Engineer Test
Resume:
Michael A. Sachs, BSEE
Huntsville, AL 35758
****.*****@*****.***
www.viScience.com
Specialization:
• Instrumentation, Control Systems, Signal Processing, Hardware In The Loop
• Distributed Software Architectures, Embedded System and FPGA Design
• Modal Testing, Avionics, Bio-Mechatronics, Optical Measurement, Electro-Hydraulics
• LabVIEW (RT,FPGA), LVOOP, IMAQ, LUA, C, MATLAB
• Embedded uC Development (80x51, 68HC1x, 80x86, PIC, Nohau Keil Intel, ICE)
Experience:
2008-2011, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: Systems Engineer
Integrated Vehicle Ground Vibration and Modal Testing
• Design and Integration of instrumentation, GPS sync, controls for Hydrodynamic Suspension Systems providing six axis simulation of free flight conditions.
• Design of redundant, failsafe LabVIEW software architecture, real-time streaming database, control room HMI’s, calibration and system management tools.
• Design of Laser Interferometer based Primary Calibration System.
2000-2008, Baxter Healthcare: Systems Engineer
R&D Systems Engineering New Product Development
• Software Validation and ATE for Hemo and Peritoneal dialysis systems.
• Prototype development and testing of working models and subsystems such as laser sterilization/fusion devices, regenerative peritoneal dialysis systems, embedded chemical spectroscopy. Development of LUA/LabVIEW scripting tools and API.
• Development of high speed video systems with synchronized analog data acquisition for analysis of mechanical pump failure modes.
2004-2006, Invivo: Consulting Engineer
RF Compliance Testing for MRI Patient Monitors
• Design of LabVIEW based RF EMI testing station. Interface to Agilent RF spectrum analyzer, RF Mux. Provides frequency table based sequencing of test points.
1997-2000, GE Medical: Test Engineer
Software validation of Critical Care Patient Monitors and Board Level ATE
• Testing and characterization of ECG instrumentation, Pacing Artifact Rejection, Pulse Oximetry, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure subsystems.
• Development of LabVIEW scripting software used for in-house validation and manufacturing test requirements.
1995-1997, Ericsson: Test Engineer
Software design of 900 MHz digitally trunked communication systems
• Development of 8051uC handset firmware
• Design of DSP algorithms and Bit Error Rate Testing for in-band tone signaling
1994-1995, Rockwell Aerospace: Test Engineer
Air Traffic Collision Advisory System (TCAS)
• Development of 8051 / PL/M uC firmware
• Module and Unit Test Procedures
1988-1991, Honeywell Aerospace: Test Engineer
Aircraft Altimeter Software Design, Modeling and Test
• Development of calibration laboratory test management software.
• Development of software tools to model and correct for pressure / temperature nonlinearities in 8051uC fixed point interpolation algorithms.
• Analysis of long term stability, worst case non-linearity, repeatability, hysteresis, thermal effects, and calibration errors of piezoelectric altimeter pressure transducers.
1986-1988, Tracor Aerospace: Systems Engineer
NOAA Integrated Weather Reconnaissance System
• Development of Meteorological Instrumentation and Telemetry for C130 Aircraft.
• Operator console firmware (8051uC), ARINC and OMEGA navigation comm. drivers.
1983-1986, Sperry Flight Systems: Hardware Engineer
Boeing 757 Electronic Flight Instrumentation System Avionics
• 80186 multiprocessor Design with DMA Shared Memory Interface
• Redundant, Failsafe HDLC Communications and Bus Arbitration Interlock Logic
• PL/M Board Level Test Firmware
Education:
BSEE, Arizona State University
Awards and Accolades:
NASA Group Achievement Award 2010
NASA Performance Award 2010 – EXCELLENT in all categories
National Instruments LabVIEW Developer Certification
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