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Paul Brionez is a senior printed circuit board layout engineer for Wisk Aero LLC. He’s responsible for the layout of PCBs and the management of library parts being created to use in PCB assemblies. He’s also involved in the creation of processes and procedures to be used in the creation, management, and release/revision of PCBs and PCBAs used for Wisk Aero applications.
He has been a PCB designer for 31 years. He is CID and CID+, and has a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering technology from Southern Illinois University. He’s worked on boards for industrial, telecommunications, and aerospace needs. He also worked for seven years as an electronics technician in the U.S. Navy and had 18 years in the aerospace industry before his current role.
Why Wisk?
Wisk is one of the leaders in the development of the EVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) market. When I learned from a special on “60 Minutes” about the growth of EVTOL and that Wisk was part of that, I became interested in their program’s future potential. Who wouldn’t want to have an autonomous aircraft? It’s the future of air travel. Wisk was looking to get this product to the FAA, and I have that experience. When this position opened, I applied, and here I am.
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