Aixavelysse Funderburk

Experience

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  United Space Alliance

  Jan 1998 - Apr 2004

  •Lead engineer for the Solid Rocket Booster’s aft and fwd struts and forward skirt assembly•Supported buildup activities on the high bay and ordnance areas; maintained and updated procedures; maintained some critical and non – critical Standard Technical Processes for the Assembly Engineering group; attended safety and return-to-flight meetings•After Columbia’s Accident, I was part of the Return to Flight operations vs. certifications process investigation after Columbia’s Accident•Lead a group of techs and performed strut hardware testing for return to flight compliance at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama Show less •Lead for designing shuttle mission trajectories in the Post-MECO integration group•Supported real-time activities and maintained and updated procedures, software validation and maintenance for the Post-MECO Technical Integration Group•Designed Initialization Loads for shuttle software and generated and quality assured flight products•Supported the program in the form of analyses; trained new analysts; and conducted weekly team meetings•Tested and validated software for Y2K compliance Show less

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Aug 2000 - Apr 2004

  • Flight Design Engineer

    Jan 1998 - Aug 2000
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  Honeywell Aerospace

  Apr 2004 - Aug 2007

  Systems Engineer

  •Operated/Analyzed navigation systems focused on the principals of launch, control, communications, and target location•Utilized interfaces such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, and Ethernet•Lead and performed hardware and software integration testing •Performed Performance Verification and Functional Quality tests•Attended production rundown meetings, product audits and customer review meetings •Obtained Six Sigma Green Belt certification and utilized Lean Six Sigma Plus tools for different analyses tasks•Integrated with different groups such as; design, production, test, software teams Show less

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  GE Aviation

  May 2012 - Mar 2017

  •Coach, mentor, motivate, direct and lead personnel within a technical team environment•Promotes the advancement of product line and new business development•Acted as a Systems Engineer Tech Lead for the Verification Systems team, leading the team through generation of Test Cases and Automation of Test Procedures•Lead team meetings, and help execute the project via reviews. Also, manage program budget utilizing ABMs as a tool to report project spending•Mentor new employees, and trained new team members on utilizing ALM tools •Scrum Master for the Verification team•Systems Lead for JSF-AMS DTS programs•Support engineering technical leaders in presentation preparation leading up to program reviews such as PDR, CDR, etc. •Support project proposal development, program SDRL development and author technical documents Also, support Program Management in meeting project cost (CPI) and schedule (SPI) metrics. •Supporting internal and external customers in meetings and traveling to their facility as needed•Support integration of hardware / software, verification and validation testing and Qualification testing. Support Engineer Program Manager manage project budget / schedule, as well as support author Program Manager documents•Support EPM by managing different remote teams (internal and external) and/or interns under our program, by giving them task to meet program deadlines. Show less •Managed cross-functional Integrated Product Teams, internal and external customers in the US and China•Coordinated cross-functional resources to meet customer requirements and satisfy business goals•Supported development of strategic training plans and services for the C919 Team in Michigan and China•Primary focal for communication and technical coordination with external customers within the US, China and Cheltenham, England•Lead proposal activities for assigned pursuits, managed business and customer cost / schedule / technical goals / training team•Lead project with commitment to customer satisfaction by meeting customer needs Show less

  • Systems Engineer

    Apr 2013 - Mar 2017

  • Project Manager

    May 2012 - Apr 2013
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  Jabil

  Apr 2017 - Nov 2017

  Lead Product Verification Engineer At Jabil/Nypro

  Responsible for the Product Verification Systems team, leading the team through generation of TestProtocols of medical devices/products derived from Customer Requirements Specs. Worked closely together with Project Engineer and customer located in Europe to meet project milestones.• Delivered over 300+ tests to our customer in Switzerland 30 days ahead of schedule• Prioritized tasks for a fast turnaround meeting customer needs on time.• Present team status/progress weekly and/or daily as necessary. Show less

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  GE Aviation

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Systems Software Engineer

  Working with the TrueCourse team through the generation of software Test Cases and Automation of Test Procedures to meet program goals by following DO-178 industry standards and company internal standards. Performed formal reviews for system test cases and procedures. Also, worked with the LM-100 and GTTA project teams on the verification support, writing and/or modifying automated test procedures to meet program goals.• Trained new members to our team.• Presented metrics on a bi-weekly and sometimes on a daily basis to our stakeholders. Show less

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  CAE

  Nov 2018 - Apr 2021

  Systems Engineering / Requirements Engineer
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  Honeywell Aerospace USA

  Apr 2021 - now

  Sr. Advanced Systems Engineer