Summary
Walter Marchewka is a Principal Engineering Technician with over a decade of hands-on experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting electronic and embedded systems across defense and industrial sectors. Currently at General Dynamics Mission Systems, he brings deep expertise in PCB design, LabVIEW test software, PLC/HMI migration, and a broad familiarity with instruments and communication protocols from SPI/I2C to RS-485 and Ethernet. His background spans roles from lead programmer and controls engineer to field service and Navy electronics technician, demonstrating an ability to take projects from schematic to deployed system under demanding conditions. Walter’s practical mastery of test development, source control, and automation is complemented by experience leading teams and training engineers in industrial controls. A Gulf War Navy veteran, he pairs disciplined operational experience with a track record of solving high-speed data acquisition and embedded control challenges. Colleagues can rely on him for pragmatic solutions that balance manufacturability, testability, and field reliability.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Labview, Labview at National Instruments Labview
Associate's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Associate's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Westmoreland County Community College
English