Systems Engineer

HADI KHAJAVI

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Diamond Bar, CA 91789

909-***-****; Cell 909-***-****

*******@*****.***

SUMMARY

Systems Engineer with proven success leading technical projects to meet aggressive design and production goals. Extensive experience in both aerospace and automotive industries planning and managing electromechanical projects from inception to completion with emphasis on continuous process improvement, meeting and exceeding technical requirements, cost, and schedules. Hands on problem solver with Active Secret Clearance from DoD. Core competencies include:

• System requirements definition / flow down

• Onsite Satellite integration and launch

• Proposal development and justification

• Supplier management

• Manufacturing / production planning

• Project / program management

• Hardware and software design / verification

• Automotive electrical / harness design

• Software and hardware quality

• Test plan / procedure design

• Team building and leadership

• EVMS and Six-Sigma certifications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RAYTHEON (Space and Airborne Systems), El Segundo, CA 2008 – 2009

Principle Systems Engineer

Performed analysis and evaluation of real time test results of electromechanical subsystem for Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite.

• Analyzed and defined system power requirements, ensuring performance met specifications.

• Performed failure Isolation and resolved test anomalies in real time.

• Evaluated and plotted test results, presented test summary to management and customers discussing potential solutions to nonconformance’s and developed follow on plans.

• For complex issues, created failure report and developed engineering test plans/procedures.

• Asked to serve as software quality engineer and test engineer between projects.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN, Azusa, CA 1997 – 2008

Lead Systems Engineer, Field Integration and Test (2000 – 2008)

As Acting Manager, assigned and supervised daily activities for the integration and Launch team to prepare, integrate and launch multiple Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites.

• Oversaw field integration and testing onsite at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, helping company attain 100% award fee.

• Represented the company at technical interchange and customer status meetings, resolving technical / budget / schedule issues.

• Developed and negotiated man-loading plans, project task plans and schedules.

• Met with customer and other project contractors to evaluate and review issues. Designed, developed and obtained approval for final engineering test plans and procedures.

• Performed failure isolation / analysis, utilizing SixSigma / TQM techniques developed and implemented corrective actions and process improvement plans.

• During tests and launch, functioned as system integration test conductor, providing real-time analysis and review of data for system electronics.

Senior Design Engineer (1997 - 2000)

• Designed hardware and software modifications for flight hardware and automated test equipment.

• Troubleshot and developed repair / rework / retest plans for failed hardware, wrote and worked on closure of failure reports and implementation of corrective action.

• Wrote stress analysis reports for affected components.

• Directed system level test and analysis.

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS, Long Beach, CA 1996 – 1997

Sr. Engineering Scientist

Designed Electronic Interconnect systems for the MD-11 Aircraft.

• Developed interconnection drawings and tables from schematics.

• Managed the detailed manufacturing document development.

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, Detroit, MI 1994 – 1996

Automotive Product Engineer

Designed and developed electronic components and interconnecting harnesses for Ford cars and trucks with emphasis on continually improving quality while reducing cost.

• Defined the electro-mechanical system requirements.

• Designed interconnecting harnesses and oversaw the manufacturing activities.

• Developed bread boards, worked with production engineers and assembly line workers to certify the design.

• Selected qualified suppliers and managed their production, test and delivery schedules.

AEROJET ELECTRONICS, Azusa, CA 1981 - 1994

Design Engineer (1992 – 1994)

Project Manager (1990 – 1992)

Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) (1985 – 1990)

Lead Integration and Test Engineer (1982 – 1985)

Test Engineer (1981 – 1982)

EDUCATION

MSEE, Digital Systems Design

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA

BS, Engineering

California State University, Los Angeles, CA

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

C/C++ Programming; California State University, Fullerton, CA

Six Sigma

Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Visio, Access

MATLAB

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