Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Designer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Component and Cable Design Engineer

• May 2019 - Jul 2022

My duties as the Component Engineer have been to: • Establish technical documentation and processes for a hardware configuration management System Utilizing Altium NEXUS and SYSPRO. • Establish documented procedures and policies to allow lifecycle management of PCB assemblies, components as well as control of Bill of Materials • Ensure document control integrity with revision history content, approvals, and workflow routing. • Monitor and report component lifecycle, availability, lead-time, and pricing. • Qualify, approve, and audit component suppliers. • Perform component evaluations and qualifications when required. • Provide component level expertise and consulting to Design Engineers. • Participate in design reviews for the purpose of component selection and standardization. • Work with production to solve component and cable related production problems and develop standards and practices. • Perform failure analysis on problem components, work with suppliers to resolve component problems, and to identify "root cause" and permanent solutions. My duties as a Cable Harnesses Design Engineer have been to: • Establish and document company standards for cable design, drawings and documentation. • Perform multi-source supplier validation for harnesses. • Reduce cable assembly cost and lead time by 50%. • Work closely with hardware engineers to design, build, test and integrate cable harnesses. • Work closely with manufacturers to design, document and qualify custom battery packs to UN38.3. • Investigate and implement cable construction, packaging, shipment, testing, and costing.

PCB Designer/Engineering Technician

• Jan 2018 - May 2019

Primary responsibilities include:• Printed Circuit Board Design and Layout using Altium Designer• High Density Digital, Analog, RF and Mixed Signal layouts• Impedance Matched Single Ended and Differential Routing• Schematic Capture• Assembly and Fabrication Drawing Creation• Schematic and PCB Component Creation in accordance with IEEE and IPC standards• Altium Database Component Library Management• Assisting Electrical and RF Engineers in Product Design and Development• Conducting and Reporting Tests in accordance with DO-181E, DO-260B, AS-8003 and DO-160G• Editing and authoring product specification documentation for compliance tracability against industry and technical standards.• Designing and Testing and Prototype Assemblies and Test Fixtures• Assisting with Maintaining an Inventory of Engineering Parts, Tools, and Supplies• Building, Maintaining, and Tracking of Product Prototypes used for Engineering Development and Formal-Testing• Authoring Manufacturing Processes and Verification Documents• Assisting with code review for complex test automation systems

Engineering Technician

• Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

• PCB Layout and Routing with Altium Designer • Assisted engineers in product design, development, and in production, as needed• Developed and maintained Altium component database libraries using a version controlled database• Developed and build prototype boards, assemblies, cables, and test fixtures• Prepared and conducted experiments and tests along with an engineer or Sr. Engineering Technician; and recorded and reported on results findings to senior engineering members• Assisted engineers in design work, performing schematic and PCBA updates as needed• Inspected and critiqued products and processes, especially from the standpoint of manufacturability and robustness• Assisted with maintaining an inventory of engineering parts, tools, and supplies• Assisted with the Acquisition/building, maintaining, and tracking of product prototypes used for engineering development, beta-testing and formal conformity testing• Maintained and updated the Engineering Lab and work benches• Authored production manufacturing processes and verification documents for new products during development and roll-out

Production Lead Technician - Transponder Group

• Nov 2013 - Feb 2016

In addition to typical production technician work; as a Production Lead I was responsible for:• Managing product flow, work orders, reporting and recommending solutions for process improvements• Directing group assignments, scheduling their work to answer daily and weekly goals• Interfacing with management, materials, quality control & manufacturing engineering to meet goals• Ensuring that products were completed on time, on labor budget, with 100% quality• Enforcing Systems, Policies and ProceduresThrough experience and training I have become proficient with;• Successfully managing a production department of 5-10 individuals in all daily activities• Assisting with Implementation and maintaining quality systems in compliance with AS9100/ISO 9001• Non-destructive testing of complex micro-electronics• Soldering of surface mount, through hole and wire connections• Printed circuit board modifications and debug• Configuration management and document control• Authoring complex process work instructions documents• Equipment and tool calibration and verification

Production Technician

• Mar 2012 - Nov 2013

• Performed work in accordance with work orders, production drawings, and using sample assemblies, or receiving verbal instructions.• Extensive hand soldering of 0201 sized component in accordance with board level modification instructions.• Performed standard electrical bench testing using typical laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes and power supplies.• Positioned and aligned components in specified relationship to each other within jig, fixture, or other holding device. • Connected component lead wires to printed circuit and routed and connected jumper wires between individual component leads and other components, connectors, terminals, and contact points.• Installed finished assemblies and sub-assemblies in cases and cabinets. • Adjusted and trimmed materials from components to achieve specified electrical or dimensional characteristics. Performed online go-no-go testing and inspection to ensure parts and assemblies meet production specifications and standards.

General Laborer

• Jul 2005 - Mar 2012

• Inventory of packed product cartons through the use of inventory and product tracking software as well as physical documentation of product cartons • Computer operations of the box scaling and labeling line, as well as production flow and plant operations • Employee placement and utilization, ensuring quality and efficiency of a team of approximately 20 individuals • General maintenance duties, repair and cleaning of the various machines and equipment as well computer maintenance. I began working seasonally at Underwood in June 2003 and returned full time in June 2005.