Exactly-One RAMS Specialty Engineering Advisor / Solopreneur

Independent Consultant (freelance) in Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS) Senior Engineering Specialist. Open for new contracts. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimdurling/ At CS Group (Montreal), act as a RAMS/System Engineer for a Fly-by-Wire Helicopter in Los Angeles. Recently at Near Earth Autonomy, Pittsburgh (remote), I was a safety assurance engineer (consultant). As part of System Engineering, I contributed to the development and deployment of NASA-funded aviation autonomy systems - Kaman Kargo (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Before that, I was a consultant for Beta A250 aircraft, electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL), system Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Engineering, and support System Safety Engineering. Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS) Senior Engineering Specialist at Irving Shipbuilding who performed system safety analysis on the Type 26 Frigate project, primarily combat systems. At CN, I was assigned as an engineering consultant on the only North American transcontinental railroad. My work involves Positive Train Control (PTC), a safety overlay system, along with overall CN op. Operations Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for worst-case collision/derailment hazard scenarios and PTC Locomotive On-Board Electronics (LOBES) FMECA. For many years as an electronics engineer, I was the RAMS Engineering Champion (SME) for Bombardier Aerospace, then the world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer. I have gained wisdom within the realm of New Product Development Engineering. I am determined to succeed at any task a potential client has for me within my area of expertise. During my career, I have worked on the equivalent of all product development phases. My background and experience are something that could benefit your organization. My engineering skills are varied and are of use to your organization: • Coaching / Training • Product Development • Project Management • RAMS Engineering • Technical Documentation.