Richard Buser Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Va, Us

Mechanical engineer of electronic payload packages for manned and unmanned aerial vehicle platforms.● Package commercial off the shelf (COTS) and custom electronic equipment into UAV payloads, both independently and in a team environment. Execute analysis during design process including structural and thermal.● Lead mechanical engineering effort of customizable 3U VPX chassis' under internal research and development (IRAD).● Electronic payload pod lead for multiple pods, handling pods from contract award through procurement, assembly, validation and delivery.● Manage local engineering effort for joint program with off-site NGC facility.● Consult with third party vendors to draft and fabricate payload specific shipping containers with roll on/off capability.● Draft and fabricate fixtures and hardware for system level testing of electronic equipment.

Mechanical engineer for rugged computer hardware and product lines. Schedule planner for additive manufacturing of prototype and production parts.● Design new rugged computer hardware and maintain existing product lines. Plan prototype and production part printing schedule and direct the use of three 3D printers.● Transform existing rugged computer hardware to incorporate new COTS components. Optimize designs with universal brackets to reduce part costs and limit existing variations.● Conceptualize and generate 3D printed plastic parts used for production servers to decrease part lead times. Upgrade parts to be mass produced by injection molding to reduce per piece costs and improve overall aesthetics.● Support manufacturing engineers with prototype builds for developing assembly documentation.● Process engineering change orders by updating drawings and bill of materials.

Product engineer for underwater communications systems and pressure vessels. Subject matter expert for glass floatation line and associated manufacturing processes.● Designed, analyzed and tested pressure vessels to house electronic equipment, ranging from shallow water to full ocean depth.● Assisted in the acquisition of a large capital CNC machine and managed integration into the glass floatation line to improve manufacturing times and product consistency.● Produced detailed component drawings for vendor manufacturing and assembly drawings and documentation for in-house production.● Performed field repairs on acoustic releases at an international customer site.● Interfaced with manufacturing, materials control, quality and sales.

Mechanical design engineer for prototype surface and underwater vehicles, developed under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the Office of Naval Research. ● Prepared and maintained structural designs for a Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle and Low Visibility Surface Craft.● Programmed tool paths for part production in 3-axis and 5-axis CNC machines.● Created mold geometry and laminate schedules for complex geometries and hull forms.● Integrated equipment and hardware into vehicles to allow for autonomous operation.● Troubleshot critical issues and proactively addressed potential problems to improve reliability, decrease complexity and ensure stability of the customer solution.● Gathered customer requirements for presales proposals, collaborated internally, developed and presented options including solid modeling for customer approval.