Engineer I & Ii, Electromagnetics Group
Marietta, Georgia
Performed ongoing RF support of production and flight line efforts pertaining to C-130J Hercules, P-3 Orion, and C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Coordinated with production and flight line personnel to perform RF testing such as TDR, VSWR, and insertion loss measurements, as well as phase matching and RF link analysis. Responded immediately to troubleshoot various antenna system failures on flight line. Designed, developed, and documented newly designed electronic equipment, both flying hardware and support equipment. Development of hardware and software plus layout of printed wire boards. Created engineering documentation including drawing packages, functional test documents, and commercial handbooks. Input verification statements into Weapons Systems Air Vehicle specification using DOORS based on requirements from ORD for C-5 Reliability Enhancement & Re-Engining Program (RERP). Reviewed C-5 engine and APU wiring diagrams, coordinated with external groups to identify wiring removed as a part of RERP, and generated detailed pylon wiring inventory.Responsible for C-5 Accelerated TCAS RF cable selection and installation. Interfaced with vendors concerning requirements and made the final vendor selection having weighed several factors. Performed on-aircraft VSWR, insertion loss, and time delay tests.Modeled 1553 transmission line and bus coupler using simulation software to predict signal integrity on data bus. Simulated components based on existing C-130 component models and actual on-aircraft data.