1. PHILIP NIELSEN
12626 E Central Ave Wichita, Kansas 67206
Residence: 316-295-3851 e-mail: pnielsen3@cox.net
Hardware - Software Engineer
Proficient utilization of resources and a proven ability for design across multiple hardware
configurations.
Results oriented, hands-on, problem- solver.
• Research Development • Test Engineering • FA involvement
• Hardware Development • Process Development • International Training
• Software Development • Manufacturing • Program Management
CONTRACT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014
Aerospace Systems and Components
Sr. Development Engineer
Design and manufacture aircraft valves and components.
• Support research lab with software development with Lab View and embedded C code. 5 years
• Developed software and hardware for new ESS chambers with new controllers and software drivers.
• Designed new test equipment for production and R&D lab.
• Developed fully automation ESS test equipment.
• Design multiple test equipment based on Cypress PSOC 1, PSOC 3 and PSOC 5
• Designed automated test equipment for production. Based on MCUS I2C, SPI, Modbus, RS232
• Redesigned two lab areas to reduce 5 mV noise to .06mV of noise. Converted all hardware and test software.
• Work with 3 mechanical engineers to develop software and hardware to test there aircraft valves
Software Embedded C and Lab view. Used Orcad and spice for hardware simulation.
LSI Logic, Wichita, Kansas 2000 - 2007
LSI Storage Products designs and builds high end RAID storage servers.
Sr Test Development Engineer – PCBA Test Group
• Developed hardware and software to improve current test process for Raid controller board. Reduced
test equipment from $700,000 to $8000. Operator test time was reduced from 20 minutes to less than 1
minute.
Equipment savings was $692,000. Test time reduction by 95%. Cost per hour $44.
• Designed mid plane test board and software to lower cost. Current cost per year was $360,000. New test
hardware cost $30,000. Savings $330,000.
• Developed hardware and software for automated test process for battery management module. Current
process took 45 minutes per module. Automated hardware and software reduced test time to three
minutes. Cost reduction of 7000 hours per year. 7000 * $44 = $308000
• Developed video image color processing for LED inspection for our contract house. Eliminated operator
error. Software used was Matrox Inspector and Mil 7.5.
• Developed thermal chamber test fixtures to test 112 Raid controllers at once. Each test run held $336,000
dollars of OEM product. This involved 400 amp buss bars, power distribution, 112 Ethernet connections
and Solaris servers. Mechanical design
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2. • The above equipment was based on hardware and software that I developed from microprocessors. I
used Cypress PSoc MCU, Rabbit and Zilog MCU. I developed the MCU code in C, Visual Basic 6 and
Java.
• Developed software for hard drive I/O testing.
Micron Technologies Boise, Idaho 1999 – 2000
Micron designs and manufactures memory modules
Motherboard design group
SR. Test Engineer - CPU test development engineer.
• Developed bed of nails testers to test CPU boards.
• Interface electronics based on HP VEE and Data acquisition cards.
• Developed hardware and software for strife testing.
• Developed test methodology for manufacturing contractors.
• Worked with sub contractors to develop test fixtures.
• Wrote work instructions to manufacturing contractors.
• Made field trips to subcontractors.
Coastcom, Alameda, CA 1998 to
1999
Telecomunication networks
System Development Engineer - Contract Employee
• Developed hardware and software to test new product line.
• Developed software to test T1 &T3 cards.
• Supported production line in corrective action for problems with test equipment and software.
• Test equipment based on Network and GPIB communications.
• Software Visual Basic 5.0 and SNMP.
Coded Communications, Carlsbad California 1995 -
1998
Wireless Mobile Data Systems
Principal Hardware Engineer/Manager
• Designed three tiered mobile data terminals for public safety.
• Developed redundant fault tolerant systems for 911 centers, ambulance and sheriff departments.
• Designed emergency safety boxes for police officers in need of assistance.
• Designed switching power supplies for severe operating conditions.
• Evaluated and integrated passive and active LCD panels.
• Evaluated and integrated CCFL power supplies.
• Integrated different 486, 586 and Pentium based CPU boards into data terminals.
International Rectifier, Tijuana Mexico 1994 - 1995
Semiconductor Manufacture
Sr. Test Engineer / Test Manager - Contract
• Lead engineer responsible for design and development of PC-based ATE.
• Developed Automatic Test Equipment for research of high-power IGBT. 4500V@2400Amps.
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3. • Characterized waver lots, sub modules and final modules.
• Interviewed, hired, and supervise staff engineers and technicians.
• Assisted subcontractors with development of high power test equipment.
• Trained local personnel on the proper use of manual and automatic test panels.
• Provided bilingual support for a multinational team of engineers and scientists.
Allied Signal, San Diego, California – Aerospace 1988 - 1994
Electronic engine controls
Project Engineer
• Developed multiple rack based test stations to test engine controllers.
• Designed interface logic between engine controllers and test panels.
• Helped in the hardware design and software development for GE pressure transducers.
• Responsible for developing two vibration rooms. Set up, calibration and running tests on new products.
• Converted hardware and software to test helicopter engine controllers.
• Heavy involvement with production line problems.
• Designed hardware and developed software to test incoming ICS and other components.
• Involved in all projects in San Diego. As a result I was one of the 5% that was transferred to Arizona.
Cyberstar, Santa Rosa, California - Aerospace
1981 - 1988
Helicopter instruments
Project Engineer – Engineering Manager
• Designed a CPU based turbine engine monitor which was used on all major helicopters. Maintenance
reduction by 60%
• Developed electric LCD based instruments to replace mechanical instruments.
• Designed an electronic barometer for pilots to determine air density.
• Traveled domestic and internationally to customers.
• Supervised staff of 18.
EDUCATION
• SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
• HEALD COLLEGE ENGINEERING B.S.E.E
• TQM certification from Allied signal.
• Classes in PCX instrumentation.
• Classes in teaching from UCLA
Additional Information:
Hardware:
Tektronix and Hewlett Packard Oscilloscopes, Hewlett Packard, Fluke and Simpson DVM, Schumberger
Gain/Phase Analyzer, Spectrum analyzers, AC/DC Power Supplies up to 10KV @1A (power supplies: HP, Elgar,
Gama, Bertran), Schwien, Heise Pressure generators/Monitors, LDS and Ling Vibration equipment up to 2000 lbs.
force
Software:
Orcad capture and Pspice, Schema, Micro-Cap I&2, E.C.A, Microsoft Office, Visual Basic 6.0, Pascal, Assembly, C,
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4. Multisim 2001 (circuit Simulation) CorelDraw, AutoCAD2012 , Auto sketch, ProComm Plus, Linux, Java. Lab
view 6 ½ years.2012, Pspice, Multisim 11.0, I2C, SPI. Knowledge of CAN bus
Knowledge: Altium DXP,
Languages: Spanish. Peace Corps volunteer. I Lived in Nicaragua for 2 years.
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