones. The end result of the ISS program continues to be a permanently manned presence in space.

The Boeing Company, Wichita, KS 1987 – 1989

Test Engineer

Prepared as a Test and Evaluation (T&E) team member the Offensive Avionics System (OAS) ground and flight test plans, test execution procedures and completion reports for MIL-STD-1553 based Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) specific to the B-52 Stratofortress, (G and H models only), Navigation and Radar Navigation stations per Air Force contract to the Boeing Military Airplane Company (BMAC).

The culmination of efforts led to successful hands-on participation in avionic Unit Under Test (UUT) ground and flight test execution, including distributed System Under Test (SUT) and disturbed system testing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The successful test program enabled requirements verification and validation close-out to satisfy Statement of Work (SOW) objectives through Air Force contract completion.

Systems Engineer

As a Systems Engineering team member joint responsibility was shared across multiple functional disciplines to direct the proficient systems-level hardware verification acceptance by the Air Force against two (2) highly modified versions of the Boeing 747-200B, (tail numbers 28000 and 29000), Air Force One aircraft Prime Item Development Specification (PIDS).

Using Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software the team customized and implemented the capture of individual, system-level specification requirements from the PIDS with corresponding verification methodology to affect expedient substantiation closure of requirements satisfying contractual obligations saving man-hours and eliminating unnecessary travel costs.

Education

B.S., Kansas State University – Manhattan, KS

Major: Electronic Engineering

Clearance Level: Secret (inactive)

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