Professor Bob Tranchina brings extensive experience to the WPI Systems Engineering programs.
Highlights of my professional career include:
- 40 years of practical engineering experience spanning electrical, software, and systems engineering. Worked across the full development lifecycle, from concept exploration through disposal.
- Selected as company chairperson for gate reviews on large international program evaluating risk and technical performance.
- Company instructor for Systems Engineering courses and in house INCOSE CSEP exam preparations
- Performed systems architecture, design and IV&V for remote imaging in the visible and infrared spectra
- Elicited new product requirements through applied research and interviews with military and commercial customers.
- Developed and utilized DoDAF and UAF architectural formats for RF systems.
- Technical lead for several V&V efforts including a government QTE, OTE, efforts, RF Antenna Range and optical test facilities.
- Managed technical effort and flight testing for Infra-red assisted landing system for commercial platforms.