Michael Giehl Email & Phone Number

Liberty, South Carolina, US

Burlingame, CA, US

• Job Title – Validation Engineer
• Created an EMI test program at Proterra for vehicle validation using Rohde and Schwarz ELEKTRA as well as developed standardized EMI testing plans for Proterra vehicles
• Led in-house EMI testing of electric vehicles
• Performed EMI tests off site at various labs per CISPR 12 and CISPR 36 standards
• Performed voltage analysis and power consumption testing on electric buses
• Provided support for partnership with Thomas Built Electric school buses

Spartanburg, SC, US

• Test engineer
• Worked with a dedicated test team to validate new products and verify issues with existing products
• Coordinated with other teams in the company as well as outside vendors, customers, and test labs to ensure that all testing goals were met
• Organized, led, and attended meetings to ensure proper communication and transparency on projects was maintained
• Wrote and reviewed test procedures for product testing based on IEC, ASTM and ISO standards, and customer requirements
• Designed and created wiring schematics and diagrams, fixture assembly drawings, detail drawings, and pneumatic schematics for tests

US

• Lead engineer for engineering department and was responsible for handling day to day engineering tasks and ensuring that all projects remain on schedule
• Was in charge of designing physical control systems for all new machines based on customer’s requests and machine requirements
• Responsible for designing all PLC programs for new machines as well as updating or upgrading programs for existing machines
• Designed mounting adaptors to fit standard Tandematic products to customer’s machinery
• Designed machinery to perform specific functions on the customer’s machines
• Was responsible for designing and testing prototype machines as well as testing current machines to determine design flaws or validate possible improvements

Bolton, ON, CA

• Power Lab intern
• Continued previous interns’ work on emissivity and heater performance project and left notes, findings, and procedures to ensure that work could be continued by the next intern
• Was responsible for analyzing all failed heaters returned to the Milton, Vermont location to determine the cause of failure along with documenting any findings to discover trends
• Assisted the Research and Development department with thermal tests and analyses using a FLIR Thermal Camera
• Performed new product evaluation tests and tests for other members of the engineering design team
• Kept track of all equipment borrowed from the power lab

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Engineering