Design Abilities:
- Mechanical design of electronic instruments
- Conceptual, thermal, structural and detailed design
- Design for manufacturability and assembly
- Design for environment; high/low temp, high altitude, shock,
vibration, EMC
- Design to UL safety standards
- Human factor design for control
panels and displays
- Integration of industrial design
- Sheet metal,
milled & lathed part design
- Extrusion spec & design
- Plastic part design: injection molded, compression molded,
RIM, structural foam, thermoformed, insert & over-molding,
interface with mold maker
- Casting design: sand, V-process, investment, and die
castings
- Mechanical design of cables and harnesses: custom raw cable,
semi-rigid cables, ribbon & discrete wire harnesses,
over-molded strain reliefs
- Mechanical design of PCBs, backplanes, flex circuits;
outline, mounting, & connector placement; source/design
component heat sinks
- Misc design: die cut, P/M, weldments, dip brazings, shipping
containers, reverse engineering, connectorized RF component
layout, interconnect schemes
- Component selection of adhesives, fasteners, coatings, EMI
gaskets, springs, labels, fans, shock mounts, connectors,
switches, knobs, handles,
- CAD: SolidWorks, Autocad, Adobe
Illustrator, Photoshop
- Drafting: fab, assy, SCD, interconnect diagrams,
MIL-STD-100, ANSI Y14.5, GD&T
Analysis & Testing Abilities:
- Mechanical integration; prototyping; resolve problems and identify
opportunities
- Thermal hand calculations & testing
- Spec and tailor shock and vibration requirements, manage
testing
Cross-Functional Support Abilities:
- Bill of materials and component engineering
- Parts & services
procurement
- Cost reduction studies
- Manage low-qty
turnkey production
- Expert witness experience
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