Design Engineer Mechanical

Dean L. Lilja

*** ****** ***** **, ********** AL 35806

909-***-**** *********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

*/**/**** – Present Cummings Aerospace, Huntsville, AL

Senior Electrical Engineer

Missile Systems Design, PCB Layout and Mfg. Support, Cable and Harness Design and documentation related to AFRL systems (Morphing Test Article) using Altium.

SAIC Huntsville, AL

Principal Systems Engineer

Systems configuration, PCB, Mechanical Design and documentation related to military systems and missile development using Altium and SolidWorks.

Boeing Huntsville, AL

Catia Design Engineer

Maintained CAD library and data sheet updates as part of a team consolidated in Huntsville.

SES Huntsville, AL

Installation Design Engineer

Cable and Harness design as an on-site representative of Interconnect Wiring (Texas) Equipment installation design and documentation related to Cobra retrofit and avionics contract using AutoCAD and SolidWorks (2006).

Teledyne Engineering Huntsville, AL

Senior Tech Specialist

Mechanical design of classified project for a military customer, using SolidWorks and Altium. I designed machined enclosures, sheet-metal parts, battery systems, crew interface adaptations, and control system parts.

Using SolidWorks Composer for the Logistics Group, I provided detailed technical illustrations for the program training and maintenance documents.

PESA Huntsville, CA

Senior Electro-Mechanical Designer

Sheet-metal enclosures and machined parts for audio and digital network routers using SolidWorks. Maintained document control systems and change order processing.

Rockwell-Collins Tustin, CA

Installation Design Engineer

Cable and Equipment installation design and documentation related to airborne entertainment systems and avionics using AutoCAD and SolidWorks.

Intheairnet LLC Irvine, CA

Sr. Electro-Mechanical Designer

Designed sheet metal avionic enclosures and machined parts for airborne entertainment systems using SolidWorks (2007). Created System Layouts and related Product Documentation. Maintained Doc-Control and coordinate Change Orders. Worked with engineers and suppliers to coordinate and deliver system components.

Neurologic Research Corp. Orange, CA

Associate Designer

Molded enclosures and sheet-metal housings using SolidWorks and AutoCAD. Perform layout of PCBs using OrCAD Layout. Conducted rapid prototyping of mechanical and PCB designs for process control and environment sensing.

PLX Technology Inc. Sunnyvale, CA

PCB Designer

Used OrCAD Capture and Layout, created several 8-10 layer PCB layouts. Designs included an adapter for PCI cards into a custom PC motherboard, and a test bed for custom chips. Both designs incorporated impedance control, and differential pairing.

Thermal Dynamics West Lebanon, NH

Senior Designer

Responsible for PCB layout of power supply and logic controllers used in market-leading plasma-cutting products. Solid Works is used for mechanical packaging, and OrCAD Capture and Layout is used for electrical design. I have a solid background in PCB production is being used to correct manufacturing problems in legacy designs. Updated and expanded department libraries of electrical symbols and mechanical footprints.

Teradyne, Inc. Bedford and Boston, MA

Sr. PCB Designer

I participated in layout of cutting-edge chip-level test system controllers using Cadence Allegro. Designs created are 16-24 layers, utilizing impedance matching, differential pairing, and high component count/ density. Valor “Enterprise” analysis tools used.

Nortel Networks Boca Raton, FL

Sr. PCB Designer

Responsible for multi-layer boards using Cadence Allegro and OrCAD Capture and Layout applications. Designs were 4-14 layers, utilizing impedance matching, differential pairing, and high component count/ density. Valor “Enterprise” analysis tools used.

Beckman-Coulter, Inc. Brea, CA

Sr. PCB Designer

Responsible for design of multi-layer boards using OrCAD Layout and Capture applications. Trained for use of UNIX-based Encases “Theda” to support current designs and archive maintenance. The principal work was providing OrCAD expertise to transition from Theda into OrCAD as key user/operator constructing libraries, file structures, and procedures.

Trimm Technologies Las Vegas, NV

PCB Designer / Sr. Mechanical Designer

Designed sheet-metal enclosures and system packaging for OEM supplier of RAID systems and industrial housings for related peripherals. Employed AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop in both 2D and 3D to create riveted and welded enclosures. Prototype documentation customer interface kept projects on schedule and on budget. Extensive customer-customized bills of material change tracking ensured quality and timeliness.

Interactive Flight Tech. Las Vegas, NV

Sr. Mechanical Designer

Designed avionics, system layouts and related products for onboard entertainment systems installed by Alitalia, Swissair, and Debonair (UK). Used AutoCAD 12/13 in 2D to create display technology and electronics housings for optimal strength / weight. Helped design the doc-ctrl process for the company and maintained prototype / production documentation. Worked extensively with engineers and suppliers in the US and Europe to get accurate components, and with customers to deliver/install their system.

Synerdyne, Inc. Santa Monica, CA

Sr. Mechanical Designer

Created designs for use in hand-held PCs for UPS delivery systems, inventory tracking for KFC, and commodities trading in Chicago (CBOT). Designed wall-mounted transmitter / receiver stations for wireless indoor data gathering. Helped guide a 3-month project to develop prototype laptop-sized satellite-based systems for Litton Data Systems to supply military units with touch-screen PCs, replacing radios and telephones in wartime environments.

Whessoe-Varec, Inc. Cypress, CA

PCB Designer / Eng Services Mgr./ Sr. Mechanical Designer

Supervised Engineering Services, re-organizing Document Control and the Change Control Board. For design engineering, responsible for mechanical packaging of instrument enclosures and explosion-proof field equipment housings. Heavily involved in complex single and multi-layer SMT and mixed-technology circuit board design, using P-Cad and OrCAD programs. Wrote / illustrated Installation/User's/Upgrade Manuals for sensor product lines. Published an article on SMT design in "Surface Mount Technology."

Air-Land-Sea Electronics Anaheim, CA

Sr. PCB Designer/ Mechanical Designer

Mechanical packaging of power supply systems for the Navy's AEGIS missile radar power supplies. Participated in the design of a frequency converter for the USMC. Projects included heavy welding, casting and sheet-metal design for harsh wartime environments. Designed and packaged several commercial products, including uninterruptible power supplies and computer peripherals. Participated in selection of the company's CAD system.

EDUCATION:

University of Phoenix Las Vegas NV BS Program for I.T.

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