James Coffee

Experience

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  DynCorp

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2000

  Design Engineer

  Project Engineer responsible for the Electrical elements of an Avionics upgrade of two WB-57F atmospheric research aircraft operated by NASA. Systems installation include: Flight Management System, Dual VHF Navigation, Distance Measuring Equipment, TACAN, Automatic Direction Finder, Dual VHF Communication, UHF Communication, HF Communication, Radio Management System, Dual ATC Transponders, TCAS, Weather Radar, Electrical Systems Upgrade, and Lighting Systems Upgrade. Also responsible for updating the aircraft Technical Manuals, including conversion to digital format. Principle Engineer responsible for completion of Air National Guard Modernization Program. Activities included review, correction, and delivery of all publications, technical manuals, and data package to end customer. Acting mechanical engineer in support of Secure Voice installation on B-52 aircraft. Primary engineering support for installation of Night Vision Equipment/Lighting Modification on helicopters for Taiwan Police Dept. Supported business development activities for the engineering area. Responsible for estimating electrical and mechanical engineering man-hour requirements, preliminary design, material costs, schedule, and drafting proposal sections. Responsible for Lighting Systems modification and support of Avionics upgrades on (3) Air National Guard HC-130H aircraft. Provided engineering direction to technicians installing Lighting Modifications and Avionics upgrades. Systems include NVIS lighting, Dual inertial Navigation Units, Digital Air Data, Electronic Flight instruments, TCAS II, Mode Advisory Caution and Warning System, GPS, APX-100 Identification Friend or Foe, and APN-241 Low Power Color Radar System. Supervised joint Samsung/Hazeltine aircraft survey team in Republic of Korea. Responsible for collection of data and preliminary design (mechanical and electrical) relating to the installation of mode 4, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Cryptographic systems. Show less

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  CSC, NASA Aviation Services

  Feb 2001 - Jan 2012

  Avionics Engineer

  Plan and direct aircraft integration and modification projects from conceptual design through documentation development, fabrication, installation and test. Perform avionics system and circuit design. Direct investigation of problems associated with aircraft modification, maintenance and operations. Determine solutions to problems and coordinate corrective action with other departments and organizations. Produce, review and coordinate test procedures, drawings and other documents required for modification, maintenance and operational improvements. Provide engineering support for integration of various scientific payloads onto NASA aircraft platforms. Support of various aircraft including WB-57F, KC-135, T-38, B-747, DC-9, F18, B-727, Super Guppy, G-III, and Shuttle Training highly modified G-II aircraft. Show less

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  DynCorp International, NASA Aviation Services,

  Jan 2012 - now

  Project Engineer

  Responsible for integration of Avionics Upgrade for NASA Super Guppy aircraft, including Flight management, TCAS-TAWS, Communication & Navigation radios, and Electronic Flight Instruments. Primary duties include conceptual design, project planning, analysis, integration support and test plan/procedure development. Developed integration and testing/validation for a Super Guppy Environmental Control System for cross-country transport of the Orion Heat-shield. Primary support Engineer responsible for documenting and trouble-shooting/testing of J-85 engine test cell. Recently selected to manage a team in developing a Low Gravity Guidance System (LGGS) to aid flight crew operations for reduced gravity flights onboard NASA’s DC-9. Show less

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  Yulista Tactical, NASA ALICE

  Mar 2018 - now

  Engineering Manager
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  Yulista Holding LLC

  May 2018 - now

  Engineer