Seasoned Engineer: PCB, Harness, Mechanical Design Expert

Dean L. Lilja

909-***-**** *********@*****.***

*** ****** **** *****, *** Market AL 35761

SUMMARY

Superior PCB layout, cable-harness, and mechanical design with emphasis on quality to achieve a high level of precision with experience going back in time. I am the RIGHT PERSON to help deliver the quality products you need on time.

EXPERIENCE

Quality Engineer II – 01/2024 – present Benchmark Electronics, Huntsville, AL Using the acquired skills in my career, I work to validate, investigate, and solve production issues as the company produces electronic systems for commercial as well as military customers. I write countermeasure strategies, initiate SCAR responses, and maintain RAILs to ensure assembly and design issues are answered to satisfy customers like Lockheed-Martin, BAE, L3-Harris, and others. I use applications like AssurX, PFS, and SharePoint to receive and distribute findings and evidence of conformity to specifications. Senior Electrical Engineer - 02/2024 – 11/2024 Cummings Aerospace, Huntsville, AL Designed missile systems, PCB Layout and Mfg. Support, Cable and Harness Design and documentation related to AFRL systems (Morphing Test Article) using Altium. Principal Systems Engineer - 06/2017 - 02/2024 SAIC, Huntsville, AL Led systems configuration, PCB, Mechanical Design and documentation related to military systems and missile development using Altium and SolidWorks.

Design Engineer - 11/2015 - 04/2016 Boeing, Huntsville, AL – Contract work Maintained CAD library using Catia, and data sheet updates as part of a team consolidated in Huntsville. Installation Design Engineer - 04/2015 - 10/2016 SES (Contract work), Huntsville, AL Cable and Harness design as an on-site representative. Equipment installation design and documentation related to Cobra retrofit contract using AutoCAD and SolidWorks. Senior Tech Specialist - 05/2012 - 03/2015 Teledyne Engineering, Huntsville, AL Specialized in mechanical design of classified project for a military customer using SolidWorks and Altium. Designed machined enclosures, sheet-metal parts, battery systems, crew interface adaptations, and control system parts. SolidWorks Composer used for Logistics providing technical illustrations for the program training and maintenance documents.

Senior Electro-Mech. Designer - 05/2008 - 03/2012 PESA, Huntsville, AL Primary sheet-metal enclosures designer for audio and digital network routers using SolidWorks. Maintained document control systems and change order processing. Installation Design Engineer - 04/2007 - 04/2008 Rockwell-Collins, Tustin, CA – Contract work Cable and Equipment installation design and documentation related to airborne entertainment systems and avionics using AutoCAD and SolidWorks.

Sr. Electro-Mech. Designer - 12/2005 - 04/2007 Intheairnet LLC, Irvine, CA – Contract work Principal designer of avionic enclosures and machined parts for airborne entertainment systems using SolidWorks. Created System Layouts and related documentation. Maintained doc-control and coordinated change orders. Worked with engineers/suppliers to coordinate/deliver system. Associate Designer - 04/2004 - 12/2005 Neurologic Research Corp., Orange, CA Principal designer of molded enclosures and housings using SolidWorks and AutoCAD. PCBs using OrCAD Layout. Rapid prototyping of mechanical and PCB designs. PCB Designer - 2004 PLX Inc., Sunnyvale, CA – Contract work PCB layouts using OrCAD. Designs included an adapter for PCI cards into a custom motherboard and test bed for custom chips. Designs incorporated impedance control and differential pairing. Senior Designer - 09/2002 - 06/2003 Thermal Dynamics, NH – Contract work Layout of power supply and logic controllers for plasma-cutting products. SolidWorks used for mechanical packaging, and OrCAD Capture and Layout used for electrical design. Updated and expanded department libraries of electrical symbols and mechanical footprints.

Sr. PCB Designer - 02/2001 - 08/2002 Teradyne, Inc., Boston, MA – Contract work Chip-level test system controllers using Cadence Allegro, 16-24 layers, utilizing impedance matching, differential pairing, and high component count/ density. Valor “Enterprise” analysis tools used. Sr. PCB Designer - 05/1999 - 01/2001 Nortel, Boca Raton, FL – Contract work Multi-layer boards using Cadence Allegro and OrCAD Capture and Layout applications. Designs were 4-14 layers, utilizing impedance matching, differential pairing, and high component count/ density. Valor “Enterprise” analysis tools used. Sr. PCB Designer - 01/1999 - 05/1999 Beckman-Coulter, Brea, CA – Contract work Multi-layer boards using OrCAD Layout and Capture applications. Principal work was providing OrCAD expertise to transition from Theda to OrCAD as key user/operator.

PCB Designer / Mech. Designer - 08/1996 - 01/1999 Trimm Tech., Las Vegas, NV PCB Layout (OrCAD) and sheet-metal enclosures (AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop) for system packaging for OEM supplier of RAID systems and industrial housings for related peripherals. Extensive customer-customized bills of material change tracking ensured quality and timeliness.

Sr. Mechanical Designer - 05/1994 - 08/1996 Interactive Flight Tech., Las Vegas, NV Avionics, system layouts and related products for onboard entertainment systems installed by Alitalia, Swissair, and Debonair

(UK). Revamped doc-ctrl process for the company, maintained prototype / production documentation. Worked with engineers and suppliers in the US and Europe.

Sr. Mechanical Designer - 07/1993 - 04/1994 Varec, Cypress, CA PCB layout using hand-taping and then OrCAD. AutoCAD experience was also used in the oil-field appurtenance market. Draftsperson/Mech. Designer - 02/1976 - 04/1993 ALS Corp, Anaheim, CA Pencil drafting and early CAD tools used for mechanical design and PCB layout for military customers and a commercial line of UPS product.

EDUCATION:

University of Phoenix, Las Vegas NV, BS Program for I.T. 1994-1999