Kyle Cobb Email & Phone Number

Joint Base MDL, NJ

I am the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and serve as the point of contact for the planning and implementation of Additive Manufacturing (AM), Producibility, Rapid Prototyping, and Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM). I am responsible for the strategic allocation of resources with respect to personnel, technology, facilities, and finances related to the use of.

Joint Base MDL, NJ

· Provide technical leadership and guidance for the overall administration and management of all prototype fabrication, overhaul, modification and installation of electronic and mechanical systems, subsystems, and related equipment associated with ALRE and SE.· Review each design for ease of manufacturing; identifying high risk manufacturing operations.

Joint Base MDL, NJ

• Served as the Project Team Lead (PTL) in the Prototype Engineering Branch for Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing (AM)
• Provides customer interface, project and financial management, and production control services for all projects
• Manufacturing Producibility Lead for Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) Water Twister
• Serves as the Principal Investigator for the implementation of Model Based Definition (MBD) and Quality Information Framework (QIF) within… Show more
• Serves as the Principal Investigator for the implementation of Model Based Definition (MBD) and Quality Information Framework (QIF) within engineering and manufacturing
• Member of the national AM Integrated Product Team (IPT) responsible for the implementation, execution, qualification, and standardization of the AM process and its application within the DON

Joint Base MDL, NJ

• Acted as Lead Mechanical Engineer to provide technical direction and the delegation of tasking during several large Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).
• Served as primary interface to Production Contractor. Responsible for providing technical guidance, drawings, models, and manufacturing support for the production of Prototypes, Engineering Development Models (EDM).
• Utilized CREO to design, develop… Show more
• Utilized CREO to design, develop, maintain, revise, and ruggedize critical system components and assemblies, including large screen displays, touchscreens, and network components, for the ADMACS Moriah Wind System.
• Acted as Lead Mechanical Engineer for creating and executing test plans for environmental testing in accordance with Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity, Altitude, and EMI military specifications.
• Drafted the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the split-work installation of ADMACS aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) availability.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Research Assistant in Acoustics Division: Physical Acoustics Experimental Techniques Section.
• Utilized C++ in order to create a signal processing and data collecting code for the Spiral Wave Beacon project investigating the application of a novel approach for autonomous underwater navigation.
• Specification and design of experimental equipment onboard the Ocean Server Iver2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) platform.
• Collected and analyzed data of experimental technology… Show more
• Collected and analyzed data of experimental technology during the Prototype phase. Show less

• Scratched graphene onto silicon wafers and examined for ideal single layers of graphene.
• Prepared silicon wafers for the graphene exfoliation process utilizing tools such as: sonification devices and Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) chambers.
• Assisted post-doctoral and graduate students in configuring experimental apparatus’.

• Responsible for product development utilizing Pro/Engineer, including a jig for the Moriah Wind System, mechanical design of the new Type F Portable Test Set, and an enclosure for a LAN switch.
• Conducted physical configurations audits (PCA) based on installation control drawings (ICD) for the Aviation Data Management and Control System (ADMACS).

• Researched circuit design suites and fabricated a circuit for the Phase II Smart Connector, a project that is currently patent pending by NAVAIR.
• Assisted in the design of an ARINC 429 data bus with fault insertion capabilities to prove functionality.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Ms, Systems Engineering

Bs, Physics

Activities and Societies: Ski and Snowboard Club, Physics Society, Concert Committee