Mr. Viel is the Chief Engineer, EMI/E3 for Element U.S. Space & Defense and has been with the organization for 26 years. He has over 30 years of equipment and system level EMI/E³ test and analysis experience in the defense and aerospace industries.
Mr. Viel is a subject matter expert in the US DoD electromagnetic interference & control requirements for electronic & electrical equipment and systems and provides technical engineering guidance and support to product manufacturers worldwide. Services include EMI/E3 training courses, equipment and system level EMI/E3 design assessments, support of complex EMI/E3 product qualification programs, EMI/E3 testing of high-power equipment and systems, and mobilized/portable EMI/E3 test services. Jeff also specializes in several technical service areas including RADHAZ (HERO, HERP, HERF), EMP, ESD, HPM, EMV, EMI Platform Surveys, Shielding Effectiveness (SE), Lightning effects, external electromagnetic environments (EME), and power quality testing for ships, subs, aircraft, space systems, and land vehicles. Throughout his career, Jeff has supported countless EMI/E3 qualification programs for a wide variety of equipment and systems deployed across every major US DoD platform type (Ship, Submarine, Land, Space, and Air).
Jeff Holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and is a supporting member of several national and international standards committees including the SC135 working group for RTCA DO160 (Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment), SC238 working group for Counter UAS systems, SAE Technical Committee AE-4 (Electromagnetic Compatibility), and the Space ISAC SPD 5 Task Force. He has also published several EMI/EMC/E³ related technical papers over the last two decades.
