Rob Buelteman
About Rob Buelteman
Rob Buelteman is a Lab Technician and Test Engineer with experience in firmware testing and mechanical compliance. He has worked at Span and previously at Harley-Davidson, contributing to various engineering validation processes and hardware testing.
Work at SPAN
Rob Buelteman has been employed at Span as a Lab Technician/Test Engineer since 2021. His role involves implementing a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) system for detecting hardware faults on the Span Drive, ensuring compliance with UL standards. He has participated in various validation processes, including Engineering Validation Test (EVT), Design Validation Test (DVT), and Production Validation Test (PVT) for the Span Panel 2.0 and Drive products. Additionally, he has revised the G3-PLC test board, which included schematic design, PCB layout, and testing.
Previous Experience at Harley-Davidson
Before joining Span, Rob Buelteman worked as a Laboratory Technician at Harley-Davidson Motor Company in 2021 for a duration of seven months. His responsibilities included conducting mechanical compliance testing using tools such as strain gauges and torque wrenches. This experience contributed to his technical expertise in laboratory settings and compliance testing.
Education and Expertise
Rob Buelteman has a diverse educational background. He studied Psychology at the College of the Redwoods, earning an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from 2006 to 2008. He also completed an Associate of Arts (AA) in Psychology at Skyline College from 2004 to 2006. Additionally, he studied Journalism at Humboldt State University from 2008 to 2011. His educational journey began with a High School Diploma from Half Moon Bay High School, which he obtained from 2001 to 2005.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Rob Buelteman has developed a range of technical skills relevant to his role as a Lab Technician/Test Engineer. He designed, built, debugged, and documented a firmware test assembly specifically for the Drive product. He has conducted temperature testing by writing procedures and instrumenting components with thermocouples, utilizing National Instruments data acquisition hardware for data collection. Furthermore, he has employed Python scripts to gather test data for the Chronos and Data Science team.
Testing and Validation Processes
In his current role at Span, Rob Buelteman has been actively involved in testing and validation processes. He performed thermal chamber testing on individual PCBs and ICs to determine die-level thermal shutdown limits. He worked closely with the Power Electronics team to set up high power (600v+) inverter tests. Additionally, he provided on-site supervision and guidance for test personnel at Intertek lab in Irvine, CA, during compliance engineering for the Drive Intertek contract.