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Campbell, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

In addition to duties listed for previous employment at SkyPilot:• Supported sustaining engineering activities.• Analyzed customer return data, performed root cause analysis and implemented corrective actions.• Integrated 2.4 GHz and 4.9 GHZ wireless access points into an outdoor wireless mesh backhaul network node product. • Worked with compliance laboratories for safety, emissions, and susceptibility testing for agency certifications. (UL, CSA, FCC, IC, ETSI)• Provided deployment analysis and guidance to customers for improved network reliability.• Developed specifications for indoor and outdoor low voltage DC power sources. Worked with vendors to develop semi-custom Power over Ethernet power supplies, battery backup, and solar power systems for our entire product line.• Addressed ESD, lightning, and surge requirements. Designed a robust Power over Ethernet (PoE) front end for outdoor wireless network equipment.• Served as in house embedded GPS systems specialist.

• Provided sustaining engineering for rack-mount and outdoor RF amplifiers ranging from 6 to 40 GHz.• Managed quick turn around of short run, special projects, and one-off demo systems.• Lead IR&D projects for major upgrades of existing product designs.• Improved manufacturability and quality and reduced cost throughout the product line.• Generated new and clarified existing documentation.• Improved electrical and thermal performance for enhanced reliability.• Provided input to the Engineering Department regarding manufacturability of new designs.• Worked with suppliers to resolve quality issues and insure conformance.• Performed root cause analysis of product failures in the factory and in the field.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

• Designed the commercial packaging systems of a wireless mesh backhaul node.• Integrated the prototype RF, digital, and power subsystems, improving reliability for repeatable data gathering.• Executed the rapid development of the packaging system and enclosure design for a demonstration system allowing field testing and product improvement early in the design stage.• Integrated the various subsystems of an outdoor wireless network node, including antenna, transceiver, and outdoor mounting hardware.• Participated in design reviews with the outside Industrial Design firm and manufacturing vendors on volume manufacturing of commercial units. Reduced parts count to lower BOM and assembly costs.• Developed mobile quick deployment systems for field testing.• Developed production test systems and test plans for use by our contract manufacturer.• Laid out engineering lab, coordinated tenant improvements, and purchased engineering lab equipment.

AKA SkyPilot Networks, Inc.

Design For Manufacturability Coursework

Certificate, Microwave Technology