Laura Dionisio

Experience

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  University of California, Los Angeles

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Summer Intern

  Developed a small-scale model of a wireless water level control system as a demonstration of a possible application of the programmable tiny sensors.

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  University of Michigan

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Summer Intern

  Designed the electrical subsystem of a simple, small-scale version of a tethered nanosatellite prototype. Tested the electrical, mechanical, and data handling subsystems of the prototype along with the fully integrated system.

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  SAIC

  Aug 2009 - Mar 2012

  Lead a team consisting of different organizations and functional backgrounds in the systems engineering effort of developing lower level interface requirements based on overarching government requirements documents ensuring requirements traceability using DOORS. Facilitate various technical meetings involving government, military, and industry partners from various integration offices. Manage requirements from various integration offices including aviation, maritime, and ground embedded platforms. Develop standard, non-proprietary technical interface documents defining the GPS Small Serial Interface Protocol and Bi-Directional Dual Port RAM protocol used in the GPS embedded receiver cards following configuration management and data management process. Show less

  • Systems Engineer, Interfaces Lead

    Jul 2007 - Mar 2012

  • Systems Engineer, Cost Analysis Requirements Description Lead

    Aug 2009 - Aug 2010
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  Eaton Corporation

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2015

  Senior Systems Engineer

  Develop and manage requirements for avionics fuel gauging systems for both commercial and military aircraft. Define and implement requirements change management process. Manage and schedule development testing throughout design development. Develop interface data definition between fuel gauging system and aircraft. Define aircraft screens to display fuel gauging system data. Support fuel gauging system and aircraft integration activities. Develop fuel gauging system and aircraft integration test plan. Support quality testing and acceptance testing activities. Involved with company-wide effort to standardizing requirements management processes. Show less

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  Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York

  Apr 2015 - Dec 2018

  Senior Business Systems Analyst

  Manage various projects using Scrum Agile methodology including training in both the methodology and the use of the Agile tool JIRA. Facilitate strategic meetings to realize business objectives. Elicits, organizes, and develops software requirements for various life insurance software products. Define comprehensive test plans and perform regression testing for development and production software. Maintain system protocols by writing and updating procedures. Create knowledge base for test procedures, requirements development, software development methodologies, and other processes needed to ensure successful product releases. Show less

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  BAE Systems, Inc.

  Dec 2018 - Jun 2022

  Principal Systems Engineer

  Lead Systems Engineer for Aircraft Electrification development program. Coordinate with customer and internal teams to develop requirements and plan compliance artifacts including failure analysis and test procedures to ensure success of first flight in this new white space.

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  General Motors

  Jun 2022 - now

  Propulsion Systems Engineer

  Propulsion Systems Engineer for advanced propulsion systems in electric vehicles. Work closely with Systems Architect to develop concepts that meet vehicle level requirements while providing value to end customers. Facilitate working groups to define overall propulsion architecture in electric vehicles that meets functional and safety requirements.