Boeing Work Values

Daily Duties at Boeing:

777 AC Avionics: Work involved the development of the factory functional tests of the 777 AC Cabin Management System avionics. Designed RF and digital control tests, in C-code for our new Automated Test Station (ATS). Work involved defining studio quality video/auto test equipment for the ATS. Developed functional test requirements during the hardware bench test phase. Determined test vectors, reviewed analog & digital circuits for testability. Worked on the Cabin EMC (Entertainment Multiplexor Controller) LRU (Line Replaceable Unit). Worked with the ATS calibration IPT for the overall automated and manual RF tests. Designed a special PCB (pull-down board onto ATS) layout using Mentor Graphics Layout. Used standard ARINC cables and connectors to interface with the ATS. Coordinated all efforts with multiple product teams, such as Built-In-Test (BIT), STE database, QA, and ATLS (Aircraft Test Language Specification). Data Bus and Distributed Systems R & D: Worked on a research and development Boeing team in the advancement of and study of distributed architectural control designs such as “fly-by-wire” and “fly-by-light” technologies. Developed performance models with an integrated semi-Markov performance and reliability control system tool. Worked with a Cadence tool called, “Block Orientated Network Simulator”. Created simulation models of multi-layer communications protocols such as, FDDI, and Token Ring by placing sensors along the topology and studied characteristics such as throughput. Low Observables (LO) Technology Development: Involved with RCS scattering code development on proposed and actual low observable aircraft and subsystem designs. Performed Beta testing of code based on: Physical Theory of Diffraction (PTG), Geometrical Theory of Diffraction (GTD). Expanded code capabilities to include the Uniform Theory of Diffraction (UTD) and the Impedance Boundary Condition (IBC). Developed a LO materials document for the LHX (Comanche). Studied scattering effects on composite surfaces like gaps, cracks, and joints. Performed data reduction of instrumentation radar measurements of scale models. Studied secondary scattering effects on Frequency Selective Surface (FFS). Assisted in Dielectric Materials and thin films measurements and modeling. Experience with Syntactic foams, fiber loaded polymers, loaded dielectrics, and honeycomb core. Modeled and performed a trade study of potential low observable fighter aircraft vertical stabilizer designs. Assisted in RCS measurements and analysis of an aircraft subsystem design for reducing Antenna mode scattering and a Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS).

What they like about Boeing:

The social vibrance of a hiring firm is very important to you. Your ability to make and maintain friendships there is a critical part of your decision. You would likely be dissatisfied with a workplace that is quiet, cold, or otherwise not particularly social. When you investigate a new hiring company, ask recruiters, managers, and potential co-workers about the social life and opportunities there. This is especially important when you are relocating; moving dramatically alters your social sphere both inside and outside the workplace.

Tags

Algorithms, Radar Image Processing, Antenna, Simulation Modeling, Systems Engineer, MatLAB

Skills

UNIX, C, Sun Solaris, MS Excel/Power Point, Mat LAB, EM Finite Element, Method of Moments, FDTD, Physical Optics, GTD, PTD, Hercules DRC, LTL, Lab VIEW, SPW (Cadence tools), Visual DSP, Mentor Graphics, Design for Test, Automated Test Equipment, DOORS, SLATE, Nikon Scan (COOLSCAN V), Nikon Capture NX, Corel Paint shop Pro Photo, Corel Draw & Photo Paint 11, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation), DivX tools, H.264, Range measurement techniques – Technology Service Corporation, Computational Electromagnetics – Southeastern Center for Electrical Engineering Education (SCEEE), Radar Cross Section – Naval Post Graduate School, ADA programming – Texas Instruments, Principles of Systems Engineering – Raytheon, Space Mission Analysis and Design – Boeing Commercial Satellites, Satellite Systems Engineering – Boeing Commercial Satellites, Graduate School Subjects: Photonics, Microwaves, Holography & Tomography, EM Waves, Image Processing, Ocean Acoustic Tomography – Perturbation Inversion Methods, Super Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar, Publications: Beta Testing Electromagnetic Scattering Codes, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Symposium (ACES)

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