Systems Engineer
Resume:
Donald C Adams
*********@*****.***
Objective
Highly Skilled Senior Systems Engineer with 24 years of experience seeking a challenging System Engineer position within the Defense Aerospace Industry. Vast experience in Validation and Verification along with Hardware and software systems integration and Test, End to End Systems Test, Test Procedure development, and Requirement’s creation and development. Have an extensive background with automation controls as well as writing technical instructions such as software installation instructions.
Security Clearance
Top Secret level
Experience
Advantage Technologies, Oxnard California 10/2023 – 06/2025
Sr Systems Engineer
oCreated daily Situation Reports (Sit Reps) and post-event Hot Wash briefings detailing Test accomplishments, observed deficiencies, and test objective satisfaction.
Authored, developed, and coordinated numerous multi-platform Test Procedures
oVerified requirements mapping to Test Procedure execution ensuring requirement satisfaction.
Test Procedures focused on new capabilities operation and requirements verification/satisfaction while maintaining legacy functionality.
Quality Innovative Solutions, Oxnard California 11/2021 – 05/2023
Sr Systems Engineer
oDeployed to the Land Based Test Sites (LBTS) for the US Navy to perform Hardware and Software integration.
oPerform Software installations for Shipboard Systems.
oExecuted test procedures verifying legacy operations and new system capabilities.
oCreated daily Situation Reports (Sit Reps) and post-event Hot Wash briefings detailing Test accomplishments, observed deficiencies, and test objective satisfaction.
Authored, developed, and coordinated numerous multi-platform Test Procedures
oVerified requirements mapping to Test Procedure execution ensuring requirement satisfaction.
Test Procedures focused on new capabilities operation and requirements verification/satisfaction while maintaining legacy functionality.
Raytheon Technologies (RTX), St Petersburg Florida 08/1999 – 09/2021
Sr Systems Engineer
A key Team member of the Field Event Team
oDeployed to the Land Based Test Sites (LBTS) to perform Hardware and Software integration.
oExecuted test procedures verifying legacy operations and new system capabilities.
oTroubleshot and repaired LBTS configuration, hardware, and software anomalies
oCreated daily Situation Reports (Sit Reps) and post-event Hot Wash briefings detailing Test accomplishments, observed deficiencies, and test objective satisfaction.
Authored, developed, and coordinated numerous multi-platform Test Procedures
oVerified requirements mapping to Test Procedure execution ensuring requirement satisfaction.
Test Procedures focused on new capabilities operation and requirements verification/satisfaction while maintaining legacy functionality.
Subject Matter Expert on Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Test and Integration activities
oTest Lead for FMS integration, test, and validation events (FQTs, site I&Ts) at Navy LBTS
Supported End to End System test with Aegis Combat system in a multi-Site multi-system test environment.
Developed test schedule and defined objectives based upon Test Lab’s availability.
Executed test plans - identified any deviations and limitations to the test plan/schedule
Participated in Pre and Post Test meetings providing status to management.
Identified and troubleshot anomalous conditions or deficiencies during the testin
oWas active in Hawkeye E2D integration and test events for DSSC events both at Pax River, MD and Wallops Island VA. For 8 years
Software and Systems Lab Subject Matter Expert (SME)
oPerformed software checkouts for Design Review Board (DRB), Formal Qualification Test, and anomaly resolution fix verification.
Performed vulnerability and system Intrusion testing using Information Assurance (IA) protocols.
oForwarded written findings to management and Lead System Engineers for review.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science from the University of South Florida in Computer Engineering.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Sun Solaris, UNIX/LINUX, networks, DOORS, Matlab, C/C++, Cameo, Jira, and various Enterprise Deficiency Reporting tools, Analysis tools, and Configuration Management Applications.
MIL-STD 740/810
Additional Skills
Strong communications skills
Performed practices Scrum, Agile Framework
References
Available upon Request
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