Detector Electronics - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Senior Electrical Test Engineer

• Provide engineering support for automated testing equipment including PCB component and functional testing, sensor calibration (gas and fire detection) and verification, thermal cycling, and final configuration.

• Technical expert for Test software driving architectural updates to modern software standards.

  • Test software includes C#, C++, and LabVIEW, all controlled in GitLab.

  • Implementing clean code standards to simplify and improve readability.

  • Writing instrument drivers with abstraction/inheritance for hardware agnostic systems.

• Manage various test result datalogging systems from local CSV files to SQL server databases including developing converter software between systems to increase test data visibility to manufacturing, quality, and test engineers.

• Collaborate with quality engineers to root cause product defects and prevent escapes.

• Train new junior level engineers on test systems and department standards.

Ametek Vehicular Instrumentation Systems - Grand Junction, Colorado

Electrical Design Engineer 

• Designed and developed analog and digital circuits in Altium Designer through strong attention to detail, circuit simulation, and organized documentation following best practices for risk mitigation.

• Lead Electrical Engineer for projects from specification and quote to schematic design, preforming DFMEA, developing and executing test plans to hardware bring up and verification.

• Preformed design and qualification testing (EMI/EMC, ESD, electrical transient) according to SAE, ISO, IEC, and customer standards ensuring robust product quality and reliability.

• Redesigned legacy products by finding innovative solutions to maintain or improve product specifications and continue production.

Capco LLC (now Valor Tactical Innovation) - Grand Junction, Colorado

Electrical Engineer

• Lead engineering decisions for electrical production test equipment for military use explosive cartridges.

• Implemented new test systems utilizing automated instrumentation and high-level software systems to advance production speed and significantly improve quality control.

• Developed electronics and software for custom 3D printer and explosive filament extruder.

• Created internal website displaying real time production statistics to help manufacturing control processes.

United Technologies Corp. Fire & Security (now Carrier, Otis, and Raytheon) - Arden Hills, Minnesota

Electrical Test Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

• Designed and implemented 30+ unique automated production test systems including in-circuit, functional, final, and calibration testers.  Work included: electrical and mechanical design, software integration, documentation, certification, and support of test assets.

• Test software developed in C#, VB, and LabVIEW including UI design, 3rd party API integration, hardware driver creation, SQL database interfacing, and data structures and algorithm processing.