Joel Reiter

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Senior Director of Engineering @ RipeLocker, LLC
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Seattle, Washington, United States, United States
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About Joel Reiter

Engineering manager experienced in product development ranging from ocean engineering to mesh networking appliances to unmanned aerial vehicles. Skilled in electrical engineering, manufacturing, and attacking thorny problems that have no obvious solution.

Joel Reiter's Current Company Details
RipeLocker, LLC

Ripelocker, Llc

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Senior Director of Engineering
Joel Reiter Work Experience Details
  • Ripelocker, Llc
    Senior Director Of Engineering
    Ripelocker, Llc Feb 2023 - Present
    Bainbridge Island, Washington, Us
    Working to preserve fresh through plant physiology, engineering, and physics.
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  • Ilmarinen Llc
    Co-Founder And Principal / Director Of Engineering
    Ilmarinen Llc Nov 2020 - Mar 2023
    ILMARINEN is a turn-key unmanned aerial systems (UAS) consultancy with experience in taking multiple airframes from composite structure and avionics design to flight test and performance evaluation. • Oversee first flight of vehicles ranging from hand to catapult launched designs to VTOL-fixed wing transitioning platforms for the largest firms in aviation. • Carry the day-to-day management and strategic positioning of the organization, as well as leadership and technical contribution for the engineering team which evolved from Vulcan.
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  • Corsair Technical Services
    Electro-Mechanical Engineering Manager
    Corsair Technical Services May 2020 - Nov 2020
    Kirkland, Wa, Us
    Corsair was the successful spinout of the Vulcan Innovation Lab following the death of Paul Allen.
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  • Vulcan Inc.
    Electro-Mechanical Engineering Manager
    Vulcan Inc. May 2017 - Apr 2020
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    The Vulcan Impact team works on technologies for global philanthropy and environmental conservation. • Led a team of seven electrical, software, and mechanical engineers, aerodynamicists, and firmware developers to develop a low-cost and highly capable all electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for conservation use in Africa. Responsible for final performance, completed detailed design, schedule, and user requirements of a vertical takeoff fixed wing platform.• Worked with third party vendors to develop high capacity and low mass battery systems, high efficiency motors and speed controllers, and complete airframes.• Performed systems engineering for payload choice and sizing, avionics development, communications tradeoffs, and airframe integration.• Constructed UAV prototypes for testing in North America and Africa.• Oversaw deployment and testing of the UAV in successful anti-poaching operations in Tanzania. • Designed ground control system to maintain command and control and video streaming beyond visual line of sight for users on transient networks.• Worked on a variety of Vulcan initiatives including autonomous rovers for NFL concussion mitigation, Right Whale and Orca conservation, anti-poaching camera traps, and conservation area border security.• Industry mentor in 2018 and 2020 for Vulcan sponsored University of Washington Aeronautics & Astronautics Capstone program. Led teams of undergraduates researching conservation technology as applied to UAVs.
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  • Pure Watercraft
    Principal Electrical Engineer
    Pure Watercraft Dec 2016 - May 2017
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Pure Watercraft is developing a lithium battery-operated outboard motor solution for small boats. The final product is a 20kW outboard motor, waterproof battery pack, dockside charger, throttle control, and cabling.• Sole electrical engineer responsible for the systems architecture, manufacturing strategy, and execution of the electronics, firmware, and software across the product line. Standardized robust review and design practices, vendor selection, circuit and PCB design, and first articles testing.• Designed the distributed Battery Management System of a custom 6kWh, 402V lithium-ion battery pack. Created hardware for pack control and the firmware for monitoring battery health, enforcing safety protocols, determining state of charge, and communicating with the drivetrain via CAN.• Worked with third party vendors to develop a 10kWh battery charging system to charge multiple packs and present the user with a simple touch screen interface.• Determined the electrical safety requirements of a novel electric vehicle propulsion system with the guidance and approval of National Testing Laboratories.
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  • Sea-Bird Scientific
    Director Of Engineering
    Sea-Bird Scientific Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
    Bellevue, Wa, Us
    Sea-Bird Electronics designs and manufactures oceanographic instruments for university researchers and government institutions.As Director of Engineering, managed 17 electrical, mechanical, and software engineers, and was responsible for all development efforts across three North American operating sites to ensure projects were on schedule, fully resourced, and successfully released to production. Served as the single point of contact to the executive team on the progress of each project, status of its killer risks, and the critical path to the next milestone. Developed Key Performance Indicators for the department, and created processes to ensure the team’s success.
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  • Sea-Bird Scientific
    Research And Development Manager
    Sea-Bird Scientific Sep 2013 - Feb 2016
    Bellevue, Wa, Us
    • Managed an 11 person engineering team including electrical, mechanical and software engineers, draftsman, and a machinist while continuing a hands on engineering role. Worked with my team to adopt common engineering practices, improve cross training and reduce silo design, and speed product to market. Worked with the rest of the organization to distribute the effort of sustaining engineering. • Managed the delivery of full product line RoHS compliance by mid-2017.• Developed multi-parameter instrument for use on autonomous robotic platforms around an NXP ARM7 microcontroller. Capable of collecting real-time data from six serial peripherals and three native measurands, processing the data, and satellite transmission to shore.
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  • Sea-Bird Scientific
    Electrical Engineering Manager
    Sea-Bird Scientific Apr 2013 - Sep 2013
    Bellevue, Wa, Us
    • Managed 4 person electrical engineering team while continuing with hands on engineering role. Worked with my team to improve our interactions with mechanical engineering, production, and software roles within the organization.
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  • Sea-Bird Scientific
    Principal Electrical Engineer
    Sea-Bird Scientific Sep 2008 - Apr 2013
    Bellevue, Wa, Us
    • Created schematics, designed printed circuit boards, wrote firmware, and transitioned to production tools to study the physics of the ocean. Responsible for taking complex electronics ideas from design to final product, including requirement gathering, system level design, project planning, schematic capture, PCB design, firmware authorship, creation of test plans and jigs, compliance testing, manufacturing release, and sustainment.• Designed the circuits and wrote the TI MSP430 firmware of an ultra-low power precision temperature logger. Created bed-of-nails test jig for automated testing and programming.• Designed a high data rate winched profiling instrument with eight differential voltage inputs, two peripheral serial ports, and the USB Mass Storage Device protocol as the primary user interface.
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  • Sea-Bird Scientific
    Senior Electrical Engineer
    Sea-Bird Scientific Sep 2008 - Oct 2009
    Bellevue, Wa, Us
    • Established a research program to understand the drift characteristics of precision pressure sensors, measure their drift automatically, and use the data to optimize their inclusion in products. Created experimental apparatus using PID controller to maintain chamber temperature ±50mK.• Worked with external testing bodies and consultants to deliver Sea-Bird line of 43 unique products through CE and UL certification.
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  • Coco Communications Corp.
    Lead Design Engineer
    Coco Communications Corp. Oct 2005 - Sep 2008
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    COCO Communications is a mesh networking company providing high reliability self-healing connectivity to customers from government agencies with field deployments to enterprise users in office settings.• Led the Platforms team and was responsible for all phases of product development including initial feature identification, prototype design and construction, outsourced manufacture, customer support, and regulatory body compliance.• Created a series of prototypes for the US Coast Guard including battery powered wireless routers and a radio gateway for translating maritime VHF radio to COCO voice-over-mesh.• Extensively modified a Hummer H1 to create a mobile command center with deep cycle battery packs, shock mounted servers, satellite internet connectivity, and multiband terrestrial radios.• Designed and constructed wireless routers for outdoor deployment at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Included closed loop water-cooling system within a dust tight enclosure and custom thermal shielding.
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  • Tracedetect
    Research Engineer
    Tracedetect Jun 2001 - Apr 2005
    TraceDetect used electrochemical techniques and a proprietary microelectrode array to quantify metals in water down to sub-parts per billion levels.• As first company employee created circuits, designed PCBs, microfabricated sensors in the cleanroom, developed chemical processes, and wrote software, firmware and documentation. Leading role in all parts of product development from market identification to installation.• Developed the schematic, PCB artwork, and Microchip assembly firmware for a laboratory interface to the microelectrode array. The instrument created arbitrary voltage waveforms while simultaneously measuring and recording electrode current to quantify metals contaminants.• Created a portable version of the laboratory instrument for measuring metals contamination in the field.• Used an external design firm to create a fluid sampling and handling system to measure trace levels of Arsenic. Extended their initial design to make fully autonomous measurements, improved manufacturability and suitability to the target market, and brought it into UL, CE, and FCC compliance.

Joel Reiter Skills

Mathematics Schematic Writing Market Chemical Test Automation Cost Mesh Processors Closed Loop Analog Translation Seattle Mentoring Compliance Testing High Reliability Iar Usb Pressure Sensors Collecting Data Profiling Programming Artwork Symposium Construction Autonomous Vhf Wireless Routers Shielding Airports Customer Support Gateway Requirements Gathering Texas Shock Management Design Electronic System Design Science Ocean Fixtures Command Center Coast Guard Jigs Drift Dust Iec Physics Publications Sustainment Oscilloscope Engineering Leadership Pid Networking Metals Instrumentation Docking System Mems Engineering Circuits Hummer Nxp Trace Declarations Contamination Testing Serial Circuit Point Of Contact Enterprise Software Radio Clean Rooms Conferences Assembly Documentation Product Development Thermal Research Precision Engineering Controller R&d Cooling System Maritime Digital Circuit Design Marketing Research Laboratory Power Test Planning Transmission Fcc Soldering Peripherals C Spectrum Fix Protocol Arm Sensors Mechanical Communication Schedules Laboratory Equipment Differential Active Scientific Institutions Microchip Government Agencies Electricians Array Electrical Engineering Project Planning Terrestrial Project Contractual Agreements House Measurements Rohs Ultra Servers Arsenic Pads Test Development Suitability Schematic Capture Amateur Responsibility User Interface Embedded Software Regulations Transition To Production Portable Batteries Interfaces Graphics Milestone Pcb Design Electronics Government Connectivity Ports Microcontrollers Dallas Windows Ce Software Product Design Cadence Compliance Satellite Mechanical Engineering Real Time Data Rate Mass Storage Manufacturing Self Healing Platforms Nails Firmware Sampling Orcad Deployments Voltage Msp430 Coco Recording Prototype

Joel Reiter Education Details

  • University Of Washington
    University Of Washington
    Electrical And Electronics Engineering
  • University Of Washington
    University Of Washington
    Electrical And Electronics Engineering
  • University Of Washington
    University Of Washington
    Mathematics
  • University Of Washington
    University Of Washington
    Professional Certificate Of Engineering Leadership

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