Edward C. Duda Jr.

**** ****** **** ****

Waterford, MI 48327

Phone: 248-***-****

adgqa9@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Pursuing a position, which requires a motivated, dedicated, above average person, and where individual achievements and performance will be recognized, thereby allowing opportunities for growth and development.

Technical Skills:

24 Years in Hardware Development and Testing

Creating Presentations for customer on new technology and timing

Scheduling done in Microsoft Project for Hardware development from concept, prototype samples, testing, and production dates.

Designed Lighting system to meet FMVSS standards

Circuit Simulation

Taking a concept and turning it into a profitable electronic device

Bill of Materials and Cost Analysis

Schematic Capture (CIRCAD)

PCB Design (CIRCAD)

Update PCB with hardware changes via jumper wires

Embedded System Design

Designing Hardware, writing software, and creating User Interface with Visual Basic and C#.

Product Development

Given design specification, designing the circuits, prototypes, testing device to make sure it meets all requirements with deviation, Creating Design Validation Plan and Report (DVP&R), Design Loads to stimulate circuits under extreme conditions, Set up tooling and process for manufacturing, support manufacturing until Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) can be signed off

Test scheduling and reporting

Cross section analysis of solder joints (cold solder joints) and PCB Hot Spots

Design Load boxes for EMC Test (RI, RE, BCI, ESD) and monitored fault codes via CAN.

Built Prototypes by hand soldering through parts as well as surface mount parts

Worked the Mechanical group to design housings with SLA Material for fast prototyping

Given design specification, designing the circuits, prototypes, testing device to make sure it meets all requirements with deviation, Creating Design Validation Plan and Report (DVP&R), Design Loads to stimulate circuits under extreme conditions, Set up tooling and process for manufacturing, support manufacturing until Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) can be signed off

All reports written in Microsoft Office and Calculations done in Excel and MathCAD

Value Analysis Value Engineering (VAVE)

Capacitors

Resistors

CAN Transceivers

Choke

PCB Evaluations

Immersion Silver on Pads

Thickness of Copper

Design of Experiments

Glue for Lens Mounts (Focus Shift)

Material for Lens Mounts (Focus Shift)

EMC Gaskets at GPS Band

EMC Ground Clips

BGA Solder Voids

Software

Microsoft Office

Experience

09/2018- Present TREMEC (Transmission Control Module Test Engineer) Responsibilities include Warranty analysis on returned controllers. Setting up Lab with test equipment, supporting Test Cells with updated software, writing test procedures, updating hardware in test cells along with calibration, supporting manufacturing test cells with update software, CANape for taking data and looking at messages, Diagnostic Trouble Codes.

04/2017- 9/2018 Valeo (Validation Engineer)

Responsibilities include Interacting with customer for Video Processing Module. This includes, Timing, Planning, Sourcing, and Report Documentation. Function includes, designing test equipment according to Video Module Requirement, both customer and internal. Report data from Low and High Speed CAN using CANoe and Vector tools. Use of Intrepid CAN tools, Setting up test sequences with limits and software diagnostics. Hardware trouble shooting with use of software diagnostics to pin point the issue with the module.

07/2016-04/2017 Autoliv (Validation Engineer)

Responsibilities include Interacting with customer for Design and Integration of Airbag Module, Analysis of Data for Environmental Testing, Writing Test Sequences in National Instruments Test Stand, Defining Limits with Hardware Team and Software Team, Flashing Modules with software and calibration files for testing, DVP&R, Writing Reports, Scheduling lab resources, and Timing. Set-up Testing according to customer requirements.

02/2013-07/2016 ZF-TRW (Testing Manager)

Responsibilities include Interacting with customer for Design and Integration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Analysis of Focus Shift in the camera, Working on single camera and 3 camera test plans, Design Validation and Product Validation Testing, Involved in Value Analysis Value Engineering (VAVE), Documents for Hardware Testing, DVPR, Scheduling Testing, Hardware Design for Electronic Control Unit, Circuit Analysis, Maintain Development Tools, Involved in cost savings in production and ECU design, Supported EMC load box design and test software, Write and maintain Test Requirements for Mechanical (Customer Requirments) and EMC Testing using CISPR, Analyze Test Data for Pass/Fail Criteria, Prepare Test Results report to Engineering and Customer.

12/2010- 02/2013 Magna-ECar Systems (Operations Supervisor) Responsibilities include Maintaining Electronics Lab, Supervise 14 people, Manage day to day tasks including Hours and costing out projects, Electronic Lab consists of designing load boxes for Design Validation and Product Validation testing, wiring harnesses, supporting the dynamo-meters, Designing Capacitor Banks for the high voltage power supplies, Designing and building High Power load boxes Designing common load box for all programs, Printed Circuit Board design for all load boxes and special circuits, Implemented Engineering Request Support system to manage tasks using SharePoint, Implemented Facilities Support system using SharePoint, Manage all the lab supplies and capital equipment for the company, manage the shipping and receiving associates, supervise the machine shop and motor build room associates, manage garage bay and inventory of nuts, bolts, and dynamo-meters fixtures, Setup equipment in lab such as printed circuit board prototype machine and wire marker, cutter and strip machine, Set-up testing station for circuit boards coming of the line for testing (End-of- Line).

1/2008-12/2010 Robert Bosch, LLC- Farmington Hills, MI (Electrical Engineer) Responsibilities include Interacting with customer for Design and Integration of Electronic Control Unit, Design Validation and Product Validation Testing, Design load boxes with simulated sensor circuits, Load box design included schematic of load box, PCB design and software to stimulate circuits, design of wiring harnesses, Scheduling Testing, Hardware Design for Electronic Control Unit, Circuit Analysis, Trouble shoot issues in the field, Warranty Analysis, Maintain Development Tools, Involved in cost savings in production and ECU design, Traveled to Germany for Training and to work with the validation team, Supported EMC load box design and test software. 7/2007-1/2008 Rigaku Innovative Technologies, Auburn Hills, MI (Electrical Engineer)

Responsibilities include Design Controller for X-Ray Detector from a concept, schematic capture, PCB design, testing, packaging, production, writing process for manufacturing X-Ray Detector, Design Amplifier as a cost savings from concept to production Troubleshoot electrical issues for the X-Ray Detector, Worked on designing a robot to build the X-Ray Detector

9/2005-7/2007 Diamond Force Engineering (International Truck and Engine), Dearborn Heights, MI (Electrical Systems Engineer) Responsibilities: System and Design Engineer. Design and release of all electrical components on the MXT (International Truck and Engine) Military Vehicle, Designed 12V and 24V system to be used with Blackout Lights, Design Blackout Light System used in combat included Design and integrated analog and digital circuits, Schematic Capture, PCB Design, Software for Microcontroller, Support for production, Designed Battery Protection System Hardware and Software and integrated into the vehicles electrical system including Fusing and wiring, Integrated Night Vision System into vehicle, designed wire harnesses, programming modules, understanding of the communication system J1939, trouble shooting in the field, production plant support with diagnostics, Support United States Marines in vehicle diagnostics, Designed electrical setup for vehicle at SAE show and supporting events, Installation instructions for the build site, end of line testing, EVAC and Fill for the ABS system, Involved in the calibration of the V8 300HP Diesel pedal calibration and engine control, FMVSS Testing, EMC/RFI Testing, design test fixtures, Transfer Case interface with Allison 2000 series transmissions, Designing Test equipment with built in function generators using Software and PIC micro controller, Supported program management with scheduling of electrical components and cost analysis for electrical system. From prototype to production saved $3000.00 per vehicle on the electrical system, Supported Future Vehicle study for electrical system, Supervised 4 technicians 4/2005-9/2005 Koyo Steering Systems, Plymouth, MI (Design Release Engineer) Responsibilities: Design Release Engineer foe electronic steering system. Located at GM Technological Center, writing Engineering Work Orders, Organizing meetings. Involved in writing Diagnostic Specifications for the System Test Bench, Releasing Parts using Work Orders, getting prototype vehicles build, trouble shooting in the field, Production plant support with diagnostics, Designing test equipment using Visual Basic and PIC Microntrollers,

6/1999-4/2005 ADVICS North America (Formerly Summotomo Electric Automotive Incorporation) Plymouth, MI (Design Release Engineer) Responsibilities: Design Release Engineer for current ABS/TCS/VSES control systems. Located at GM Technological Center, writing Engineering Work Orders, Organizing meetings. Involved in writing Diagnostic Specifications for the System Test Bench, Releasing Parts using Work Orders, getting prototype vehicles build, production plant support with diagnostics. Worked as an Electrical Technician before I received the promotion to Design Release Engineer. As a Technician my responsibilities included, setting up of the electrical lab locally and the Test Track, designing circuits for Pulse Width Modulation, logic devices, wiring harnesses, load boxes, 12VDC to 120AC inverter boxes, design and making PCB for design, along with programming some Troubleshooting of Electronic Control Modules using Class2 to look at diagnostics, troubleshooting test equipment, setting up test vehicles with the correct electronic to do the testing required. Durability testing of products included setting up test and wring instruction for the test, Using MC68HC11 for designing data systems and controller- based project. Design Validation and Product Validation testing and scheduling for OEM, Updating DVP&R, develop test plan, Supervised 3 co-op students 2/1999-6/1999 Siemen's Automotive, Auburn Hills, MI (Electronics Technician) Contract position dealing with airbag modules for a GM program. Responsibilities included trouble shooting hardware issues, software issues and looking at diagnostics using Class 2. Occupant Sensor would show up in gray scale and I would have to determine how much weight was on the sensor. With this information, I could determine if the airbag should be turned off. I also set up the lab required to perform these duties. 9/1998-2/1999 Design Linc, Troy MI

Responsibilities included routing Printed Circuit Boards, troubleshooting Printed Circuit Boards, checking Net Lists, Components, and Building Libraries 9/1997-9/1998Optical Imaging Systems, Plymouth MI (Test Technician) Responsibilities included troubleshooting the Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays, looking for defects in the display such as faint lines or bright lines, repaired defects with the use of a laser, was chosen for the Research and Development Team to reduce the number of layers in the glass.

11/1996-9/1997 Sterling Technologies, Walled Lake, MI (Electronics Technician) Responsibilities included troubleshooting and functional testing all products before they were shipped to the customer. This included the use of test equipment, development of new test for new products, Update older technology with newer technology such as more use of micro-controllers, involved with design of new opportunities, repaired Printed circuit Boards when traces were broken and troubleshooting shorts when the boards were manufactured.

Education

Lawrence Technological University

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering

Concentration: Embedded Systems

United States Navy 1989-1995

Honorable Discharge

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