Senior High Speed Electronic Design Engineer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Principal Electronics Hardware Engineer

• Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

Working in the safety critical controls sector as a product owner/ design authority with experience in highspeed designs for digital displays and safety critical applications. I am responsible for delivering the detail design of complex hardware that meets all the customer and derived requirements, on time and to schedule. Whilst evaluating and recommending new and emerging technologies for adoption into civil and military applications. I have a key interest in developing and sharing knowledge to other members of staff and improving processes.This role exposes me to the following: Detailed analysis, simple/ complex part analysis, Signal integrity, Power Delivery network (PDN) Analysis, circuit simulation (Digital and Analogue), statistical modelling, requirement capture and derivation, failure mode analysis, high speed circuit design, FPGA HW design, Processor design, verification, system design, functional design and compliance.Tool experiences: Mentor Graphics toolset (Hyperlynx DXDesigner), Simetrix, LTSpice, Matlab, Visio, Microsoft office, Kicad, Solidworks, VB

Senior Hardware Engineer

• Jul 2018 - Nov 2021

Hardware Engineer

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

Working with Advanced HUD (Head Up Displays) on the development of the DLE (Digital Light Engine) for the modern HUD & Within the Air Data section - This involves hardware architecture / concept creation, interfacing with other departments, IE PLD (Programmable Logic Devices), systems & software. Detailed design, schematic capture, detailed analysis (SI, PI and Timing), commissioning, test and validation to DAL-A-C standard. Proficient user in tools:-Mentor XDxDesigner-Mentor Expedition PCB -Mentor HyperLynx - SI,PI-Timing Designer - Timing anaylsis-Matlab-LTspice-All Microsoft work packages

Graduate Hardware Engineer

• Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

The BAE GDF (Graduate Development Framework) is a two year scheme designed to develop people into a well round engineer. This is accomplished by 4 placements in different areas of the wider business, in order to develop experience, technical skills and soft skills, through the means of formal learning with real world challenges.Placement 1: 9 months, Hardware Engineer, working within the advanced HMD (Helmet mounted displays) group with the focus of commissioning, verification and formal qualification within our in house Faraday test center.Placement 2: 3 months, Technical Supply Chain lead working closely with our suppliers. My responsibilities were; LEAN and six sigma techniques to improve supplier performance, root cause investigations, developing & maintaining the manufacturing processes and supplier audits.Placement 3: 4 months, Hardware Engineer, working within a new growing area of the business supporting rapid developments of prototypes to aid the early phase of new bids. This included architectural design - detailed design - schematic capture - layout & routing - commissioning - validation and qualification - utilising rapid prototyping technologies and techniques. Placement 4: 8 months, Hardware Engineer, working with the advanced HUD (Head Up Displays) on the development of the DLE (Digital Light Engine) for the modern HUDs. This involved Hardware architecture and interfacing with other departments, IE PLD and Systems & Software. Detailed design, schematic capture, detailed analysis (SI, PI and Timing).

Home Projects

• Sep 2012 - Jun 2022

Flick through the images to see what I have been up to - In my free time I enjoy building and experimenting with various different projects. Most successful of which is my open source 3D printed CNC machine, which currently have over 5'000 members on our Facebook group and more than 47'000 downloads collectively between the three machines (see project section below for more information). Flick through the images to see what I have been up to - In my free time I enjoy building and experimenting with various different projects. Most successful of which is my open source 3D printed CNC machine, which currently have over 5'000 members on our Facebook group and more than 47'000 downloads collectively between the three machines (see project section below for more information).

Head of Vehicle Electronics

• Sep 2012 - Apr 2015

Undergraduate Engineer

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

Redesigning current shop floor test rigs to improve and add functionality, so the production line can be more efficient in testing brand new products. As part of my time at Barnbrook, I spent time designing 3D printed jigs to reduce operational costs and also add future expand-ability. The majority of my time was spent working in their R&D department, designing and testing UAVs for the railway and military use; testing different manufacturing methods and quadcopter designs. Redesigning current shop floor test rigs to improve and add functionality, so the production line can be more efficient in testing brand new products. As part of my time at Barnbrook, I spent time designing 3D printed jigs to reduce operational costs and also add future expand-ability. The majority of my time was spent working in their R&D department, designing and testing UAVs for the railway and military use; testing different manufacturing methods and quadcopter designs.

Sailing Instructor

• May 2012 - Jul 2014

My role for this job was to teach and introduce novices in to the sport of sailing, for them to achieve a level 2 sailing qualification. The course is a weekend long in duration and covers all aspects of sailing to sail around a course. I was responsible for either a group of joiners or two adults. My role for this job was to teach and introduce novices in to the sport of sailing, for them to achieve a level 2 sailing qualification. The course is a weekend long in duration and covers all aspects of sailing to sail around a course. I was responsible for either a group of joiners or two adults.

Sales Assistant

• Jul 2010 - Sep 2013

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