James Alens

Experience

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  Discount Tire Company

  Aug 2010 - Sept 2013

  Service Technician

  • Lead and take part in 2-5 person groups of technicians to ensure proper teamwork and workflow • Use Bartec Tech 400 plus scanner to troubleshoot and service Tire Pressure Sensors, making sure proper communication takes place between sensors and vehicle’s computer system• Use tire changers, balancers, impact guns, and average tools to maintain shop equipment

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  SSL

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2018

  Assembly, Integration, and Testing of satellite subsystems including Data Handling, Power, Attitude Control and RF • Project management and coordination with outside department engineers/customers• Responsible for running Attitude Control Subsystem tests and handling high-level test equipment such as optics and thrusters• Translate test pass/fail criteria based on system schematics and physical construction• Facilitate testing plans to maintain integration schedule• Additional experience working with company executives in marketing and product development for “blue ocean” concepts• Multiple Asterism awards for collaboration, flexibility, and cross-disciplinary knowledge - nominations by CTO and VP• Internal Research and Development • Product Strategy and Development Show less Assembly, Integration, and Testing of Satellite Subsystems• Experience with ambient testing, thermal vacuum testing and acoustics/dynamics testing simulating launch conditions and on-orbit environments/conditions • Ability to read high-level schematics, block diagrams, wire lists, and engineering drawings• Familiar with testing and troubleshooting functionality of spacecraft power subsystem, data handling subsystem, attitude determination/control subsystem, mechanical subsystem, and payload subsystem• Experience reading, translating, and editing code written in C or python for spacecraft level testing• Able to translate test data into pass/fail criteria based on contract-specific requirements• Familiar with spacecraft build timeline and processes, including generation of documentation such as non-conformance reports and test anomaly reports Show less

  • Associate Electrical Vehicle/Attitude Control Engineer

    Apr 2016 - Jun 2018

  • STO Electrical Testing

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2016
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  Fox Factory

  Jun 2018 - now

  • Engineering Project Manager

    Jun 2018 - now

  • Advanced Systems Integration Engineer

    Jun 2018 - now