PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Highly skilled specialist with 20+ year’s experience.
• Proficient in test planning and troubleshooting embedded control systems (FPGA, microcontroller, DSP) during development phases. Digital, analog and mixed - signal analysis of complex equipment.
• Root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA). Problem solving, ample technical knowledge.
• An Engineer with lots of real hands on experience and technical skills.
• Proficient in handling sophisticated test equipment. Resourceful and persistent to finish tasks with tight deadlines.
• HANDS ON proficient knowledge on hardware/software test integration and development support.
• Testing-development of High Power voltage-frequency-converters/inverters for Confidential
• Technical lead for JSF Confidential F-35 jet fighter for 4 power conversion units while working for UTC-United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand Division. ATE testing/troubleshooting
• Skilled writing ATP qualification and ATE methods. Wrote the ‘System Performance Test Validation Procedures’ for the new re-designed electric brakes motor controller-actuator
• Analysis to reduce EMI emissions to complete and pass Confidential aircraft certification at Goodrich
• Practical experience on Environmental Stress screening - ESS-: 3 axis vibration, HALT/HASS (AST) burn-in chamber performance verification.
• Export Control-ITAR knowledge.
• Experience with FAR, TSO and PMA regulations. SAP knowledge. DoD security clearance ready.
• ISO9001 and several MIL Standards experience; RTCA DO-160, STD-704F, STD-1399, DO-254. A first-class challenge is always welcome.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Experience in aerospace /spacecraft industries/commercial avionics. HW verification and bench testing Talent for RCCA of complex electronics - hardware and software- embedded microcontrollers, mixed signals Attention to detail, indispensable for successful development-troubleshooting and debugging software. Worked 440/220VAC, 850/270VDC, 115VAC 400Hz, High-performance SMPS-PWM high current Confidential, SCR or MosFET. MIL-STD-1399 Section 300A, MIL-STD-704F. ESS (HALT/HASS), MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160. (UTC-HS, Honeywell) EMI/EMC noise tests using Confidential spectral signal analysis and other SW tools in order to pass aircraft standards Breadboard prototypes from analog-digital schematics or written instructions. Troubleshoot and repair CCAs Experience with CCS from TI/Spectrum DSP emulator. MS Visio, Project, Excel, MSDOS, Linux, BIOS, VMware

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, El Paso, TX

Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supervisor of Overhaul/Fix/Test Department problem resolution.
• Responsible for technical support and for technicians training.
• Testing development and integration support (hardware and software) of specific application power conversion units (Digital/Analog).
• Application of Six Sigma methods for quality management of products to achieve stable and predictable process results.
• RCCA and HW/SW integration support.
• High power Confidential 270VDC inverters/converters experience.
• Test Box hardware maintenance and troubleshooting.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Product Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Root cause-corrective action (RCCA) of avionics display and navigation products (CDU, AIMS, IMA, EPIC) for commercial and military airplanes.
• Recommend alterations to development and design to improve quality of products and procedures.
• Design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems.
• Experience with PMA, TSO. Perform engineering design evaluations.
• Practice with ValFac, SSB, Sim Benches, HTS.
• Responsible for generation of NOC, ECR/ECO, FSB for different customers including MIL versions.
• Redesign of some products due to components/parts obsolescence.

Confidential, Anaheim, CA

System Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• System test planning, hardware/software integration and technical implementation of particularly complex inter-modular military cabinet system consisting of: converters, inverters, rectifiers, capacitor banks, power transformers, EMI modules, embedded controller, HMI display.
• Test interaction of 4 cabinets sharing a DC bus. Input SMPS (FPGA-DSP) 3-phase 440VAC high power SS Voltage-Frequency-Converter to 850VDC with Confidential technology and SS Inverter output to 400Hz 115VAC and 270DC 260A up to 200KW using Confidential design. Working and interacting with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Hardware-firmware/software integration support for test development of complete modules and as a result apply the necessary technical modifications for system integration.
• RCCA analysis and fix implementation.
• Requirements interpretation.
• System performance testing/qualification. Use of Code Composer Studio and embedded processors emulators.
• Wide test scope: electrical, thermal, EMI, and testing of software increments in order to check hardware response and control to meet the design requirements.
• Write test methods, review procedures, technical reports.
• Hands on experience on bench setups, testing with complex instruments: software control interface computers, digital scopes, current/voltage probes, power/digital/frequency analyzers, RS485, HMI. Labor and material estimates to accomplish proposed testing setting.
• Applied for reviews DO-254, MIL-STD-1399, MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-461E, MIL-STD-454B. RCCA implementation during the hardware-software phase integration.

Confidential, El Paso, TX

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented an innovative troubleshooting technique for technicians to locate specific circuit problems quickly and trained them to uncover root problems efficiently.
• Analysis of AC-DC and DC-AC high power Confidential conversion units developed for aircrafts and industrial applications.
• Wrote small test procedures and scripts. Root cause and corrective action to mitigate or eliminate customer returns (RCCA).
• Power supply EMI noise test-analysis and suppression to comply with aircraft manufacturers standards to avoid interference with the airplane avionics particularly navigation, guidance and communications systems.
• RMA Test Department support.

Confidential, Vergennes, VT

Test Tech Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Due to key contributions to Confidential team (interfaced with System, Electrical, and Software Engineers) my participation was important in order to finish on time the redesign project (reduce EMI radiation and power utilization) of the Electric-Brake-Actuator(motor)-Controller ( Confidential ) for the Confidential 787 “Dreamliner” state of the art carbon fiber aircraft. Intense applied metrology and sophisticated Fast Fourier Transform ( Confidential ) spectrum analysis were used to find EMI root cause and reduce radiated interference and power consumption of Confidential to pass Confidential Tier requirements. Wrote Confidential System Performance Test validation procedure to meet Confidential - Confidential requisites.
• Strong Excel graphing from test data capture results. HW verification testing phases: DVT (Design-Verification-Testing), SOF (Safety-of-Flight), EIS (Entry-Into-Service) of Confidential units. Familiar with Confidential special test equipment, refined electric actuators driven by precision stepper motors, and dynamic load cells.
• Loaded test units with progressive software code revisions using JTAG or CAN-Bus to perform multiple Confidential evaluations.
• Tested/repaired high power Confidential SMPS using board level test fixtures for diagnostic.