Dear Jim and Sandyn<br><br>This is to introduce Jim to my pal, Sandyn Skudnetski, who worked extensively with us in Denver on gasification and pyrolysis.<br><br>TOM REED<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:42 PM, jim mason <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim@allpowerlabs.org">jim@allpowerlabs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Must be in San Francisco Bay Area. OK to forward to others who might<br>
be interested.<br>
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ALL Power Labs / GEK Gasifier is looking for a contract engineer to<br>
bring process control electronics and related wiring to a<br>
ready-to-manufacture state. These electronics relate to a sensing and<br>
automation system for a small-scale biomass gasification alt energy<br>
generator. More information on the product is here:<br>
<a href="http://www.gekgasifier.com/gasification-store/gasifier-genset-skids/" target="_blank">http://www.gekgasifier.com/gasification-store/gasifier-genset-skids/</a><br>
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This contract ideally starts next week, the week of 2/21/11. It is<br>
likely a month gig. Pay is negotiable and related to your abilities.<br>
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Here's the details:<br>
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We long ago optimized the micro processor board, as well as the<br>
enclosure which houses all the associated power components and wire<br>
landing. See here:<br>
<a href="http://wiki.gekgasifier.com/w/page/6123727/Gasifier-Control-Unit" target="_blank">http://wiki.gekgasifier.com/w/page/6123727/Gasifier-Control-Unit</a> .<br>
We're now facing a large wiring harness and wire connection problem.<br>
Making all this by hand in house is no longer possible. We can't make<br>
them fast enough or with adequate efficiency. We need the wiring<br>
harness design to be optimized for manufacturability and out-of-house<br>
production initiated quickly.<br>
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This is not a raw electrical engineering or prototyping job. It is not<br>
DIY hacking to make a one off work. What is needed is someone with<br>
expertise and experience in electronics/electrical manufacturing to<br>
optimize the design, finalize the bill of materials, and coordinate<br>
the initial out-of-house production run. This will surely involve some<br>
new engineering work once we see the optimized path of manufacture,<br>
but please do not agree to do this if you do not also have experience<br>
in sourcing and operations.<br>
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The ideal candidate will have some experience in the automotive<br>
industry working with OBD control systems and related wiring<br>
harnesses. Experience with ruggedizing electronics is core. Other<br>
types of design for manufacturing experience in electronics could be<br>
equally relevant. Familiarity with CANbus architectures a plus too.<br>
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You need to be able to self-organize and manage the process. We need<br>
an owner for this problem, one that doesn't require another dedicated<br>
manager to keep on track. If you do well, there will be much more in<br>
the future.<br>
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Project Phases:<br>
- The first phase of the project involves documenting the current<br>
wiring in schematic and physical form (wire lengths, parts, etc).<br>
- We then want to conduct a design review to ensure robustness and<br>
ease of assembly of the current system.<br>
- After any modifications to the design are made, we want to work with<br>
an assembly house to build these in small (10s) quantities.<br>
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Specific Talents requested:<br>
- Knowledge of ruggedized wiring best practice<br>
- Use of Eagle for schematic layout<br>
- Development of BOMs<br>
- Documentation and information management<br>
- Specing and interaction with assembly houses for wire harnesses,<br>
cable assemblies, and enclosure build out<br>
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Respond to "<a href="mailto:manufacturing@allpowerlabs.org">manufacturing@allpowerlabs.org</a>", stating your interest,<br>
qualifications and/or questions. We plan to review these over the<br>
weekend and early next week, for a start mid next week.<br>
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jim<br>
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Jim Mason<br>
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