EE Design - PCB Altium / Cadence Allegro expert

CD Feak

Preferred location : Phoenix Metro Arizona 100% onsite OR Los Angeles - Orange Counties Hybrid 3 days onsie 2 days remote

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EE Digital Design / Altium Expert / Cadence / Orcad

HDI PCB Class 2 and 3 / Rigid - Rigid Flex and Flex PCB Design with Simulation DTA and STA Across MultiBus HDI Designs / Spaceborne NASA 1000/4000 / Medical Class 2 FDA 510k / RF PMIC Digital - Power Design BMS integration

Calif Polytechnic University Pomona BSc Computer Science 1984-1988

Accomplishments

2025 Moxiewise --- Electrical Engineering Contractor specialist in Cadence Allegro PCB SpaceBorne Design

2023-2024 QS Tech - Contractor EE LTSpice Simulation and PCBA Altium PCB Layout Lead with Los Angeles MMIC and SSPA Aerospace Company

2004-2023 Azure Medical Technologies / Illuminent Medical LLC PS Advanced Engineering Alhambra Calif

Lead Elecro Electrical Product Design Engineering/ PCB Design Layout Specialist

Design Group Manger - Simulation and FMEA Analysis / Flight and Ground Based Avionics Control / Optical Test Altium / Cadence 17.4 PCBA Layout Class 2 and 3 in support of Hi Rel projects from JPL / Boeing aerospace to consumer to EV automotive BMS and FDA 510K medical . Project management / supervision from inception to Hi-Rel Production and Supply Chain completion.

1998-2003 NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Pasadena Calif

Electrical Engineering Dept Manager ( Oversight of contract Company Electrical engineers) and Altium PCB Design Lead

Technical Group management, budget planning Hi-Rel H/W Design oversight, personnel management and project timeline adherence for 15 person Electrical Engineering group specifically working on NASA JPL and Boeing Corp aerospace designs.

1995-1998 Hughes Space and Communication Company El Segundo Calif

Electrical Engineer Member Technical Staff 3

Design and Multi Sim analysis Cadence PCB layout of high speed data Ka / Ku and S band up/down converter communication satellite electronic systems

1992-1995 Medical Data Electronics Sylmar Calif

Electrical Engineer

Design of mixed signal electronics circuits with Altium PCBA Layout for

Critical Care invasive and non-invasive electronic products.

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1)Technical budgets for vehicle performance -- JPL EE Project Group Management for Mars Drill, MSL, GRACE,CloutSAT GoldStone DSN etc..

2)System requirements and SI verification techniques

3)Circuit Simulations and analysis Test methods and data analysis (ModelSim - Synopsys VCS - STA and DTA)

4)Lead and own technical development of spacecraft missions

5)Develop interface specifications, CONOPS definition, and other design documents

6)Electrical responsibilities: Design and end to end Altium and Cadence PCB design through to vendor interface / supplychain

7)Create interconnect diagrams --- Multiple documentation generation and PDR to CDR reviews

8)Perform trade studies and evaluations to optimize FDA Class2 Medical and spacecraft avionics systems for performance, reliability, manufacturability, testability, and programmatic lead-times

9)Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems and components -- Above via NASA 1000 and 4000 directives

10)Perform or support design tasks such as harness routing, wiring schematics, and connector, back shell, and wire selection

11)Conduct peer review for electrical system schematics, harness designs, and other documentation --- JPL and Boeing PDR and CDR participation

12)Experience supporting satellite development programs and satellite operations - Grace, CloudSat, Goldstone Arrays, AsiaSat, BrazilSat, Mars Drill etc… Pratt Whitney Redundant Fuel Systems Digital Flight Control, DRS Technologies Future Warrior Infrared CCD Image Acquisition etc..

13)Understanding of key spacecraft subsystems and their associated components, including attitude determination and control (ADCS), electrical power systems (EPS), space-ground communications, on-orbit command and data handling (C&DH), and thermal control

14)Functional understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics

15)Experience with MATLAB, Python, and STK Test Scripting

16)Experience with testing electrical subsystems and assemblies, thermal vacuum or random vibration, and hardware-in-the loop (HITL) testing --- JPL and Boeing and DRS Technologies, Pratt Whitney Avionics.

17)Proficiency in electronics principles and electrical systems, including power electronics, communication systems (e.g. RS-422, SPI, Ethernet, CAN bus), signal integrity, and grounding --- have conducted IEC 60601 EMC/EMI insitu FDA performance testing for Class 2 510K OTC Medical Devices

18)Proficiency with instrumentation, interfaces, and sensors, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4-20mA sensors

19)Somewhat proficient in designing test benches with LabView, …Circuit and Power DC-DC converter design and analysis Simulation with LTSpice, Simulink, QSpice, TI TINA, TI WebBench, Python scripting.

20)PCB Layout and Design guidance from NASA 1000 and NASA 4000, IEC 60601, IPC class 60x DOD and Mil requirements, ISO 13485 compliance and USFDA ISO Quality Control Documentation, GDP and GMP requirements.

21)Power PC, R/H Xylinx / Altera VHDL, Ardino Express-IF, MEMs RF Switch, NXP 16bit uC, ARM Cortex M 4/7 STM uC integration, BLE Ghz, Low Power Robotic BDC and BLDC Motor Control, Switch and Linear Power PMICs, Laser and LED Driver integration etc…

22)Arizona dedicated office Lab Altium PCBA Suite, 2 Lecroy Wave Series 400 and 500mHz DSOs with 32 bit Data add ons, Instek LCR Analyzer. Siglent Arbitrary waveform generator, Instek and Siglent Function Generators, 6.5 digit Fluke DMM, GW Instek and HP Prog Power Supplies, Tek Power Linear PS High Power, Cadex multi chem Batt Analyzer, Coherent Power Meters & PowerMax Analysis, Optical Test stand with OD and grate add ons, Siglent 9Khz to 2.1Ghz Spectrum Analyzer, VBeam -Laser Beam Waist Analyzer…Hakko solder/desolder and rework stations etc..

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