Hemant Patel

Aircraft Systems Integrator, PMP

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

About

• Inspirational mentor and technical leader who promotes the empowerment of team members to overcome obstacles and deliver on individual commitments. • Rapidly adapt to new technologies; possess in-depth expertise in software design, integrated testing, hardware-software interface troubleshooting. • Excel at engaging multiple stakeholders in consistently achieving results. • Experience in rendering complex requirements into viable solutions in order to meet company objectives. Specialties: • Technical project leader (Integration, Compliance, Budgeting) • Aircraft systems engineer (Development, Integration, Compliance, Troubleshooting) • Aircraft systems simulation software developer and integrator

Experience

  • Collins Aerospace (9 yrs 3 mos)
    • Principal Systems Engineer
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      Aircraft Systems Integrator (Avionics) - Airbus A220 Secondary Avionics Team Lead

    • Principal Systems Engineer
      Jun 2022 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Aircraft Systems Integrator (Avionics) supporting aircraft programs at Bombardier and Airbus Canada

    • Cabin Systems Integration Engineering Team Lead (Independent Contractor)
      Apr 2017 - May 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos

      Integration of Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management System (CMS) for Bombardier Global 5000/5500/6000/6500 Aircraft On-site OEM Engineering Support (Change management, installation drawing, and STC support) On-site OEM Production Support (Venue CMS software customization and customer delivery Support)

  • Rockwell Collins (Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area)
    • CES Software Testing Team Lead (Independent Contractor)
      Mar 2012 - Mar 2017 · 5 yrs 1 mo

      Integration support for Rockwell Collins Cabin Electronic Systems (CES) for the Bombardier Global aircraft family. Software Testing Team Lead and Production Focal for CES software delivery co-ordination and integration.

    • Cabin Systems Integration (Independent Contractor)
      Aug 2011 - Mar 2012 · 8 mos

      Integration of Rockwell Collins Cabin Electronic Systems (CES) for Bombardier Global 5000/6000 Aircraft

  • CAE (12 yrs 5 mos)
    • System Software Architect
      Jun 2007 - Aug 2011 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      • Define architectural and detail design plans for aircraft system simulations on new projects for various aircraft (e.g. A380, B787, CRJ-1000, C-Series, and A350) mainly for ECS systems. • Accountable for the quality, cost and schedule for various systems simulations for new projects. • Ensure simulator certification requirements (FAR/JAR) for both pilot flight and maintenance training are met for the simulations developed for the systems under my charge. • Mentor engineers in simulation development and testing as well as the troubleshooting of integration issues involving interactions with red-label avionics, cockpit hardware, and system controller algorithms. • Act as CAE's technical point of contact for customers, system OEMs, and other business partners for ECS systems simulation.

    • ECS Aircraft Systems Specialist
      Apr 1999 - May 2007 · 8 yrs 2 mos

      • Designed and coded real-time simulation software for various aircraft systems including any associated controllers (e.g. Air Conditioning, Pneumatics, Ice and Rain, APU, Fire, and Oxygen). • Integrated, tested, and debugged aircraft simulator software and hardware interfaces which greatly involved the troubleshooting of various communication protocols (ARINC 429, ARINC 629, RS422, AFDX). • Worked on-call and in-field for simulator updates in order to meet simulator qualification requirements (FAR/JAR).