Facilities Engineer Test

DOD Clearance level Secret inactive April ****

SUMMARY:

Responsible Test Engineer (RTE) for Boeing/ Rockwell, with 20 plus years of combined laboratory experience, managing /supervising projects from design, development, test, and production integration in the aerospace industry. Projects include Shuttle components and/or sub systems, GPS satellite testing /integration, GBI Kill vehicle testing/integration, numerous Independent Research & Development (IR&D) projects, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) and proprietary projects within my Boeing / Rockwell career. Senior Test engineer responsibilities include overall integration of test hardware and systems as well as instrumentation transducer/sensor, checkout (i.e. strain gages, accelerometers), data analysis and generating final test reports.

Willing to Work extended /Various Shifts and Travel

With technical skills in the following disciples:

•High pressure Pneumatic Systems and Components

•Hydraulic Systems & Components

•Hypergolic (N2O4, MMH)

•Ordnance (Explosive Primary & secondary Charges)

•Cryogenics (LH2, LN2, LNe, LHe, LO2)

•Space Craft Integration(electrical, Plumbing, Signal processing)

•Reviewed Fluid Systems Design

•Pressure Vessel Design

•Managed/Conducted Clean Room Operations

•Authored Test Integration Procedures

•Conducted HALT, HASS, Life Cycle, Endurance, and various Qualification / Certification Tests

•Authored and Conducted Qualify Assurance Audits, and Acceptance Testing procedures

•Authored Detail Planning Procedures

•Assembled and Authored Test Agency Reports

•Authored and performed test per RTCA DO 160, MIL-810 and FAR 25 & 33 for FAA certification

EXPERIENCE:

System Test Engineer — N2 Imaging Systems;

March 2021 – May 2021

•Review Customer/ Government specifications for Certification Test Objectives

•Develop/Qualification Test Documentation per MIL-810 test requirements for IR Optics.

•Recommend test hardware and instruments to obtain test data.

•Coordinate with Engineering Software to achieve test objectives

•Develop/ Schedule Qualification Testing per Customer/ Government specifications/objectives

•Recommend /Specify Optical Test Equipment to perform Calibration/ Alignment Imaging of Optical Night Vision

•Construct Optics Calibration/Alignment Test bed for Production Acceptance Testing

Hartwell Corporation; A Transdigm Company Senior Test Engineer

October 2019 – March 2020

•Develop Qualification Test Documentation per RTCA DO 160 and MIL-810 requirements for FAA Certification.

•Author customer / FAA similarity reports..

•Recommend test hardware and instruments to obtain test data.

•Conduct Test Readiness Reviews to ensure test requirements are within scope

•Coordinate Test plans and objectives with Test laboratories and agencies

Virgin Galactic; The Spaceship Company- Senior Test Consultant

June 2019 – September 2019

•Develop Qualification Test Documentation per RTCA DO 160 and MIL-810 requirements for experimental Spaceships.

•Design pneumatic, test systems to accomplish Qualification test standards per customer requirements.

• Procure test hardware and instruments to obtain test data.

•Conduct Test Readiness Reviews to ensure test requirements are within scope

Senior Hydraulic Test Engineer— Parker Aerospace, Irvine, California

July 2017 – February 2019

•Develop Qualification Documentation per RTCA DO 160, MIL-810 and FAR 25 & 33 requirements

•Design, Fabricate test setups for Vibration, Environmental and EMI/EMC testing

•Design, Fabricate and implement automated test systems for Endurance testing per customer requirements

•Perform DO160 test per FAA and customer specification.

•Performed & Documented Hydraulic testing including: Impulse, Endurance, High Temp Ultimate Loads, High Temp Burst, EMI/ EMC, Vibration and specific customer test deviations.

•Author Test Reports for FAA certification of flight components.

•Verified FAA compliance in DOORS database for customer certification.

Test Lab Supervisor—Zodiac Aerospace, Huntington Beach, California

December 2015 - March 2017

•Develop Business Case Study for Lab Improvements and Upgrades

•Develop Training material for various laboratory equipment

•Train Laboratory Staff for in the electrical / electronic instrument principles

•Manage Daily Laboratory Operations including compliance to Safety and equipment usage

•Support Test schedules with equipment and qualified personnel

•Cross train staff for various disciplines in the test operations

•Fabricate / design test fixtures for structural test articles

•Train & Maintain Hydraulic Test equipment

•Supervise technician staff (7 Techs)

Senior Test Engineer— Adams Rite Aerospace, Fullerton, California

June 2013 - October 2015

•Develop Qualification Documentation per RTCA DO 160, MIL-810 and FAR 25 & 33 requirements

•Design, Fabricate test setups for Vibration, Environmental and EMI/EMC testing

•Design, Fabricate and implement automated test systems for Endurance testing per customer requirements.

•Procure and setup instrumentation components for data Acquisition and fail safe controls

•Schedule /Manage test operations with offsite laboratories for Qualification

•Perform and program HALT/ HASS test profiles

•Conduct Engineering Testing for development programs

•Increase laboratory capabilities with capital forecasts

•Establish ATP production test procedures and test systems

Senior Liaison Test Engineer—GE Aviation/ Woodward HRT, Duarte, California

June 2012 – May 2013

•Hydraulic Load Control systems

•Instrumentation / Data Collection

•Author Qualification test documentation per RTCA DO 160

•Author specifications for the Endurance test rig for Request For Quotation (RFQ) by suppliers

•Coordinate with GE Engine Divisions via Web-X

•Review CATIA models for Hydraulic Thrust Reverser Actuation System (HTRAS) fitment and interference

•Establish ATP test requirements and procedures for production

Senior Test / Facilities Engineer -- Boeing/ Rockwell, Huntington Beach, California

August 1976 – April 2012

•Managed Facilities for Space Simulation and Cryogenic Test Laboratories.

•Implement Database Tracking System for Pressure System Components and Re-Certification

•Repair/Refurbish Laboratory Support Equipment (i.e.: pneumatic/ hydraulic regulators, pressure relief valves)

•Project Lead in Cryogenics Laboratory

•Designed, Reviewed, Developed and Tested Spacecraft Pneumatic Pressure Vessels / Systems

•Designed and Assembled Hypergolic Test systems

•Performed contractor verification for Boeing 737, 787 flight actuators (i.e. Landing Gear, Nose Steering Gear, Hydraulic Thrust Reversers, Nose & Main Door actuators)

•Performed Environmental /EMI/EMC certification on 787 Braking system (electric system)

•Actuator Certification for various Military Aircraft.

•Performed Certification testing for 787 External lighting system (i.e. EMI/EMC, Luminosity, and environmental per DO160 :Category S2)

•Refurbishment Hydraulic Systems and Components

•Designed Pressure Safety Systems

•Conduct Thermal Vacuum System Tests

•Design and Conduct Environmental Tests

•Designed and Assembled Radiant Heat / Plasma Tests

•Designed and applied Test Instrumentation Systems

•Managed Machine Shop Operations

•Developed facility requirements and built Laboratory Test Systems

•Managed 10 Techs ; 6 Test Engineers (2 Instrumentation & 4 Test Engineers)

AWARDS & HONORS:

•Launch Honoree NASA- JSC 1992

•Honorable Mention in Industry Week

•Recognition for Shuttle Thermal Protection System Team Support

•Nine NASA Tech Brief Publications

•Two Patent Application for Space Shuttle Thermal Protection System innovations

SKILLS:

•Manage/ Direct Team Projects

•Estimate Project Requirements and Scheduling

•Man-Power Loading

•Organize Work Groups/ Teams

•Work within a team environment/atmosphere

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science, Management -- Cal State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California; September, 1981 - June, 1986

Associate Science, Electrical/Electronic -- East Los Angeles City College, Monterey Park, California; September, 1972 - June, 1975

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