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Jacob Lesch

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Accomplished Senior Electrical Engineer with a proven track record at L3Harris Technologies, mastering high voltage engineering and leading cross-functional teams. Spearheaded major projects, delivering innovative solutions and over $100K in annual savings. Expert in 2D and 3D modeling, adept at driving product development from concept to integration, showcasing exceptional leadership and technical prowess.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Electrical Engineer

Anduril Industries Inc.
Atlanta, GA
01.2023 - Current
  • Lead Electrical System designer for a new drone launching system from concept development through customer integration
  • Spearheaded the design for 25 harnesses, tested 8 electrical subsystems, built harnesses and electrical subassemblies, and assisted in launcher manufacturing
  • Scrum Master for 7-person product team: organized daily standup meetings, planned tasks with team members and proactively resolved conflicts
  • Created product documentation including block diagrams, ICDs, design review slides, system wiring diagrams, harness diagrams, test procedures and test reports
  • Supervised system level functional testing, system level environmental testing and customer integration testing

Senior Electrical Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Amityville, NY
01.2016 - 01.2023
  • Designed and Delivered 7 pieces of test equipment ($1.5M total value) for missile launching systems
  • Defined architecture, designed hardware, tested implementation, and championed design reviews, from initial concept through final delivery
  • Lead Systems Engineer for a $10M development contract
  • Proposed scopes of work, created electrical architecture, and wrote system documentation
  • Designed electronics system and harnesses, including verification harnesses
  • Revitalized product documentation for Sonobuoy launching system
  • Created block diagrams, system schematic drawings, and troubleshooting guides
  • Replaced obsolete circuit boards with commercial replacements and implemented design improvements
  • Delivered >$100K in annual savings
  • Managed summer internship program for 10-17 students per year
  • Recruited at career fairs, reviewed resumes, interviewed students, and assigned interns to functional managers
  • Supervised 1-3 Electrical Engineering Interns per summer

Lead Electrical Design Engineer

General Electric Corporation
Laurel, MD
01.2010 - 01.2016
  • Designed & maintained circuit boards throughout the product lifecycle: defined requirements, wrote test plans; created schematics and BOM’s, calculated reliability, and performed testing
  • Maintained existing baby warmer electronics: implemented design improvements and mitigated supplier obsolescence issues; investigated failures and implemented corrective actions
  • Project Manager for Reduction of Hazardous Substances compliance for re-design of 18 circuit boards for baby warmers and incubators; supervised a team of 6 contractors

Design Engineer

General Electric Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
01.2004 - 01.2010
  • Tested fighter jet engine control system performance throughout development cycle, including desktop simulation, laboratory testing and prototype testing
  • Designed control loop simulation environment, and models for jet engine sensing and auction systems for a $2.4B (F-136 engine, for the F-35) contract

Education

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

The Ohio State University
01.2009

Edison Engineering Development Program -

General Electric
01.2009

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Case Western Reserve University
01.2004

Skills

OrCAD Capture

Altium Designer

MATLAB

Simulink

LabVIEW

Oracle Agile,

Siemens Teamcenter,

Atlassian Jira,

IBM DOORS

Word (creating styles and templates),

PowerPoint (giving presentations)

Patents

  • Humidification Management System, An algorithm and hardware implementation to predict and accommodate incubator condensation., United States Utility Patent Application filed.
  • Automatic Self-Calibrating Incubator Scale Based on 3-Axis Accelerometer and Gravity Measurement, IP.com Document # IPCOM000232357D

Timeline

Senior Electrical Engineer

Anduril Industries Inc.
01.2023 - Current

Senior Electrical Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
01.2016 - 01.2023

Lead Electrical Design Engineer

General Electric Corporation
01.2010 - 01.2016

Design Engineer

General Electric Corporation
01.2004 - 01.2010

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

The Ohio State University

Edison Engineering Development Program -

General Electric

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Case Western Reserve University

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