Management: Work Package Plan
Mechanical Agreement
Mechanical Design: Gary Muller
The following describes the duties as the Mechanical Work
Package Manager for the GNIRS project:
1.
Gary Muller has been assigned and delegated the job function of Lead
Mechanical Engineer for GNIRS.
a)
This implies that you are a member of the GNIRS instrument team,
accountable to the PM and PS for progress and budget on all mechanical tasks,
attending weekly project meetings, design reviews, and speaking as the
responsible individual for all mechanical related tasks for the GNIRS project.
b)
You are responsible for the overall Mechanical Work Package which has the
following budgets and schedule constraints:
- Total
budget:
30,402 hrs
-
Mechanisms 15,990 hrs
- Bench
Assemblies 5,109 hrs
- Fixed
Assemblies 9,303 hrs
-
Completion of the Mechanical effort by July, 2001
c)
You will operate with maximum autonomy as a key member of the GNIRS
engineering staff
d)
Any individuals working with you on mechanical tasks will receive their
direction from yourself. You are
accountable for the work performed by them.
e)
Included in your task list is the support of mechanism fabrication,
assembly and test.
You are also tasked to
design, fabricate, and deliver linear and rotary mechanism prototypes, and
optical prototypes, which will be tested in the large test dewar.
You are to coordinate the requirements of these prototypes with Jay
Elias, the GNIRS systems engineer/project scientist.
The budget hours for these tasks are not included in the above list, as
they are currently under the Systems Engineering work package.
2.
As the GNIRS Lead Mechanical Engineer you are responsible for:
a)
All tasks relating to delivering operating mechanical hardware
b)
Providing support to the systems design effort
c)
Maintaining and updating the weight budget
d)
Implementing and maintaining configuration control of the GNIRS
instrument.
e)
Supervising any draftspersons, designers or engineers who might assist
you in these tasks.
f)
Becoming familiar with the GNIRS instrument functions/modes of operation.
g)
Working with the electrical engineer and technicians to insure complete
integrity of design for both electrical and mechanical
h)
Participate in determining hardware-software requirements.
This implies working with Jay Elias (Systems Engineer) and Richard Wolff
in software-hardware operation
i)
Holding/conducting appropriate reviews of the mechanical design to insure
compatibility with the instrument design
j)
Participate in OIWFS hardware assembly and checkout
k)
Documenting the mechanical design
l)
Contributing to the Service and Calibration Manual.
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