FPGA Systems Engineer working on BE-7 Blue Origin Engine

Systems Lead Engineer in DoD programs in design and development of complex embedded avionics products.

Specializing in the verification and validation of avionics software within a DO-178B/C and DO-254 compliant environment. Responsibilities include: requirements analysis and validation, requirements traceability from implementation to test, authoring test procedures, and automation of white and black box test methods.

Responsible for embedded and PC software design. Responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of electronic instruments, equipment, components, products or systems for commercial and industrial purposes. Responsible for providing technical direction.

Architecture and maintenance of embedded code in the custom circuit card assemblies used to control and monitor the various hardware in the two chemical standoff detection units developed by the company. However, due to the nature of the start-up business, my responsibilities were not limited to this, but included the design of analog and digital circuits, testing of mechanical hardware, assembly of the hardware, and I was the main bridge between the software and hardware groups.

Designed analog, digital, and mixed circuits for use in sensor and navigational systems in space and defense programs including manned space flight.

I began working as an intern in the summer of 2009 and have been working as a part-time engineer (while I continue my graduate studies) since September of the same year. I've been involved in projects involving the development of new technologies for the defense industry. My chief responsibility has been energy harvesting modules for micro air vehicles (MAV). In these projects I've worked from conception to implementation in the process acquiring experience in preliminary research, embedded systems programming, circuit design and simulation, PCB layout and final product testing.