Engineer Electrical

F. Keith Schultz

**** ***** *** ****

Bringhurst, IN 46913

765-***-**** v47w4u@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

A highly accomplished Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer & Program Manager with B.S. Electrical Engineering and more than twenty-five years of engineering experience at a tier 1 automotive supplier. My background includes eleven years of electronic hardware design, nearly 3 years of program/engineering management combined with more than 15 years of Vehicle Systems Integration Engineering experience in gasoline power and hybrid vehicles using embedded microcomputers. I have 20 years experience in client interfacing, gathering customer requirements, establishing internal specifications, internal requirements and generating test parameters and plans for both internal product verification and end customer acceptance. I also have extensive experience system operation definition, preparing quotations, planning, designing, implementing, developing and performing bench and field verification and calibration. As program/engineering manager directed mechanical and electrical engineers, generated schedules, developed and presented business proposals, and insured all aspects of the mechanical, electrical, and software design met all requirements, timing, and cost. Well organized, excellent interpersonal skills, detail oriented with excellent written and oral skills. I’m able to function effectively in high pressure environments. I’m the holder of five patents.

• Generate system architecture of complex distributed systems

• Define algorithm routines for embedded systems

• Seasoned Automotive System Engineer

• Experienced electronic design

• Recognized automotive HVAC system expert.

• Experienced with integration of HVAC control into Hybrid vehicles

SKILLS

Program Languages: C++ (3yrs) [Understand but not a software writer]

Software Tools: CAN Lab (2yrs), DOORS (3yrs), Ford Diagnostic Engineering Tool (2yrs), Canalyzer (1yr), Visual Basic (8 yrs)

Software Doc. Tools: CalDS (5 yrs), Visio (6 yrs), Mat Lab (1 yr)

Microprocessors: TI TMS370, National Semiconductor COPS, NEC V850

Data Collection: Campbell CR-7 (10 Yrs), Campbell CR9000 (2yrs)

Testing Tools: CANalyser, ATI Vision (5 yrs) WINcip (12 yrs)

Communications: CCD (5 yrs) Fnos/CAN(6 yrs), J1850 (5yrs)

Office Tools: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Visio, Access, Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Delphi Corporation, Kokomo, IN

Senior Vehicle System Engineer (1994 – 2009)

Lead engineering level interface with clients for the automotive HVAC system control head business line of this Fortune 100 company.

• Prepared, developed, and presented responses to RFQs which included schematic capture, pcb layout, component selection, cost estimating, electronic packaging critical in being awarded over $2M of business.

• Requested repeatedly by clients due to my demonstrated technical knowledge, professional skills in customer management, performance, interpersonal skills, professional ethics and high level of oral and written communication skills.

• Create, communicate, and maintain program VRD (Vehicle Requirements Document) which detailed product requirements, development objectives, functional specifications, design specifications and qualification test plans. Responsible for providing program team (mechanical and software design groups) high-level engineering requirements for over 20 vehicle applications including hybrid vehicle applications.

• Defined, design and developed software content and operation characteristics of numerous embedded automotive HVAC systems using flow charts and other documentation formats.

• Communicated daily with customer engineers, suppliers and internal engineers on a regular basis to insure all aspects of the product met customer expectations. Provide leadership to various design teams to manage engineering trade-offs, systems integration, cost-benefit, and schedule.

• Coordinated interface with other modules such as PCM, BCM, Cluster, HVAC control, ECT at a system level. In addition interface with electromechanical devices such as small DC motors, sensors, and electronic control modules.

• Led critical system level, product, and manufacturing design reviews to insure adhering to design and regulatory standards with extra attention to insured key items are addressed for any safety related items. In addition support of internal/external quality gate reviews is provided.

• Evaluate and approve design concepts, development through production to insure conformances to requirements system-level and sub system performance and cost requirements are met.

• Create system and bench level test plans to validate system electrical, EMC, and performance. Supported mule level dynamometer, proving ground, and organized and conducted over the road testing to validate system met safety, performance and, reliability.

• Support technicians in the field diagnosing systems problems. Also evaluate of failures to determine root cause and corrective actions.

• Provide written and oral communications to customers and various levels of management along with interpersonal skills to effectively manage requirements to meet both the customers and internal business goals.

Program Manager (1992 – 1994)

Managed both Mechanical and Electrical Engineers across multiple vehicle platforms and clients: GM truck and bus, Chrysler and Nissan. Oversaw all aspects from business proposals through production release to resolving production and field problems.

• Led a 12 member mechanical and electrical engineer design team responsible for analyzing system requirements, meeting cost and capacity needs, winning business, design of product and reduction in plant returns and field failure rates. Oversaw the generation of engineering change notices (ECN) to tack cost and communicate changes.

• Managed multiple product launches (11 new products) which increased annual volume from $800K per year to $1.2M per year.

• Define work requirements, project goals, scope, tasks, technical deliverables, and timing for electrical, mechanical and system engineers, circuit board designers, and suppliers.

• Define performance objectives within the constraints of delivered cost, timing, and performance risk.

• Conducted design / gate reviews at predetermined points during project/product development.

• Implemented continuous improvement design changes which reduced the rate of returned parts from assembly plants by an average of 10 Parts per Million and field failures an average of 8 PPM.

• Responsible for profit and loss for this business section.

• Schedule, motivate and effectively use manpower available by setting work priorities, objectives and results of individual performance.

• Mentor and led lower classification Engineers in design procedures, project documentation, adherence to established standards.

• Collaborated with quality depart to insure all customer durability requirements were addressed in the DVP&R testing.

• Insure all aspects of the mechanical and electrical design met customer requirements.

• Reviewed and approved DFMEAs and PFMEAs.

• Coordinated with purchasing to insure all tooling meet requirements and can in at or below projected cost.

Lead Engineer (1990 – 1992)

Directed the daily assignments of a 10 member electrical and mechanical engineering team.

• Verified mechanical and electrical designs that complied with customer requirements.

• Supported generation of business proposals.

• Led DFMEA reviews.

• Design Electrical products.

Resident Engineer (1988 – 1990)

Coordinated system level operation between control head and HVAC cases designed at Harrison Radiator in Lockport, NY.

• Oversaw electrical and mechanical interface details to insure system level performance met clients’ requirements.

• Achieved an average drop of 30 PPM in field failure rate.

Additional Information is available upon request.

EDUCATION:

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Valparaiso Technical Institute, Valparaiso, IN.

TRAINING:

• System Skill Enhancement Program

• Vehicle Dynamics

• Systems Engineering Design for Six Sigma

• Coaching and Team Building Skills

• Global Culture Training

• Leadership Fundamentals

PATENTS: PUBLICATIONS: PRESENTATIONS

Title

02079039

Europe Patent Issued Automotive Air Conditioning System

6,625,997 US Patent Automotive Air Conditioning System

Defensive Publication Method of Determining Vehicle Cabin Temperature For Trapped Occupant Detection Systems

7,161,506 US Patent AM Stereo Pilot Signal Detector Circuitry

Society of Automotive Engineers convention in Detroit Readability of Displays in An Automotive Environment

4,083,013 US Patent Monostable Multivibrator Timer Circuit With Reset

7,053,767 US Patent IP Illumination Dimming Control

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