John Townson

Antares13 UG is a company which I set up to provide consultancy services as a RM&T, Safety and Certification Manager / Engineer. Currently focussed on Functional Safety for Collaborative Industrial and Service Robots

Airbus Defence & Space via Berns Engineers GmbH Eurofighter Typhoon Landing Gear, Hydraulic and External Lighting Systems Tornado Defensive Aids Subsystem • Impact analysis of erroneous electrical surges against Eurofighter equipments • Generation of change notes against the Eurofighter Safety Assessment Reports • Updating Eurofighter Landing Gear, Hydraulic & Lighting System Safety Assessment Reports • Generation of FHA and PSSA reports for elements of the Tornado Defensive Aids Subsystem

MT Aerospace (Consultant) RAMS Engineer via Berns Engineering GmbH • Generation of the Design FMEA for Upper and lower Skirts of the Ariane 6 Rocket Booster via a derivative of ISO 26262

Shentong CSR (China) Rail Maintenance (Consultant) RAMS Engineer to EN 50126 via Berns Engineers GmbH • Optimisation of 5 and 10-year maintenance plans for Siemens Trains • Cost reduction introduction by utilising specific strengths of the Chinese

Definition and Management of Product and Functional Safety processes for Safety Elements out of Context (SEooC components) and final Products. Management of external test house and internal tests / reports. Responsible for the CE Certification of SEooC and Product via TÜV Nord Germany. Technical and Management presentations to potential major investors.

Management of RAMS on the X60B train project Generation of Sub-System requirement specifications Sub-System supplier management Safety Responsible for Doors subsystem Production of LCC Synthesis reports for Brake, Auxiliary & Battery systems

Specialist safety-support-to-design for the Engine Protection & Monitoring Unit (EPMU) of the TP400 engine (for the A400M) Time Limited Dispatch (Markov) analysis for the EPMU Protection system development for the EPMU

Functional Failure Mode Effects Analysis for the Remote Data Concentrators (RIUs 1, 2, 3 & 4), part of the P8 Orion 737 based maritime patrol aircraft Functional Failure Mode Effects Analysis for the Station Keeping Unit (SKU), part of the C130 AMP Systems Integration and Failure Mode Effect Testing (FMET) on the Avionics Bay, Nacelle and Wing Interface units, part of the V22 Osprey aircraft

Constructed a thermal model of an electric motor & gearbox in Simulink to simulate thermal flows within the Joint Strike Fighter Active Stick

Functional Failure Mode Effects Analysis for the Avionics Bay, Nacelle and Wing Interface units, part of the V22 Osprey aircraft Testability Analysis report for the V22 Osprey aircraft Presented the testability results to Boeing and US DOD at the PDR

Monitoring, checking and auditing of configuration control, processes, build quality and documentation for the design and build of the ASTOR (Advanced Stand Off Radar) Ground Segment Test procedure reviewer, Independent Qualification Witness Quality representative on FRACAS board Produced ISO9001 compliant procedures for build state maintenance, stores control, document and data control Test Manager: Inspections Segment of the ASTOR qualification task for the UK MOD

Reliability predictions, component stress & derating analysis and Functional Failure Mode Effects Analysis for the 28V and 270V Lithium Batteries, Battery Charging units and Power Switching unit, part of the Electrical Management System of the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike fighter aircraft

Component level FMECA, Testability document and Failure Catalogue for the Eurofighter Flight Control Computer FMET onthe Eurofighter Flight Control Computer Produced: System Safety Plan, DOORS User guide, System Validation Plan for JSF Active Inceptor System Requirements management in DOORS: maintenance, safety and testability Contributed towards a successful Preliminary Declaration of Design and Performance of the Active Inceptor System to Lockeed Martin and US DOD

Produced the Eurofighter Safety Critical Armament Controller Safety Plan, module requirement specifications & acceptance test documents Captured and maintained requirements in DOORS and produced compliance reports to support PDDP activities

Produced test procedures, systems integration testing, fault investigation Ran the ADASS Systems Integration Rig & simulation equipment Built the configuration database for all six systems integration rigs

Ruggedised & life support CRT monitors, Managed 14 personnel, created build procedures, supplier QA, approvals to EN60950, certification to ISO9001, customer liaison Component Engineer and Supplier Quality Assurance Component assessment, production interface, supplier audits, certifications

• 2nd line avionics maintenance on Tornado Flight Systems equipment, Providing instruction to RSAF personnel

Computer Systems Field Engineer

Instrumentation Technician

2nd and 3rd line avionics maintenance on Buccaneer and Tornado aircraft, Management of the AVO repair line

Electrical and Electronic Principles, Basic Control and Computing, Flight Systems Principles and Techniques, Airborne Flight Systems Equipment’s, Aircraft Safety & Servicing Procedures