Joe Horak Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, United States

Focused on Systems Engineering, requirements management, requirements decomposition, DFMEA, Risk prioritization, DVP&R, validation testing, Root Cause Analysis, and inventing.I make complicated system interface requirements manageable for humans to assess risk and validate.

Product development consulting services.

Kent, Wa

I dealt with product conformance, design requirements communication, and making quality requirements human-readable.

Cedar Park, Texas

Product expert for traction drive design for Light Vehicle and Off Highway applications. Involved in all aspects of product development, from concept initiation through manufacturing optimization. Proposes and critiques design concepts and provide recommendations for optimization. Supports engineers in strength, durability and performance calculations to optimize the design of new products. Implements and executes engineering changes and deviation requests to improve existing designs. Interface with support personnel responsible for product design, test, development, inspection, and manufacture.

Van Buren Twp, Mi

Responsibilities focused on implementing proper design, analysis and integration of mechanical systems in automotive, military, renewable energy, and hydraulic fracturing industries. Assisted in powertrain recapitalization of USMC HMMWV. Selected Accomplishments:- Led driveline, amphibious, and hydraulic systems design, analysis, and integration on prototype amphibious combat vehicle.

Van Buren Twp, Mi

Provided engineering support, development, and analysis on PTUs, RDMs, automatic and manual transmissions. Provided engineering support on projects pertaining to Root Cause Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, gear sizing and life, and bearing sizing, selection, and life, clutch and synchronizer performance. Experienced in precision tolerance stack-up calculations.Selected Accomplishments:- Led design analysis on wind turbine rotor magnetization machine.- Led development of a wide range of design/analysis tools to expedite calculations for transmission shaft fatigue.

Grass Lake, Michigan

Responsible for performing exhaust system prototype testing utilizing Horiba automotive emission analyzers (MEXA-7100 and MEXA- 6000FT), engine and chassis dynamometers, and a hot/cold flow laboratory. Setup and performed testing for EVD, 2-channel simulated road-load, and durability. Operated MTS test, measurement, and calibration machines for hot-end can- assembly. Performed cost savings analysis on supplier-purchased production exhaust system components. Completed undergraduate thesis on design, development, and validation of on-vehicle Hydrocarbon Lean NOx Catalyst prototype. Created and produced ELIM NOx emissions control informational and training video.