Technical Specialist Principal

Brian D. Williams

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-williams-32bb2514/

Experience

Principal Technical Specialist - BAE Systems (July 2010 - April 2025)

• Managed various classified payload projects through environments

• Led testing and integration for GPIM spacecraft hardware

• Collaborated with engineering teams to ensure project success

Principal Technical Specialist - Ball Aerospace Boulder, CO (Jan 2004 - Jun 2010)

• Worked on numerous space-based satellite programs

• Performed environmental testing AI&T for Civil Space NPP

• SBSS TS satellite AI&T including launch of SBSS

• Led test setups and executed complex RF, EMI/EMC and Environmental tests

Test Engineer Smiths Aerospace, Grand Rapids, MI (August 2002 – July 2004)

• Supported environmental testing documentation and reporting for British owned Smiths Aerospace systems. Specifically the UK’s Sea King helicopter Health and Utility Monitoring System (HUMS).

• Key Contributions: Authored formal test reports documenting vibration testing results.

• Coordinated with engineering teams to ensure test accuracy and traceability.

• Gained experience with Black Box instrumentation and data systems for flight hardware.

Lead & Senior Technician, Ball Aerospace, Boulder, CO (Nov 1998 – August 2002)

• Contributed to the integration, test, and launch support of major spaceflight programs, including Quickbird 1, Quickbird 2 and the Mars Rover.

• Performed environmental testing and integration and launches of satellites,

• Led test setups and executed complex RF and Environmental tests

• Held Senior Technician role on Quickbird 2 from integration to successful launch at VAFB.

• Supported RF testing, environmental test setup (TVAC, vibration), and GSE documentation

• Assisted with pyro board inspection and testing for Mars Rover’s power systems.

• Delivered strong team leadership and mentoring skills in a high-pressure launch campaign environment in Northern Russia.

Senior Technician Ball Aerospace, Boulder, CO (January 1988 – November 1998)

Held dual technical roles in Thermal Vacuum and Vibration Testing over more than a decade, supporting both government and commercial spacecraft programs.

• Conducted thermal vacuum testing using diffusion, turbo, and roughing pumps.

• Supported vibration testing with random, sine, pyroshock, and mixed-mode profiles.

• Operated advanced instrumentation: GenRad systems, UD charge amps, Ling Dynamics shakers

• Operated shock tower, centrifuge and calibrated accelerometers

• Trained and mentored junior staff; created test fixture designs and procedures for varied hardware.

Lead Test Technician Synergetics Int’l / ZDC Corp. (September 1983 – January 1988)

• Performed electronics production testing and troubleshooting on remote data acquisition and demand controller products.

• Built and tested wire-wrapped prototypes and custom bench test setups.

• Served in quality control, circuit board inspection, and assembly roles.

• Contributed to data integrity, production efficiency, and prototype iteration cycles.

Skills

• RF Testing

• Thermal Vacuum Testing and monitoring

• Cleanroom Experience, Crane and Forklift skills

• Excellent soldering skills (NASA Category 2; IPC J-Std with Space Addendum)

• EMI/EMC experience in test setups, Antenna positioning

• Shock and Vibration testing experience, Acoustic testing experience

• GSE design and build, Logistics, Launch tower access, Cable building

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