Andrew Ward

Skills

Aerospace Electrical
Avionics Integration (all ATAs), IVHMS (Integrated Veihicle Health Monitoring Systems), EWIS, CAS and crew alerting, cockpit switch panel designelectrical load analysis, wiring diagrams, system architecture, AOG troubleshooting
Certification & Standards
14 CFR Part 23/25/27, Garmin ODA Unit Member, AML STC, TIA/RFC, FAA Forms 8110-1, 8130-9, 8100-1, STIR, ARP4754A, ARP4761 (FHA, PSSA), SAE AS50881, ASTM F2490-20, continuing airworthiness
Requirements & Program
Requirements definition, RFI/RFP/SOW and specification authoring, supplier evaluation, trade studies, risk mitigation, roadmapping, resource and integration planning, procurement, vendor and stakeholder management, CDR and TRR preparation
Leadership
Cross-disciplinary team coordination, technician team leadership, engineering mentorship
Analysis
Simulation, 6DOF modeling, Monte Carlo analysis, test planning, root cause analysis, system modeling, statistical modeling, mass properties, composite coupon allowables basis
Aerodynamics & Structures
STAR-CCM+, AVL, FUN3D, TETRUSS, GridTool, Tecplot, XFLR5, FEM interpolation, wind tunnel testing
Instrumentation
Sensor selection, metrology, strain, pressure, thermocouples, RTD, accelerometers, load cells, high-speed video, LVDT, rotary encoders, flow, PIV
Data Acquisition
ACRA, TTC, IADS, LabVIEW, NI-DAQ, MTS FlexTest, telemetry decommutation, data reduction
Protocols & Interfaces
ARINC 429, RS-232/422, CAN bus, Modbus, TCP/UDP, IPv4, I2C, SPI, IRIG-106 Chapter 10, IEEE 1588 (PTP)
Software, Frameworks, and Technologies
C#/.NET, C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Lua, MATLAB, FORTRAN, SQL, ASP.NET Core, MongoDB, Redis
Tooling
AWS, Docker, Docker Compose, GNU/Linux, Git, CI/CD, Jenkins, HPC clusters (MPI, job scheduling), Wireshark, Postman, OpenOCD
Hardware & Embedded
ESP32(-C6), ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, PIC24, Arduino, GPIO/PWM, H-bridge and stepper motor control, PCB design, OpenOCD
Design & CAD
CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE, SolidWorks, OnShape, AutoCAD, KiCAD, EagleCAD, CAM/G-code
Collaboration
Jama, JIRA, Confluence, Kanban, Trello, Agile workflows, ECO processes
AI Tools
Claude for requirements-driven implementation and verification
Office
Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio, LaTeX