Systems Engineer Electrical Engineering

GOAL:

To land a job where I can technically review specifications, documentation, requirements, patents, design documents, letters, tests, etc. I am very detail-oriented. Experienced in automotive, aerospace, data collection, military drones.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State

PROFILE SUMMARY:

●SW/HW Systems Engineer with over 10 years of experience in requirements analysis, design model reviews, code reviews, coding, testing, and problem reporting.

●Writing and performing formal and ad-hoc tests.

●Laboratory and System testing on avionic systems including interfaces, environmental testing, E3/EMC testing, SW troubleshooting, problem report correlation, emulation, functional code reviews, writing and performing manual and automated tests, and field technical support.

●Customer Liaison in laboratories and in the field.

●Creating independent flowchart(s) or models of requirements, software designs, hardware designs including Components Off the Shelf, and/or code.

●Experience supporting project hardware and software (including maintenance) budgets.

●Managing problem report meetings and databases and engaging in audit principles.

ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCE:

October 2021 - Present

Dave’ Law Group, Gaithersburg, MD

●Proofreader of Patents and Examiner Reports for engineers and lawyers.

●Remote and part-time.

●References: https://wp.davelawgroup.com/patents/, Ethical and regulatory landscape of wearable, ingestible, and implantable technologies.

March 2010 – March 2014 AUSLEY for Navair/NAVY, Lexington Park, MD

Unmanned Air Systems Engineer – Hardware and Software for Mission Control Ground Station

UAV Ground Control Hardware liaison with Northrop Grumman HW Lead

●Oversaw supplier hardware configuration for BAMS/Triton Ground Stations, including E3, Facility and Network Requirements and Operations.

●Tracked Hardware Schedule and witnessed and evaluated testing.

●Witnessed installation procedures on Windows and Linux machines.

●Investigated flight problem reports and lab reproductions.

October 2008 – October 2009, PARKER HANNIFIN, Irvine CA

Dual Hydraulic Actuation Flight Surface Systems Engineer

●Worked with the Software teams (COM/MON) to insure sound software deliveries to the customer.

●Wrote Procedures and Scripts from System Requirements; all linked in DOORS.

●Wrote and performed tests with production actuators and FCC simulator (LabView test equipment).

●Worked on Problem Reports and tools utilized included ARINC429, DO178 Level A/B, A615, RS485, MKS, LabView, DOORS, Data Recorders.

●Performed Laboratory tests with actuators and Flight Control Computer simulator (LabView test equipment); performed Qualification Tests.

●Contract extended to support G650 Iron-bird test rig at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah Georgia.

March 2007 – October 2008 DATA DIRECT NETWORKING, Columbia, MD

Hi-Speed Data Storage Test Engineer

●Initiated adaptable Perl test scripts to exercise all commands and storage configurations (9900 and 9550 S2A systems) and also helped correct User Manuals.

February 2006 – December 2006 BVR, Esterline Corporation, Rockford, ILSW and HW Verification EngineerParticipated in EMC tests, via Qualification Test document, at on-site test facility (Elite) for F35 Weapons Bay Fan Controller. (MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-406, MIL-STD-704).

●Wrote SW Qualification Test Procedures from requirements and performed the tests as a sub-supplier to Honeywell.

August 2002 – September 2005, PARKER HANNIFIN, Long Island, NY

Software Verification Engineer

A380 Fuel Measurement and Transfer Test and Certification

●Conducted Design Reviews (Unified Modeling Language), and Code Reviews. The Verification team filled out DO178 checklists for these reviews.

●Used CMMI experience to write sound Qualification Test Procedures from customer state-chart requirements. This was an IMA subsystem, split into partitions.

●Customer liaison for Ground and Flight operations including auto refuel, jettison, pump and valve operations, fuel measurement, fuel transfers, electrical emergency operations.

●Wrote, defined and verified Problem Reports.

●Toulouse on-site support for A380 fuel system tests with Airbus engineers.

●Incorporated CMMI and QS9000 techniques to help certify processes.

●Utilized the following tools: Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System DOORS, Artisan for UML, C, MKS, Python, GreenHills IDE, Structural Coverage, ARINC-653, IMA, and DO178 Review Checklists.

May 1988 - August 2000 FORD MOTOR, Dearborn, MI

Software Systems Engineer

●Incorporated multiplex/communications host chip (Verilog, FPGA) into system module designs.

●Lead tester for J1850 rigor at Ford Motor Company.

●Wrote Software Requirements Specification for Airbag Controls.

●Performed on-site troubleshooting in the UK.

●System Engineer for Air Suspension system on Explorer SUV.

●Oversaw production processes at Electronic Plants in Mexico, Canada.

●Tested at Assembly Plants in St. Louis, Louisville, Chicago,

PRACTICED IN:

●C, C++, Perl, Java, LabView, Matlab, Shell Scripting, Verilog, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Assembly 8085

●ARINC-429/653/615/664, 1394, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, Cross Channel Data Link, SCSI, AFDX, J1850

●Integrated Modular Avionics Architecture, DO178, CMMI Levels, ISO9000, QS9000, MS Visual, Codewrite, DOORS, UML, ARTiSAN, Structural Coverage, Data Recorders, Real Time Studio, UNIX, Linux, MS-Windows, VxWorks, Program Lifecycle Management

●MKS, ClearQuest, Polytron, Worldwide Engineering Release System, ClearCase, SourceSafe, Subversion

RECENT TRAINING:

International Software Configuration Management, Test Planning NAVAIR 3960, Acquisitions

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