St. Louis, MO
PERSONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated and competent Project Engineer with excellent communication, organization, and co-ordination skills. Comprehensive understanding of Requirement Based Engineering (RBE), and extensive experience with project life cycle phases including design process and manufacturing methods. Excellent collaboration and problem solving skills with ability to anticipate issues, delegate resources, and furnish efficient solutions. Demonstrated ability to build excellent relationship with clients and team members while maintaining a clear alignment of project scope with company's strategic business objectives.
Requirement management • Requirement Based Engineering • Planning and delegation • Schedule and cost management • Vendor and customer management • Risk and scope analysis • Analytical problem solving skills • Effective communication and organizational skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Engineer August 2014 - Present
Zodiac Cabins Control, GmbH Hamburg, Germany
Ensuring that complete development is carried out in accordance with specifications, statutory requirements, aviation directives (RTCA, FAA, EASA, SAE, MIL-STD), and other contractual requirements. Provide technical advice and direction to external customers, internal management, and engineering groups.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary engineering group on the design, verification, qualification, and manufacturing of an Aircraft Cabin Interior system.
• Provide forecasts, prepare plans, create work packages, estimate cost, and forecast schedule for the project.
• Identify resources, assign responsibilities, track progress, and coordinate timely delivery of internal and external deliverable.
• Provide project status reports to program and upper management. Effectively communicate risks, provide solutions. and execute plans.
• Communicate complex engineering data to a multidisciplinary, audience.
• Review quality, completeness, and accuracy of project drawings, documents, and technical reports.
• Advise purchasing on equipment purchase, tooling, material schedule and cost control.
• Take ownership of challenging targets, focus on details, and maintain overview.
Hardware Development Engineer/Systems Engineer August 2012 – August 2014
Zodiac Cabins Control, GmbH Hamburg, Germany
Responsible for electrical hardware design, and integration of various electro-mechanical systems for a highly professional and demanding aviation industry. Directed PCB layout to ensure signal integrity and EMV constraints are met. Performed design verification, testing, documentation, and production handover. Integral in all design stages of product development including research, design, prototyping, testing, and qualification.
• Led hardware design, and system implementation from the initial concept and design right through to production, testing, and handover.
• Effectively worked with multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Communicated complex engineering data to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Developed ideas to improve design, performance, and efficiency of existing products.
• Researched suitable engineering solutions, and carried out complex engineering calculations.
• Executed various aspects of hardware design cycles: research, planning, design, prototyping, schematic capture, simulation, testing, troubleshooting, HW/SW integration, and qualification.
• Authored technical documents including technical specification, test plans, validation and verification plan, acceptance test procedures, and production process for the complete hardware development life cycle.
• Administered critical qualification and certification testing such as HALT/HASS, EMV, ESD, lightning, and power quality.
• Act as the main liaison for clients to address any hardware or systems related problem. Communicate with customers and suppliers to resolve design issues.
Electrical Engineer/Systems Engineer November 2009 – July 2012
Zodiac Executive Aircraft Inserts Virginia, USA
Responsible for design, integration, and maintenance of single phase and poly phase power supplies. Experience with step down and step up power converters, EMI filters, discrete logic circuits, and various test and qualification tools. Evaluated technical requirements and provide feasible and reliable design solution. Work closely with qualification and test engineers during product’s qualification and certification stage. Supervise test engineering and direct them in day to day tasks.
• Integral to full systems life cycle developments projects - from requirement definition to design, prototyping, system integration, and production.
• Developed test and automation method to perform functional and long term performance testing for various electromechanical aircraft systems.
• Designed and implemented a AC/DC power supply, and high frequency switching power supply. Designed EMI filter for broadband noise attenuation, and used simulation to study capabilities and limitation of various filters.
• Collaborated with senior management and sales teams on business development. Managed customer expectations, budget, and requirements based on established project road map.
• Successfully administered system integration initiative by coordinating requirements and deliverable between engineering teams, management, sales, qua...
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