Electrical Engineer Senior
Resume:
Huy Tran
Spokane, WA
Immediately available for phone/video interview
Skill Matrix
System Design, Validation and Verification
20+ years
Design and Debug/Bringup
20+years
Sensor Development and Testing
15+ years
Analog and RF Circuits
20+ years
Consumer, Industrial, Medical and Aerospace Electronics
15+ years
Assembly, Prototype and Testing Development
20+ years
Education:
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Utah (2003)
• SLCC, A.S.S., Computer Science and Physics, (2000)
• UTSA, Graduate School, Electrical Engineering
Professional Experience
Blue Origin, Renton, WA
07/2024 – 12/2024 Senior Electrical Engineer
• Develop embedded controller designs under DO-254 that interact with avionics systems. Using analog and digital mixed signal design techniques and development processes to troubleshoot low level failures.
• Work closely with design teams and ensure tests alignment with requirements that included using ICD documents for interfacing to subsystems for integration development.
• Coordinate Lab and equipment to manage remote development and testing, develop embedded controller code in Microchip Libero and CCS for out of office development and design for FPGA's and MCU's.
• Create Test plans and Validate ADC, MCU's, FPGA, Power Supplies, signal integrity, power integrity, interoperability and sensors accuracy.
• FPGA VHDL programming of UART (RS-485, RS-422, RS-232) and SPI communication bus for IGLOO2 family using the Libero tool to synthesize and simulate the design.
• Simulation of Power Supplies for circuit implementaion.
• Design Schematic symbols, create packaging for PCB layout, create robust architecture for space environment, using product life cycle to predict component candidates, layout of PCB in Altium ECAD.
Meta, Redmond, WA
12/2023 – 07/2024 Senior Electrical Engineer
• Execute validation and verification of VR/AR wearables responsibilities include but not limited to Creating Test Plans and Procedures, Requirements Capture, Derive Requirements, Design Architectures, Requirement Traceability, Design Circuit Schematics, Create Layouts, Troubleshoot CCA’s, System Integration, Verification and Validation of subsystem and CCA’s and Lead Projects.
• Jira Test Management documentation for verification of Test and Product Design.
• Interoperability Testing RF and highspeed buses to exchange signals with high reliability.
• Work closely with design teams and ensure tests align with requirements that included interfacing with outside resources as needed for evaluation of designs, creation of prototypes and generation of drawings.
• Designed and development of small signal capture test fixtures using APx-555 hardware to test devices and characterize output noise for EMG measurements.
• Characterize Operational Amplifiers to understand small signal captures from EMG's for AI analysis.
• Validate and Verify Power Supplies, signals, power, audio, communication buses, digital sensors, MIPI, interoperability and sensors accuracy.
• Verify technologies UART, Transmission Line Designs, I2C, SPI, MIPI, USB and RF communications.
• Design Schematic symbols, create packaging for PCB layout, Research and Development of highspeed transmission lines, obsolescence management for product life cycle, layout of PCB in Orcad and Altium ECAD.
F5 Networks, Liberty Lake, WA 01/2022 – 12/2023 Senior Electrical Engineer
• Design Engineering for Server and Traffic Management Systems, Design and Development of advance traffic aggregation computers for servers. Responsibilities include but not limited to Requirements Capture, Derive Requirements, Design Architectures, Requirement Traceability, Design Circuit Schematics, Create Layouts, Troubleshoot CCA’s, System Integration, Verification and Validation of subsystem and CCA’s and Lead Projects.
• Many times, Interfacing with outside resources as needed for evaluation of designs, creation of prototypes and generation of drawings.
• Managing contractor circuit designs, schematics, and board layouts, troubleshooting system, circuit analysis to product completion.
• Design Schematic symbols, create packaging for PCB layout, DFM, DFR, DFT, Research and Development of highspeed transmission lines, Serdes, Termination of highspeed lines, obsolescence management for product life cycle, PCB Layout in Xpedition VX2.4.
Korry Electronics, Everett, WA 02/2019 – 01/2022 Senior Electrical Engineer IV
• Sustaining Engineering for Data Concentrators Units, Design and Development of Aerospace Electronics. Responsibilities include but not limited to Requirements Capture, Derive Requirements, Design Architectures, Requirement Traceability, SHA, FMEA, Design Circuit Schematics, Create Layouts, Xpedition VX2.4, Troubleshoot CCA’s, System Integration, Verification and Validation of subsystem and CCA’s and Lead Projects.
• Many times, Interfacing with outside resources as needed for evaluation of designs, creation of prototypes and generation of drawings.
• Managing contractor circuit designs, schematics, and board layouts, troubleshooting system, circuit analysis to product completion.
• Design filter for EMC emission problems, design of power supply circuitry, circuits for EMC immunity, formulate specification for parts, subsystem integration, component verification and analysis for FAA compliance, low noise power supply development, firmware development, perform and submit to peer reviews, work in cross functional atmosphere, EMC 61000 testing, knowledge in DO-178, DO-254, DO-290, Mil-Std-461, Mil-Std-810.
Stryker, SEATTLE, WA 10/2017 – 2/2019 Senior Electrical Engineer
• Sustaining, development, design and test of Healthcare Monitors and Defibrillors for professional, home and transportation sectors, responsibilities include requirement ensuring proper analog and digital circuit tolerances, direct support personnel and outside resources as needed for evaluation of designs.
• Creation of prototypes, generation of drawings, furthermore circuit designs, schematic and board layout in Cadance, troubleshooting MCU’s, circuit verification, Filter design for EMC emissions, design of power supply circuitry.
• Testing boards in a regulartory enviroment that included EMC Testing, Power Transients, EMI, Noise, Static Code analysis, Testbench for FPGA's.
• Circuits for EMC immunity, formulate specification for parts, subsystem integration, component verification and analysis for FDA compliance, low noise power supply development, firmware development, creation of SHA, perform and submit to peer reviews, work in cross functional atmosphere, EMC 61000 testing, knowledge in 60601, 60825, 60601-2-25, 60601-2-27, 60601-2-4, 60601-1-11, 62304, 13485 and much more.
NuPulse CV, Raleigh, NC 4/2017 – 10/2017 Senior Electrical Engineer
• Research and development of Cardiac Medical Equipment for life sustaining healthcare, responsibilities include requirement development to ensure proper product design, circuit designs, schematic and board layout, troubleshooting 8/16/32 bit MCU’s, circuit verification, data acquisition to quantify noise for ADC, power supply design (AC and DC), mechanical design of enclosures, circuits for EM immunity, low noise cable design for cardiac monitor, subsystem integration, component verification.
• FPGA testing and analysis for FDA compliance, low noise power supply development, firmware development, creation of SHA, work in cross functional atmosphere.
• Documentation for Medical Compliance that included risk analysis, FMEA, Verification and Validation Plan.
• System Engineering that included intra-team cooperation to generate Requirements Capture for System Integration and development.
• EMC 61000 testing, knowledge in 60601, 60825, 60601-2-25, 60601-2-27, 60601-1-11, 62304, 13485.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and apply engineering problem-solving techniques to improve product performance, efficiency and manufacturability, and Develop new concepts and ideas to invent to integrate into products.
Beijer Electronics Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 7/2015 – 4/2017 Lead Senior Electrical Engineer
• Product development of Marine and Hazardous Location Equipment for usage in extremely rough environments. Responsibilities include electrical designs in analog and digital, root cause analysis for new product, ECO’s, recommend electrical solution for electrical failures, firmware troubleshooting, WEC2013 firmware development, requirements development of new products, design of schematics and layout in Altium from initial concepts to create prototypes.
• Circuit verification to system verification which includes environmental test cases, switching power supply design, recommend mechanical designs and testing, Transient-2000 setup and testing (EMC) which includes environmental testing.
• Design and Development of DFT, DFR and DFM of PCB board for industrial environments.
• Other areas include helping production with EOL parts and obsolescence reports, testing parts for replacements and environmental testing for reliability purposes. Spice modeling in Altium to assist in development of analog circuits.
• In addition, delivered many research projects which included PCAP, HazLoc Zone 1 and Switching Power Supplies development. The following standards are used for the development of Panel device: IEC 60079-0, all protection methods (d, e, m, p, I, NA), IEC 60950, DNV, Emission and Immunity.
Seno Medical Instruments Inc., San Antonio, TX
6/2013 – 7/2015
Senior Electrical Engineer
• Research and development of Medical Equipment for the detection of breast cancer using Opto-acoustic technology.
• Responsibilities include requirement development to ensure proper product design, creation of schematic and board layout with from initial concepts to create prototypes for proof of concept, circuit verification, data acquisition to quantify noise for ADC, power supply design (AC and DC), mechanical design of enclosures, circuits for EM immunity, low noise cable design, subsystem integration into existing product to provide better reliability and serviceability.
• FPGA testing and analysis for FDA compliance, low noise power supply development, circuit design to maintain signal integrity to ADC.
• Opto-Acoustic response testing of the Probe Detector to characterize sensors which included development of experiment and test fixtures.
• It also includes programming Matlab programs to filter signals get better images (Sinogram).
• PSpice used to model analog circuits to approximate signal performance along sensor circuit path. In addition, created and design Power Subsystems to energize sub-system Opto-ocoustic ultrasound using common ultrasound equipment with Laser generating soundwaves.
• Used following standards in development of ME device: 60601, 60825, 60601-2-22, 60601-2-37, 62304, 62366, 13485.
Sorenson Communication, SLC, UT 1/2013 – 6/2013
Senior Electrical Engineer
• Design and development of LCD phones for the hearing impaired.
• Using critical analysis of legacy technology to improve phone technology and created board layout for initial product prototypes.
• Product prototype design and testing using many types of electrical test equipment (Network analyzer, APx-515, Spectrum analyzer, O-scopes, Audio and RF test chambers, signal sources, etc.).
• Created and analyzed requirements to meet customer needs and use requirements to create test requirements and reliability requirements for product verification that drove the system design. Audio and RF product characterization for product qualification to meet standard internet phone technology.
• WiFi antenna development and circuit design, characterization of Wi-Fi environment for optimum device setup. Test scripting in Linux to provide automated tests for long duration reliability testing.
• Design characterization included Power Management, RF reliability and connection, Network transmission, Bus communications, Audio Quality, Processor loading speeds and electronic LCD quality.
GE Healthcare-Surgery SLC, UT 8/2010 – 12/2012 Electrical Design Engineer
• Creation of system and subsystem requirements capture in DOORS, specifications, risk analysis, process flowcharts and perform V&V.
• Maintain requirments in DOORS for traceability and test documentation.
• Design schematics and board layouts using Altium, Eagle and Orcad.
• Create utility programs for system qualification in C#, C, Labview and others.
• Low noise analysis of system noise to mitigate tracking errors on data acquisition circuitry.
• Development of calibation fixture to a three dimensional bobbin with calibration coil for EM navigation that uses a pointer architecture.
• Design of low noise Coaxial Cable for Electromagnetic tracking for X-Ray machines.
• Researched, designed and developed XY and Z positioner for the calibration of EM Probes
• Used IEC 60601, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, ISO 13485
• Used common electrical test equipment; Network analyzer, Spectrum analyzer, O-scopes, Digital analyzer, etc.
• Verified and validated replacement components for new and existing designs.
Itron, Spokane, WA 12/2008 – 8/2010
Senior Design Engineer
• Embedded systems design and development using analog and digital circuitry.
• Used ADC’s, filters, analog discrete components (MCU’s, analog IC’s, regulators, etc.)
• Certify and qualify circuits for GSM, CDMA, EMC and EMI standard conformance.
• Design, Test and Development of RF circuits for GPS, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, 3G and 4G cell technology.
• Design of Schematics and PCB's development using Orcad for prototype test equipment and products.
• Circuit analysis and Failure analysis for new designs and existing designs that provided guidance for corrective actions and new products.
• Conducted, prepared, and attended design reviews for Documents, Testing, ECO's and Electronic designs.
CAO, SLC, UT 9/2007 – 12/2008
Senior Electronic Engineer
• Analog and digital analysis for new and existing circuit designs.
• Generated requirement documents using DOORS, test plans, testing procedures, and specifications.
• Troubleshoot circuits and debug firmware for Embedded Engineers.
• Worked on software simulation tool P-Spice for circuit acceptance.
• Embedded design and development using Sciopta as the embedded Operating System.
• Development of test programs using National instruments LabView.
Moog Aircraft Group, SLC, UT 4/2003 – 8/2007
Test Engineer
• Designed, automated and modified test equipment for acceptance and qualification testing.
• Perform all EMC and EMI testing using DO-160 test standard.
• Created test procedures and test plans for EMC and EMI verification using DOORS.
• Provided analog and digital circuit design requirements to test system configuration.
• Verified test method processes for correct and effective test implementation.
• Automated EMC chamber using Labview for EMI compliance testing.
• Performed Radiated Emission, Conducted Emission and Susceptibility, testing were all carried out using DO-160 which included environment testing.
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