Northrop Grumman Corp ES

2008 - 2013
Salt Lake City, UT
Multi-Discipline Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Dept.

MISSION: Engineer, SLC

Engineering for special projects to support continuous improvement in manufacturing operations and test systems

CONTRIBUTIONS

Observe and analyze the manufacturing environment to identify opportunities to improve/modernize operations

Developed pilot system to track work-in-process throughout the manufacturing process using RFID technology.

• Designed integration approach for RFID system
• Designed and built custom RFID readers (electronics hardware) for distribution throughout the factory
• Wrote C based firmware for RFID readers
• Wrote .net based management and reporting software for system operation

Developed ECO creation and management software allowing engineers to add pictures, draw diagrams, link other documents, search based on part number, date, or any other field data.

Developed automated tracking system to document thermal profiling of PCBs for oven curing operations

Developed automated system to provide factory dashboard functionality

• Collect data from various production machines to populate database on pn/sn basis (islanded data)
• Combine islanded data with SAP data for comprehensive documentation of all manufacturing processes
• Provide factory dashboard user interface with statistics and drill-down capabilities to discover problems early on

Member of Legacy Systems staff as subject matter expert

Member of several six sigma teams to investigate solutions to problems related to the aging of critical systems

Provided expertise for reverse engineering and repair of 'unfixable' test systems

GROUPS WORKED WITH

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Legacy Systems
• Test Department
• Industrial Engineering Department
• Quality Assurance