System Engineer Program Manager
Resume:
Gyan Ahluwalia
**** *** ******* **. ***** Linda CA 92886
******@*****.***
Experience Summary:
Supported GPS capabilities, requirements, architectures, concepts, designs and technologies by completing technical assessments, providing recommended courses of action and assisting in discrepancy resolution.
Experience with multi-organizational and multi-disciplined team to deliver integrated solutions
Responsible for technical requirements generation/review/compliance, space systems technical review and assessment, and risk assessment.
Provide systems engineering and mission architecting support.
Work with development contractors to ensure developmental test objectives are consistent with applicable standards, instruction and policy
participate in test working groups which plan, status, and discuss test related matters
Actively participated as a Subject Matter Expert in the GPS requirements process, Technical Baseline Change Manage Process (TBCMP), to include requirements development, and helping responsible engineers with Technical Interchange Meetings
knowledge of the mission security process, to include experience working classification management, DD Form 254,
Experience with Documenting program test strategy and plans, test scenarios and test requirements in development contractor contractual documents and Government program office documentation.
Participating in test working groups which plan, status, and discuss test related matters.
Analyzed prime contractors’ plans, schedules, and requirements baselines in order to identify disconnects between programs and requirements
Document program test strategy and plans, test scenarios and test requirements in development contractor contractual documents and Government program office documentation.
Work with development contractors to ensure developmental test objectives are consistent with applicable standards, instruction and policy.
Work with Government developmental and operational test agencies/organizations to develop the adequate test methodology consistent with the program manager’s expectations and other external stakeholders, as appropriate.
Lead and/or participate in test working groups which plan, status, and discuss test related matters.
Security Clearance: Currently Inactive Secret Clearance
Professional Experience
Raytheon – Fullerton CA January 2022 – April 2024
Principal System Engineer on JPALS (Joint Precision Aircraft Landing System)
Participated in evaluating JPALS requirements for landing on ground
Created Baseline of all DOORS modules
Implemented Jira Project to track issues in JPALS project
oDesigned Issue Form with additional Custom Fields
oIdentified Assignees, Reporters and Watchers in multiple issues
Intergraded Jira with DOORS via TaskTop (COTS Tool)
oChange in Jira will automatically reflect in DOORS and vice versa as long as these objects (both in: Jira and DOORS) connected in advance using TaskTop
oTaskTop allow as many similar objects as possible to be connected
Wrote User Guide for SPY-6(V)1 Shipboard Survey SAP Tool for Radar
SAIC - El Segundo CA – January 2020 – November 2021
GPS Test V&V Engineer and System Engineer (Contractor via PERATON)
Supported several Jamming (Different Jammers) testing of M Code in White Sand, New Mexico. Collected Data for analysis
Processed Request for Change - RFC (Add, Delete and Modify) to GPS Requirements
Analyzed RFC to determine to:
Either to proceed with the request or
Reject RFC and provide rationale for rejection
Provided detail solution and implementation plan to approved RFC
Participated in the Review Process of RFC
Weekly Presented the status of RFC to the user community
Maintained RFC Data Base
Provided Requirements update to DOORS
Participated in the update of GPS Messages (close to 100) to the ground due to Increment 2 functionality of GPS MGUE receiver card
Understand Space Segment, Control Segment and User Segment functionality
Prepared and presented Requirements Developments Process to System Engineer
L3Harris - Anaheim CA - July 2015 – September 2019
Lead GPS Verification and Validation Engineer (Contractor)
Participated in the development of cybersecurity plan to safeguard the incoming classified messages (From GPS Satellite to m-code GPS receiver) against Jamming and spoofing
Analyzed COTS Algorithms for encryption/decryption and made recommendation to the management
Studied the affect of various harmful viruses and made recommendations to protect data and source code on GPS Receiver from tampering by outside threat
Responsible to perform Analysis of data generated during Run for Record testing for the Customer for the Air Force GPS Receiver
Responsible to develop Requirements for Fuzzing, Off-Nominal and Penetration
Developed Test Plans and Test Procedures
Participated in the Peer Review for validating the Test Cases and Test Procedure
Designed Data Bases to capture the result of running the test cases
Performed Technical Planning
Designed and built Queries capable of providing timely info and reports for the Management
SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA - November 2014 – May 2015
System Engineer/Requirements Manager (Contractor)
Developed automation test framework
Responsible to manage use cases, mission threads, and operational scenarios for end-to-end requirements and verification of FSW
Responsible to map the FSW requirements to test scripts(python) capable of running in Hardware in the loop as well as Hardware out of the loop
Built Requirements Trace matrix
Provided leadership role to the Integration Team
Updated Requirements Data Base via Automation Tool
Lockheed Martin, Lorton VA – February 2013 – Nov 2014
Principle System Engineer (Contractor)
Developed close to 2600 Level B-Spec Requirements from a High-Level A-Spec Requirements document for the US Army classified Project
Reviewed use cases, mission threads, and operational test scenarios for end-to-end requirements verification
Developed Integration Plan
Provided leadership role to the Test Team
Reviewed Automated test cases and test scenarios
Validated Test Results against approved requirements
Northrop Grumman, Azusa CA-August 2002 – Feb 2013
Lead System Engineer Full Time
MILSATCOM used for increased reliability and quieter spectrum for both GEO and HEO
Responsible for validation of customer supplied End Item Data Package (EIDP)
Participated in the Customer Test Readiness Review (TRR) for the Hardware components
Responsible for verification of Motor Drive Relay Assembly (MDRA), Electronic Encoder Box (EEB) and all system level equipment one full month ahead of schedule for payload integration
Participated in EMI/EMC testing.
Managed Requirements in Doors
Responsible for the verification of the requirements levied on onboard Line of Sight Computer (LOSC) and onboard Integrated Line of sight Computer (ILOSC)
Responsible to design, integrate and develop simulation telemetry based on test scenarios specified by the Air-Force to validate Space Based Infrared Sensor (SBIRS) ground software
Utilize EVM technique for developing basis of estimates, creating WBS elements and detailing project-schedules with coordination multiple projects in program. Received 99% award fee in which software was delivered under budget and in time
Responsible for verification of the requirements levied on the Common Reference Gyro Assembly (CGRA)
Analyzed Requirement Verification Reports (RVR) for Lockheed Martin on both High Elliptical Orbit (HEO) and Geosynchronous Elliptical Orbit (GEO) spacecraft with 100% integration into Northrop Grumman payload
Reviewed Requirements documents for: EMI, Thermal Vacuuming, Thermal Cycling and Vibration of the Hardware components
Coordinated software requirements and design meetings using IBM Rational Doors which increased quality, communication and collaboration between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman and increased program competitive advantage
Supported Signal Process Assembly (SPA) Framework testing and integration activities
Developed scripts from inception to execution utilizing Space Craft Language (SCL). Executed test cases successfully to validate the requirements and performed data analysis and requirements verification
Supported and validated the development of the Ground Anomaly Detection and Resolution (ADR) Algorithms. Participated successfully in the integration and testing and analysis of data of the Flight ADR for GEO-1 and GEO-2
Responsible for design, development and delivery of the GEO Onboard Star Catalog in two versions (Full Sky and On-Board) to Lockheed Martin based on Star Selection criteria provided by the Users
Supported GEO spacecraft and payload using Signal Processor Assembly (SPA) and Pointing Control Assembly (PCA) for SBIRS test bed to validate command plan, anomaly replication and anomaly resolution
Developed Focal Plane Vector Table for Scanner/Starer for PCA group at Lockheed Martin; identified PCA telemetry monitors and commands to be including in GEO Pay Load DB and served as technical liaison between PCA and GEO Payload DB
Created three critical documents in SDLC: Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Software Design Documentation (SDD) and Software Test Plan (STP); Participated and presented in SW Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Delta Critical Design Review (CDR)
Part of the team to get (via collection of evidence in Requirement Development and Management) CMMI Level 3 certification
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Pasadena, CA - April 1985 – July 2002
Lead Software Engineer – Full Time
Supported Mars Rover Exploration Project by developing several proprietary algorithms utilizing C on the Unix platform to test ability of rovers on different terrains; rover was designed to last 8 months and is still functioning after ten years
Designed Rovers movement using Vehicle Management Systems
Analyzed software requirements, design and development through SDLC for AIRS project in the Instrument Operations Team; developed over five modules and successfully tested and implemented them in Sun Solaris system utilizing C and a Sybase DB
Conducted Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR) in initial stage of development for capturing telemetry and performance analysis for sequencing on spacecraft
Responsible for development of multi-threaded client/server system called File Exchange Interface (FEI); system had basic file manipulating capabilities to get, add, replace delete and rename files from spacecraft and distributed on TCP/IP system to over 100+ clients
Developed business plan for NASA to harness solar energy onto the football size platform embedded with one square foot mirrors above the clouds
Designed, developed and tested real time flight software for the Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) project capable of mapping over 80% surface of the earth using radar and various sensors such as SRU, IRU, Astro Target Tracker
Developed and designed interface between flight software and the sensors and conducted successfully CDR and PDR during the initial phase of the project
Collected over two gigs of raw telemetry during 11 days mission. Developed closed control loop logic in the flight software to command the various sensors. The Flight S/W was developed using LabView and Lab Windows and C on IBM Think Pad under Windows NT; developed SRS, SDD as well as Software Operator Manual (SOM) and Test Plan
Held Top secret SCI clearance
Responsibilities included analyzing, designing, and deploying large test situations in a subsystem called All Source Analysis System (ASAS)
Developed Near Real Time (NRT) and Criteria Development Software (CDS) using C in the Situation Analysis subsystem which allowed the analyst to query the Oracle DB across LAN for graphic display of the units in selected area; the CDS allowed the analyst to set criteria to capture the correlated intelligence data
Teaching Experience
Taught Computer Science classes at the local University. Adjunct Faculty member at Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly Pomona
Education
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY MS (Computer Science)
Delhi University, India MS (Mathematical Statistics)
Delhi University, India BS (Physics)
Technology
Windows, Unix, Linux
SQL, Oracle, Access
C, C++, Java, Perl
Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
FORTRAN, Perl, COBOL
Matlab
Python
Jira
Scripts, HTML, CMMI
DOORS
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