RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS/HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Tucson, AZ
Lead Systems Engineer TOW All-Up-Round Team 2011 - Present
Lead systems engineer for product line with over $1 billion in booked sales. Designer of an innovative product line test architecture reducing test station production costs by 90%, development time by 75%, and test time by 60% while improving test coverage and reliability. Chair of Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) team. Implemented new FRACAS processes reducing production scrap rates by 36% in first year.
Interfaces with procurement specialists to develop product-related contracts. Develops RFP/RFQ language including technical specifications for statements of work. Evaluates vendor responses and makes vendor selection decisions for test equipment.
TOW Software Lead 2007 - Present
Conceptualized and developed method of reprogramming ground-to-ground tactical missile, at any point during production, resulting in reduction of rework and software upgrade costs by $5,000/unit; and leading to streamlining production by reducing the number of unique production items from seven to two.
Designed real-time parallel programming software architecture for RF transmitter and receiver. Directed software development on all production versions. Authored all software requirements documents, test plans & procedures, and test reports. Earned high performance team award as software team lead.
Analyzes data for product and software development, product performance, and test interpretation. Directs all software data analyses and expert solution-focused consultation for product Failure Review Board.
Senior Principal Systems Engineer 2005 - Present
Performs signal processing & analysis, and interprets pre and post-production field-test data to evaluate product performance.
Authors and directs the development of system requirements and design verification plans for product software and hardware, related R&D projects, test equipment, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations.
Develops data-reduction and signal processing software to facilitate effective flight data and simulation failure analysis for internal and external customers.
Provides systems engineering expert product support to internal and external customers.
Leads product, test equipment, and HWIL simulation integration teams.
Designs hardware interfaces and develops real-time software to integrate system components into HIL simulations.
Redesigned an obsolete flight data recorder, integrating all components into one module and reducing size and weight by over 50%, and cost by over 70%.
Provides expert product integration consultation to domestic and international customers. Briefs external customers on software and hardware performance and design, and interpretation of simulation data.
Trains domestic and international customers on product operation and performance.
Principal Systems Engineer 2001 - 2005
Earned high performance award as software team lead and hardware designer on R&D demonstration project to develop an RF transmitter and receiver, which led to the development of a new product line.
Led Special Project software & hardware design effort that produced a ruggedized classified electronic device for combat use by U.S. Army. Project went from concept to 20 fielded products in 3 months.
Earned high performance award for creating method of flying new missile variants off unmodified existing launch platforms. Led to development of low-cost extended range missile.
Developed RF co...
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