SUMMARY:

Obtaining a position that will allow for the optimum use of my past experience as well as present me with the opportunity to acquire new skills.

JOB - RELATED EXPERIENCES:

Cad Software: Orcad, Protel 99se, Altium, Autocad, Visio, Express PCB, NX, Teamcenter

Office Software: Excel, MS Word, Access, MS Project, Power Point, My-SQL

Programming Software: C, C++, Visual Basic, Lab View Realtime, Labview Vision, Time view, Code Warrior, MatLab, Vector CAN Tools (CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape)

Hardware: Altera, Pic, Stamp, MC68HC908, MC9S12

Communication: CAN, MIL-STD-1553, Zigbeee, Ethernet, Bluetooth, GMLan

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Design Release Engineering Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead Design Release Engineer within Vehicle display electronics group for Confidential Product Development having the responsibility for developing, launching and maintaining Heads Up Displays vehicle systems to high engineering standards, defined work plans/timing, quality & budgets and customer satisfaction with a cohesive team effort.
• Establish and manage product design timing plan. Define product design work packages that are required for the project.
• Coordinate prototype builds, testing, and deliveries as defined in the Statement of Work or other key customer agreements documents.
• Advanced component planning and schedule long lead items. Create mitigation plans for slips in timing.
• Lead product design team meetings. Some meetings may periodically held in evening or early morning.
• Assign product design tasks to internal GM product design resources.
• Arrange cross - discipline technical reviews as required.
• Ensure effective team communications.
• Main interface between the PD team, Manufacturing team, and Program Management.
• Support the Quality and Purchasing teams as required. Studies engineering data, arbitrates design tradeoffs.
• Interface with other technical design engineers, technical fellows and team resources throughout GM global engineering center and manufacturing plants.
• Manage engineering deliverables for product development gate reviews, launch readiness reviews, and audits.
• Document lessons learned from program by phase and feed back to engineering Team to update appropriate engineering documents.
• Ensure DFMEAs are updated with these lessons. Ensure DFMEAs are organized and are updated. Ensure linkage exists between DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan.
• Report and track program engineering deliverables per the Measurement and Analysis process.
• Document and track all early prototype parts. Manage Design Change Requests.
• Handle external Change Requests (CRs) Manage project Risks Issues Opportunities (RIOs).
• Ensure all product specification non-compliances have approved customer deviations.
• Release components, documents, and end items into GM systems.
• Compile design release notes for the product for distribution to all engineering disciplines.
• Manage engineering deliverables for quotes (as required).
• Collect and provide Direct Headcount, Engineering Expense, Reimbursements.
• Ensure engineering team has the latest specifications.
• Ensure all design constraints and assumptions are communicated with the quote package deliverables.
• Perform and/or co-ordinate customer return product failure analysis in lab testing and reporting.
• Ensure resolution and reporting of product design issues -- via 8D/ 5 PHASE OR other methods.
• Ensure fault analysis is completed and data/resolution is captured appropriately.
• Ensure customer and internal defects are tracked.
• Ensure containment actions are implemented.
• Solicit and implement BOM cost reduction ideas to meet/exceed project financial targets.
• Communicate to management when reimbursements are due (parts shipped, services complete) and escalate if not on track.

Confidential

Connected Vehicle Platform Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Connected Vehicle/ telematic engineer responsible for system development support, connected vehicle applications, and connected vehicle qualification issue management. Developed Telematic HIL system for system validation including user cell phone, navigation/GPS, radio, and vehicle bus communications.
• Developed and patented end to end HMI (Human Machine Interface) test system. HMI tester validated and simulated entire HMI system including touch screen presses, screen icons, screen text, speech recognition, vehicle bus, ECU (center stack/ cluster/ etc..) menu structure, Center stack user apps, Cell phone communications, System servers (OEM and wireless provider), OEM user account Website, OEM user account Android and Apple phone apps.

Confidential

Software Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Battery Electronic Control Module ( Confidential ) and Cell Voltage & Temperature Node (CVTN) Module SW validation.
• The position required deep understanding of vehicle high voltage battery and battery management system
• . Designed various Hardware In the Loop (HIL) simulators.
• Tasked to interpret functional requirements and flow charts to create system test procedures.
• Executed test cases on different platforms such as High Voltage Battery Pack, Hardware-in-the-Loop System, and CAN Tools.
• Logged and reported defects, as well as investigating the root causes. Maintain/Track the overall product specification compliance and DVP&R.

Confidential

Software Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Battery Electronic Control Module ( Confidential ) and Cell Voltage & Temperature Node (CVTN) Module SW validation.
• The position required deep understanding of vehicle high voltage battery and battery management system.
• Designed various Hardware In the Loop (HIL) simulators.
• Tasked to interpret functional requirements and flow charts to create system test procedures.
• Executed test cases on different platforms such as High Voltage Battery Pack, Hardware-in-the-Loop System, and CAN Tools.
• Logged and reported defects, as well as investigating the root causes.
• Maintain/Track the overall product specification compliance and DVP&R.

Confidential

Automated Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Interpret specifications to design, develop, and integrate Confidential and submit engineering changes (ECNs) for any discrepancies found.
• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain automated test programs and associated HW for various Confidential platforms, subsystem emulators, Data Acquisition systems, and real-time embedded systems.
• Designed test software to perform Power Analysis, logic Analysis, and specific Data Analysis.
• Design cost effective electronic test interface adapters, cables, special test circuits, signal conditioning, data acquisition circuits down to component level.
• Develop necessary documentation to department standards; design reviews, electronic schematics, BOMs, wiring diagrams, basic mechanical drawings, software flow diagrams, acceptance test plans, engineering test plans, risk analysis, test plans, and project plans.
• Lead and coordinate electronic and mechanical fabrication, modification, and repair by communicating effectively with engineers, technicians, and bargaining unit staff from both inside and outside organizations.
• Maintain fielded Test Systems at various locations, worldwide, traveling to remote locations and using remote access tools via the intranet.
• Repair and modify systems as needed to ensure continuous support for Manufacturing and Logistics.
• Prepare weekly progress status and maintain performance metrics for all assignments.
• Prepare and present status charts for program office, and customers as needed.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills to expedite completion of all test system development tasks and ensure timely project completion.
• First in the automated test group to design, develop and integrate vision based technology for target acquisition.
• Developed proof of concept for IRAD project.
• Designed, developed, and integrated for weapon station. Last project was to create automated test stand ( Confidential ) for electro mechanical weapon station with the ability to test and validate to the Critical Item Development Specification (CIDS).
• The Confidential was able to read gyro data, encoder data and communicate to two motor drive assemblies to position the weapon station in both azimuth and elevation at various rates.
• This enabled the automated test stand to have motion control of the weapons station assembly.
• Upon obtaining motion control and adding custom circuitry and gigabit Ethernet cameras to support vision based technology, the Confidential was automatically able to visually drive to acquire targets for boresighting with sub-MIL accuracy.

Confidential

Battery Management Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Battery Pack Control Unit ( Confidential ) HW specification and HW and SW validation.
• The work involved interfacing with other areas of Hybrid Development Center, especially High Voltage System consisting of the battery pack, DC/DC converters, Inverters, IGBTs, and power MOSFETs, Other areas included Core Controls, and Vehicle Integration, Platform Teams, HDC partners, and suppliers.
• Developing HW requirements for the battery pack control unit.
• Performing reviews with the supplier for Battery Pack Control Units and battery systems HW.
• Develop HW concepts derived from system level requirements.
• Define specifications for battery system diagnostics.
• Develop and perform testing procedures for battery system diagnostics.
• Develop schematics for specific development tools. Support testing on battery and vehicle level for battery controls.
• Support vehicle prototype builds, plant builds and testing.

Confidential

Park Assist Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported and conducted design validation studies, DFMEA, PFMEA, DRBTR, HALT, EMC and failure assessments.
• Provided guidance on the software validation requirements for new product development.
• Responsible for developing and implementing design validation master plans, authoring protocols, executing protocols and writing final reports for design validations.
• Additionally, lead cross-functional teams (Validation and Development) to identify design and process validation strategies requirements, critical design parameters, critical design attributes as well as acceptance criteria.
• Provided training on validation methods and procedures to staff engaged in development and validation, as appropriate. Interfaced with Development and Manufacturing Engineering in coordinating the selection, procurement, installation and validation of software and hardware for new products.
• Created custom software and hardware to support validation testing.