Product Design Engineer

WILLIAM N. POST 480-***-**** *******.****@***.***

PRODUCT/SYSTEMS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MECHANICAL DESIGN, PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Consistent record of providing architectures, creating solutions, and delivering effective products.

Creative, Insightful, Results-oriented Product Design Professional with Over 20 years of Experience

Consistent record of conceptualizing, architecting, and managing large multi-faceted projects. Talent for communicating across all levels of an organization and delivering technical presentations that lead to improved processes and products. Hands-on concept to release design and development of avionics, mobile, display, imaging, IoT, wearables, and secure networked products, including fabrication, NPI, product assembly, product validation, and product testing. Business analysis, functional analysis, product research, product testing / qualification requirements, and discipline strategies. Extensive experience in virtual product design and development tools, quality assurance and issues tracking software, process development and documentation, as well as building engineering and quality teams. Trained and immersed in lean engineering design and development processes. Exceptional ability to convey product and system concepts in both written and graphic media formats. Broad technical skill set and cutting-edge knowledge of emerging technologies allow for innovative, efficient solutions. Demonstrated aptitudes to effectively leverage established relationships within engineering, component, systems, business, and customer communities.

CAD Design & Virtual Analysis Industrial Design / Redesign for Manufacture Automation & Imaging

UI Design & HF Modeling Product Requirements & Documentation Embedded Systems

Quality Assurance for HW / SW Project Planning & Cost Analysis Application & FW Architectures

Validation Testing & Qualification Design & Development Technical Leader FEA, GD&T, & Thermal Analysis

CERTIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

BSME, University of Wisconsin

Kelley Blue Book Innovation Awards

AutoTrader Strategic Business Management Tiers I & II

Atmel, Freescale, Microchip, Nordic, SI Labs, Xilinx, Qualcomm, and Intel embedded software/OS/RF and systems training/certifications

Technical team contributor for two Best of CES and three CES Innovation Awards products

PROFICIENCIES

SolidWorks, Creo, FloTherm, Allegro, Cadence; C++, JAVA, Python, PHP, SQL, PERL, TCL/TK; Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite; Eclipse/CodeWarrior/KEIL IDEs; IPV4/6, BTLE, 6LoWPAN, RF4CE, ZigBee, VMware, UNIX/LINUX, Windows, Android/ADB, iOS; Agile/Scrum methods.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016 – 2020 BriteLab, San Jose, California

Principal Product Design Engineer & Technology Lead

• Author product development and engineering specification documents, interface with clients and key vendors, select resources, set costs and design / development timelines, conduct technical design reviews and gate studies, lead technology resource and principal product designer within a diverse technical team.

• Key resource for manufacturing engineering, NPI, and efficient product ramp on production floors.

• Select key productivity systems and documentation platforms, work with IT and third-parties to ensure timely rollouts.

• Heavy influencer for all BriteLab technical staffing, external contracts, and engineering capital expenditures.

• Scripting, development database creation and maintenance, CAD API creation for automation, and prototype test applications development.

• Mechanical design engineering, detailed CAD modeling and assembly documentation, component selection, commercial off-the shelf (COTS) hardware and software integration, stress analysis and thermal analysis of mechanical parts and assemblies. Immersed in machine vision, sensor arrays, and robotic mechanisms across numerous projects.

• Develop and prototype hardware and software solutions, manage development and quality assurance efforts, document and report test results to clients and internal stakeholders. Structure follow-up schedules, procedures, and resources to achieve design and schedule goals.

• Work closely with Program Managers to scope projects and ensure engineering technical coverage, identify gaps, create budgets and schedules, and author development plans. Own all first article handoffs to manufacturing and manage ECOs on initial builds.

• Hands-on prototyping, mechanical/electrical/firmware integration for functional finished prototypes, leading to first article builds. Project/systems-level management of both hardware and software projects, encompassing planning and execution.

• Organize and lead preliminary / final product testing and qualifications for all hardware and software efforts. Software validation and physical system stress testing and documentation. Work with test facilities and appropriate disciplines to follow through on testing, remedies, and final FCC / UL qualifications.

• Key designer on projects for Facebook, Tesla, Samsung, Byton, Maxim, Alter-G, Thermo-Fisher, Virgin Hyperloop, Life365

2015 – 2016 Surfaceink, San Jose, California

Senior Product Development Engineer & Projects Lead

• Product planning, product development, and production oversight for networked consumer devices and IoT systems.

• Project execution and management, including management of engineering development and system improvements, logistic requirements and maintenance, budget/milestone performance tracking, and on-site customer support for development, fabrication, evaluation, and testing.

• Systems-level and detailed design of mechanical components and firmware.

• Product industrial design and development, CAD design and analysis, change management, and revision control.

• 3D printing and prototype finishing, mechanical/electrical/firmware integration for functional finished prototypes.

• PWB/PCB initial layout & schematic capture, wiring harness design, detailed 3D multi-board system modeling.

• Research, discovery, prototype development and validation including hardware and software system architecture, physical design and layout, board-level coding and debug, and systems integration.

• Coordinated activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems for both internal and external engineering teams/individuals.

• Board bring-up and software validation, physical system stress testing and documentation.

• Produced high-level presentations acting as engineering representation to internal and external stakeholders and decision-makers. Produced regular interim and completion project reports for internal customers.

• Authored SOWs and RFQs for products, services, contracts, and warranties.

2005 – 2014 Kelley Blue Book, Irvine, California and Cox Automotive, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Manager, Product Engineering and Technology

• Product planning, forecasting, product development, and product production control.

• Mobile product design and development, CAD design and analysis, change management, and revision control.

• PWB/PCB initial layout, including harnesses/headers/connectors, detailed 3D multi-board system modeling.

• Technical and commercial specifications, establishing/documenting system architecture and product requirements.

• Shell scripting, development database creation and maintenance, and test applications development.

• Project/systems-level management of both hardware and software projects, encompassing planning and execution.

• Software validation and physical system stress testing and documentation.

• Authored product software and designed and wrote test scripts / interfaces in support of product validation testing.

• Authored and illustrated training manuals and assembly documentation.

• Engineering liaison to foundries, technical vendors, component manufacturers, distributors, and the business.

• Internal/external engineering team management as a hands-on mechanical engineering manager in order to undertake product concept, design, test, and deployment for embedded, mobile, and networked products. Managed thirty-one reports across various disciplines,

• Decision engineering and technology management, creation and presentation of proposals, schedule creation and management, business analysis and modeling, as well as quality assurance testing and on-site technical field support.

• Mechanical design engineering, ProE/Solidworks CAD modeling and layout, COTS hardware and software integration, stress analysis and thermal analysis of mechanical parts and assemblies, component selection, printed wiring board layout and testing.

• Continuously monitored and evaluated external commercial product developments for suitability of adoption and internal technological improvements.

• Produced high-level presentations acting as primary Engineering representative to internal and external stakeholders and decision-makers.

• Authored SOWs and RFQs for products, services, contracts, and warranties.

• Research, discovery, prototype development and validation including hardware and software system architecture, physical design and layout, board-level coding and debug, and systems integration including virtual modeling, FCC certification, virtual networks and relational data systems, environmental testing, image capture systems, displays, and wireless sensor networks utilizing secure data protocols.

2000 – 2005 GECO Embedded Computer Systems, Mesa, Arizona

Project Engineer, Avionics Systems Integration and Product Design

• Mechanical design engineering, CAD modeling and layout, commercial off-the shelf (COTS) hardware and software integration, stress analysis and thermal analysis of mechanical parts and assemblies, component selection, printed wiring board layout and testing, and flight-worthy component packaging.

• Flight Management System (FMS) software debug and authoring, software programming and prototyping.

• Evaluated and approved design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.

• Technical writing, technical illustration, requirements authoring, test automation application development, process documentation, project document management.

• Utilized TQM methods and practices across teams due to customer requirements and need for project efficiencies.

• Wrote bid solicitations, conducted technical studies, responsible for product design and quality assurance, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing.

• Prepared interim and completion project reports. Completed documentation, publications, and formal presentations for engineering design activities (Adobe) as well as articulated virtual modeling in support of marketing presentations.

• Worked closely with Salt River Project, Honeywell, Motorola, L3 Communications, and US military on various projects.

1996 - 2000 Boeing, Mesa, Arizona

Crew Systems Design Engineer – Apache Longbow Helicopter

• Concept to First Article avionics unit designs, including PCB, harnesses and routing, interfaces, and enclosures.

• Design, simulation, testing, documentation, and presentation of cockpit & aircraft systems enhancements.

• Cockpit prototyping and simulation (2D/3D), test pilot debrief, software algorithms and script testing, Human Factors (symbology, illumination, design-eye) studies, critical design reviews, sensor video LCD integration, multimedia preparation and presentation, technical writing, technical illustration, Avionics web creation and maintenance, detailed marketing/training graphics support, document revision control, database population (AutoCAD/Catia objects), AutoCAD and Unigraphics object creation and manipulation, graphic/text file conversion and administration, cost estimates, budget proposals/reviews.

• Authored CAD layout automation tools and their user interfaces for the Systems Design group.

• Extensive structural and thermal analysis of existing and new avionics designs destined for v4, v5, and v6 cockpits.

• In a Six-σ environment, utilized refined methods and practices of continual process improvement, markedly reducing errors and turn times in dependent groups.

• Worked closely with U.S. Army, US and international pilots, integration, and software to develop & implement wide-ranging crew system features.

References will be furnished upon request.

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