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Carmel, Indiana, United States

SR Systems Engineer and Technical Lead - Lead Systems Engineer for Aptiv, responsible for design build and test of Phased Array Antenna Radar Sensors for Level 2, 3 and 4 autonomous vehicle driving. Develop Hardware Software Interface (HSI) Specification and BIOs documentation for SW Engineering, Requirements specifications documentation within Polarion and JIRA and linkages to lower level customer requirements, development of HSI test cases and testing of HSI document to test cases. Development of System Mechanization using VISO, Power Moding Timing/diagram, Hardware bring-up documentation, test bench design, build and testing of EDU units and data acquisition using VECTOR CAN Tools, and Thermal testing for survive-ability to customer requirements.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Technical Lead, – Lead Systems Engineer for Delphi Electronics and Safety for the BMW i3 Hybrid Electric Propulsion System. Responsible for Customer requirements development and reviews within DOORS, development of internal detailed requirements for EE, Systems, Software and Audit reviews, with BMW representatives for vehicle road release including Functional Safety for ISO26262 compliance. Responsible for overall Systems Engineering for multiple processors and functionality for multiple motor controllers and DC-DC converter within a single housing for OEM assembly line vehicle integration.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Project Management / Technical Lead - Lead Systems Engineer for Delphi Wireless Vehicle Charger, responsible for development of 3.3 kW HEV, PHEV and EV on-board lithium ion battery pack wireless charging system, utilizing a highly resonant source-capture coil charging system and Wifi feedback communications control. Develop all software documents including BIOS, CAN commutations; software requirements document (SRD), variable list, Wifi communications document, calibrations and controls. Additional responsibilities include lead design of AC to DC power electronics and control board design, integrate and test complete system in laboratory and deliver to OEM vehicle manufacture in Belmont, CA. Lead vehicle integration team, test and verify performance of charging and control system in European all electric vehicle. Maintain and update program schedule, action items, develop/manage program budget plan and product problem reports, manage and mitigate program risks. Lead internal gate reviews, track and review monthly budget with Chief Engineer. Develop, maintain, and present program reviews for executive management.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Sr Staff System Engineer - Lead systems technical team to test, deliver and integrate first Allison Transmission heavy duty hybrid system in a commercial vehicle known as the "SPLASH" vehicle. Develop test plans for systems bench integration and dyne testing. Lead system meetings with Allison and develop/distribute meeting notes to component sub-teams to ensure consistent communications. Develop and maintain Systems action items and tracking list. Support ATI vehicle integration, debug and test of "SPLASH" vehicle. Provide systems engineering support for development of solar inverter with joint development (JDA) partner Earth Solar. Develop mechanization and preliminary specifications documents and review with JDA partner. Lead development of alternative system topologies for architecture down select. Develop interface list for all inverter boards and track I/O requirements. Develop high level control strategy for inverter and boost converters maximum power point tracking (MPPT). Work with S/W Engineer to develop BIOS document and control models for both inverter and boost converter.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Technical Lead, Program Manager - Lead Allison (ATI) 60-Day Technical team. Lead system fuel economy trade-off study to include motor torque, system voltage, system current, conventional vehicle electrical load and scheduling and vehicle mass for a variety of commercial vehicle applications and drive cycles. Manage / lead technical development of hybrid “PowerBox” (HPB) system for Asia Pacific customer SAIC and Delphi Sante Fe Powertrain demo vehicle.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Technical Lead, Program Manager, - Lead Allison (ATI) 60-Day Technical team. Lead system fuel economy trade-off study to include motor torque, system voltage, system current, conventional vehicle electrical load and scheduling and vehicle mass for a variety of commercial vehicle applications and drive cycles. Manage / lead technical development of hybrid “PowerBox” (HPB) system for Asia Pacific customer SAIC and Delphi Sante Fe Powertrain demo vehicle.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Technical Lead, Program Manager - Lead technical development and perform Systems Engineering functions for the Hybrid “PowerBox” system, targeting Asian Pacific (AP) customer (SAIC). Perform technical lead role (system analysis, tradeoff studies, etc.) and project management functions as required. Lead, write, prepare Government power electronics & electric machines (PEEM) proposal. Develop relationships and maintain contact with program partners throughout proposal and contract process. Ensure effective transition of proposal detail to Program Manager and Project Team.

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Technical Lead, Program Manager - Lead and manage DOE and DOD programs, responsible for 60-day technical reports, quarterly reports, financial tracking, adherence to budget plan. Track and maintain program schedule, prepare and deliver Government milestone reviews in accordance with contract schedule. Lead technical team for development of closed loop combustion controls for Diesel engine applications. Lead development of controls of Diesel Aftertreatment system for light duty North American truck market segment. Provide technical support to Delphi Sales organization and leverage the “Energenix” organization as required for lithium battery systems (LBS). Markets include personal mobility, medical, military, marine, and cordless tools, DOD/DOE on military and commercial ground vehicle applications.