Thomas Lane

Sr. Systems Engineer at Virgin Galactic
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Experience

    • United States
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sr. Systems Engineer
      • Nov 2022 - Present

    • United States
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior System Engineering
      • Feb 2019 - Nov 2022

    • United States
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sr. Systems Engineer
      • Jun 2017 - Nov 2022

    • System Engineer
      • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

    • Ireland
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Mechanical Engineer
      • May 2014 - Jun 2016

    • ETLP
      • Jun 2013 - May 2014

      Project manager for the Controls and Power Conversion Division  Large NPD: Serve as a project manager for the team’s second largest New Product Development (NPD) project ($6.5 million/year). Lead Gate 0 through Gate 2 activities. Coordinate resourcing the project by leveraging resources in Pune.  Small NPD: Serve as project manager and project lead for a specialized contactor for the nuclear market. Wrote the marketing and functional specifications. Analyzed test data to validate… Show more Project manager for the Controls and Power Conversion Division  Large NPD: Serve as a project manager for the team’s second largest New Product Development (NPD) project ($6.5 million/year). Lead Gate 0 through Gate 2 activities. Coordinate resourcing the project by leveraging resources in Pune.  Small NPD: Serve as project manager and project lead for a specialized contactor for the nuclear market. Wrote the marketing and functional specifications. Analyzed test data to validate the design. Drove the project through ProLaunch into production.  Product Line Management: Stabilized the Durant product line and coordinated engineering efforts to fulfill $100,000 of back-orders. Develop a product line strategy to manage $3.5 million/year in sales and prevent future manufacturing challenges.  Innovation Council Lead: Ideate and execute processes that encourage innovative behaviors.  Cost-Out Champion: Co-lead a cost-out process that saved $770k in 2013.

    • ETLP
      • Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

      Design Engineer for Advanced Valvetrain (Automotive),  Corrective action management: Directed an 8D process to troubleshoot clicking latches. Reduced fallout from 25% to 0.5%. Developed an off-line inspection method to detect remaining failures. Innovated and tested a design change to eliminate the failure mode.  Collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing: Conducted run-offs and gauge R&Rs to troubleshoot product launch.  Reliability study: Compiled and presented a concise… Show more Design Engineer for Advanced Valvetrain (Automotive),  Corrective action management: Directed an 8D process to troubleshoot clicking latches. Reduced fallout from 25% to 0.5%. Developed an off-line inspection method to detect remaining failures. Innovated and tested a design change to eliminate the failure mode.  Collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing: Conducted run-offs and gauge R&Rs to troubleshoot product launch.  Reliability study: Compiled and presented a concise representation of fatigue limits prior to production release by running a test plan and performing a statistical analysis in collaboration with the reliability COE in Galesburg/Pune.  Mentoring: Trained new co-ops. Assigned and reviewed co-op work on a weekly basis.  Developed global resources: Organized MTS fatigue testing with a vehicle group facility in Wuxi, China to fill a resourcing gap.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Machine Design TA
      • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • IT technician
      • 2007 - 2011

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

Education

  • Thayer School of Engineering
    Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
    2011 - 2012
  • Dartmouth College
    2007 - 2011
  • Webb School of California
    2003 - 2007

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