James Stallings

Profile

RF Comms Technician turned Battery Test Engineer with a passion for sustainable manufacturing and prototype development. Experienced in testing and validation of battery cells, custom hardware assembly, and functional testing. Proficient in data analysis, software development, and quality assurance. Skilled in creating and maintaining test procedures, reports, and automation scripts. Strong background in electrical engineering technology with a focus on test system development.

Experience

Teledyne Energy Systems

Maryland, US

Battery Test Engineer

June 2024 - Present

  • Test and evaluate battery cells of various chemistries utilizing Maccor Battery Test Systems.
  • Perform UNDOT testing on lithium-ion
  • Perform destructive testing such as nail penetration, crush, and short circuit.
  • Create and maintain test procedures and reports.
  • Create and maintain Visual Basic scripts to automate data collection and analysis.
  • Battery Testing
  • Excel
  • Visual Basic
  • UNDOT
  • Maccor

Stanley Black & Decker

Maryland, US

Senior Lead Engineering Technician

Apr 2021 - Jun 2024

  • Create and maintain test fixtures and equipment for battery testing.
  • build custom battery packs for destructive and field placement.
  • Perform destructive testing such as force discharge, low impedence, and hard short circuit.
  • Analyse and report on test results.
  • Model test fixtures in Catia V5 for 3d printing or CNC machining.
  • Battery Testing
  • Excel
  • Visual Basic
  • UNDOT
  • Maccor
  • Catia V5
  • 3D Printing
  • CNC Machining

Transformational Security

Maryland, US

Engineering Technician

Nov 2019 - January 2021

  • Assemble and test custom hardware for secure communications.
  • Perform functional testing and validation of hardware for delivery to customers.

    Lynxnet, LLC

    Virginia, US

    Engineering Technician

    Oct 2017 - Nov 2019

    • Troubleshoot and repair electronic systems for US Coast Guard.
    • Substrate repair and rework of unique circuit boards.
    • Reverse engineering of obsolete electronic systems for documentation and repair.
    • Automated test development using Diagnosys Pinpoint test systems and other automated systems
    • Designed custom PCBs and test fixtures as needed.
    • Development of standalone test systems using embedded devices such as Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
    • C#
    • Python
    • C
    • Embedded Systems
    • LabVIEW
    • Diagnosys Pinpoint
    • PCB Design

    Education

    Master of Science in Computer Information Systems

    ECPI University

    July 2016 - Oct 2017

    Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology

    ECPI University

    Oct 2014- May 2016

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    Skills

      • Cad
      • Solidworks
      • Catia V5
      • Onshape
      • Fusion
      • OpenScad
        Programming Languages
      • Python
      • C#
      • Visual Basic Application
      • LabVIEW

    Languages

    • English
      Native

    Interests

    • Sustainable Manufacturing
    • Prototype Development
    • Quality Assurance
    • Testing and Validation
    • Design
    • Software Development
    • Data Analysis