Specialist Engineer - Systems Design

• Mar 2019 - Present

Vehicle subsystems architecture, development, and installation into both vehicles in the space flight system. Vehicle subsystems architecture, development, and installation into both vehicles in the space flight system.

Specialist Engineer Systems Design

• Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

Senior Systems Design Engineer

• Jul 2016 - Mar 2019

Technical Lead - Hydraulics

• Sep 2001 - Jul 2016

Develop and refine overall hydraulic system architecture. Ensure compliance with customer requirements documents. Lead team of engineers to develop, analyze and test system components. Provide technical input to customer for resolving hydraulic system issues. Identify innovative solutions for hydraulic system problems and expedited implementation of those solutions. Work with Program Management to develop initial budget and schedule, provide task updates on a regular basis, identify scope change and develop cost and schedule impacts of the change. Work with resource managers to properly staff the program per the schedule task list. Show less

Systems Installation Design Lead Engineer

• Jun 1985 - Aug 2001

-- F-22 Wing Systems Installation Lead - Led a group of six team members responsible for all subsystems integration into the F-22 wings including hydraulic, fuel, electrical, lighting, EW and ECS routing. Provided shop liaison skills for real-time revisions to engineering to facilitate efficient assembly, estimated manpower and schedule impacts for proposed changes and negotiated with Engineering, Materiel, and Operations to provide on-time incorporation of program changes. --Lead Engineer Systems Installation Design - Defined aircraft systems routing architecture for the Joint Strike Fighter Wing Module. Defined routing paths, negotiated penetrations through structure, and supervised two industry-assist engineers loaned-in from a vendor. Coordinated interfaces with other aircraft modules and subsystem architects; negotiated with subsystems architects to efficiently install subsystem equipment. Defined overall wing systems design/manufacturing schedule, identified required manpower, identified and implemented computer-based tools and processes to increase designer efficiency. Verified interference-free installations via 4DNavigator and fly-thru. --Subsystem Design Hydralics - Preparation and maintenance of hydraulic system schematic for the Joint Strike Fighter Concept Demonstrator Aircraft (X-32 A & B). Preparation and maintenance of the reservoir hydraulic fluid level status on air vehicle, including identifying target levels for automated leak detection/branch isolation system. Hardware manager for the hydraulic reservoir, system accumulators, pneumatic reservoirs, and check valves, collected and presented documentation for flight certification for this equipment, prepared and presented all changes for this hardware, coordinated with the installation engineers to assure proper installation. Prepared and released the program Hydraulic Design Manual, defining basic requirements for proper hydraulic system design and installation. Show less