Electrical Engineer

Benjamin Olivas

***** *. ****** **. ******, CO **013 – Mobile: 720-***-**** - **************@*****.***

Summary

I have 9.5 years of experience designing electrical systems and harnesses, two of which have been on military aircrafts, one and a half on commercial aircraft. Six have been in the Genset/Automotive industry. I have experience in military aviation specifications and knowledgeable with mil-spec components. Experience in development and testing of ignition systems. Successfully led a program as electrical engineering lead. I am currently pursuing a position that will enable me to utilize my strong communication, troubleshooting, and project management skills to make a positive contribution to the organization and product.

Experience

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Bye Aerospace – Centennial, Colorado 05/2019- 11/2020

Design low voltage system architecture for the all-electric Eflyer 2 certified part 23 aircraft

Design low voltage electrical system including the integration of standby batteries, electrical bus architecture, power distribution unit, and external lighting

Develop electrical loads analysis

Create and conduct design reviews

Create requirements documents to be used for RFP and RFQ request to build custom LRU’s

Utilize Mentor Graphics Capital Suite to create topology diagrams, wiring diagrams, and harness drawings

Develop bill of material and identify any structural needs for bench test unit

Electrical Engineer II

Sierra Nevada Corporation – Centennial, Colorado 05/2017- 05/2019

Lead electrical design team

Review interface control documents to clearly understand requirements needed to interconnect systems

Design electrical schematics, harnesses/cable designs/wire-list, installation and routing drawings using CAD software

Collaborate with team of systems, mechanical, test, and other electrical engineers to design and develop the integration of mission systems into aircraft platforms

Specify electrical components such as wire, connectors, circuit breakers, switches, relays

Develop electrical load analysis

Ensure drawings meet controlled design and configuration standards

Perform necessary testing and troubleshooting of systems and conduct revisions to drawings if needed

Liaison between production and engineering to resolve any issues during fabrication

Senior Ignition Development Engineer

Cummins Inc., Alternative Fuel Ignition Systems – Columbus, Indian 07/2011- 05/2017

Lead the design of two ignition endurance rigs, which included designing harnesses, calculating electrical load analysis, and ensuring proper circuit protection was in place

Initiate problem solving for ignition systems for all off-highway and on-highway natural gas engines

oCurrent product, new product development, and PPT

Provide material in support of design reviews for ignition hardware on upcoming products

Leading 7-step failure analysis of current products/prototype components

Prototype ignition testing including bench and engine testing, including system integration with other teams

Support test cell troubleshooting of ignition components and ensure minimal down times

TECHNICAL SKILLS/TRAINING

Six Sigma Training

Digital Oscilloscope

Electrical Troubleshooting

Minitab

Electrical Circuit Design, Protection, Analysis, Testing

Microsoft Office Suite

AS50881 Specification

PSpice Simulation

Electrical circuit design, protection, analysis, testing

TO-1-1A-14

Autodesk Autocad

Zuken E3

Siemens Capital

Solidworks EPDM

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Collateral: Cleared for In-scope SECRET level

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

University of Colorado at Denver – Denver, Colorado 05/2011

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

Service Awards for Outstanding Contribution:

oHHPE Recognition for Delivering Superior Customer Support, Results, and Innovation Q1 2016

Certificate of Achievement:

oDesign for Six Sigma Belt Training July 2015

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