tim hinricher

senior software reliability engineer

About

An adaptable, customer-focused, test engineering professional and change agent experienced in design and development across industries in electronics manufacturing, refrigeration, precision agriculture, telecommunications, and avionics. Consistently chosen to lead efforts to develop, evaluate, and improve products and processes in industries with complex electro-mechanical products. Strengths include strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills in a multi-cultural environment. Experience in:  Project Management  Quality Assurance  Reliability Testing  Risk Management  Design Assurance  Verification and Validation  People Management  Statistical Analysis  Test Planning  Design for Reliability  Root Cause Analysis  DFMEA and DVP&R  Design for Six Sigma  FRACAS  Electrical Components  Design of Experiments  CE mark compliance  HALT and ALT  Lean Manufacturing Tools  Process Improvement  ASQ CRE and CSQE

Country

united states

City

minneapolis

Industry

electrical/electronic manufacturing

Skill

testing, electronics, reliability engineering, six sigma, fmea, embedded systems, pcb design, lean manufacturing, sensors, manufacturing engineering, manufacturing, test planning, system testing, embedded software, root cause analysis, engineering management, failure analysis, systems engineering, integration, accelerated life testing, dfmea, labview, minitab, dmaic, software quality, seapine test track pro, design of experiments, design for manufacturing, asq certified reliability engineer, asq certified software quality engineer, software design for six sigma, software reliability, ibm rational doors, reliasoft weibull++, reliasoft alta pro, process development, highly accelerated life test, data analysis, microsoft office, accelerated stress testing, fracas, verification and validation, visio, new product qualification, reliability test, electromagnetic compatibility, kaizen, a3 management, value stream mapping, shock and vibration

Experience

team lead electrical component validation

thermo king ingersoll rand

2014-1 - 2017-2 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Supervised 3 test and calibration technicians, including performance reviews, expense approvals, and hiring. Reviewed, coached, and approved all electrical and mechanical component, electromagnetic, and environmental testing per DFMEA results and DVP plan for North America’s New Product Development, value engineering, and quality engineering. Managed the qualification testing of AC and DC motors, generators, alternators, pumps, inverters, power supplies, solenoids, valves, packaging materials, sensors, displays, controllers, and telematics. Expanded environmental chamber capacity and lab testing capabilities. Used Lean Visual Management, 5S, Kaizen, Gemba walks, stand-up meetings, standard work, metrics, and customer input to improve operational excellence of the weekly test load for 8 environmental chambers.

senior reliability test engineer

thermo king ingersoll rand

2005-6 - 2013-12 · 8 yrs 7 mos

Reliability Test (60%): Led development, standard work, and execution of Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) & ALT processes for electronics (displays, controllers, and telematics) in transport and retail refrigeration systems. Performed reliability life data analysis using ReliaSoft Weibull++ and ALTA Pro. Trained reliability team in Suzhou, China on ALT plan development and test methods after originally presenting the material at the 2007 IR Reliability Symposium. Coodinated and supervised electromagnetic emissions and susceptibility testing on new trailer units per FCC and EU directives. Software Quality (40%): Performed software quality audits of vendors against Statement of Work and process documents. Developed software validation test plans that used DOE-inspired “all pairs” orthogonal array testing strategy. Facilitated system test results analysis, software risk assessments, and software release criteria. Led development of software quality initiatives and a standardized software development process for the Climate Solutions Sector: Trane and Thermo King.

senior software reliability engineer

medtronic

2017-1 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

lead field test engineer

john deere

2002-9 - 2005-3 · 2 yrs 7 mos

* Led field testing of GPS based embedded software for planters, aircarts, and sprayers. * Created a standardized software test plan that was considered best in class. * Took courses in reliability and facilitated my first software design FMEA. * Learned/executed electromagnetic compatibility and environmental testing of StarFire GPS receiver. Managed test farm and its equipment. Developed and implemented driver safety certification training.

lead system integration and test engineer

motorola solutions

1995-5 - 2002-4 · 7 yrs

Hired and managed a group of 4 test engineers through system testing of V5.2, GR303, and DOCSIS/VOIP telephony systems on a CATV broadband infrastructure. Successfully completed customer acceptance test installations in Australia and The Philippines. Completed coursework in software project management.