Systems Mechanical Design Engineer Senior

470-***-**** *************@*****.*** Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA

BONNIE T.O. NGUYEN, U.S. CITIZEN

SYSTEMS/MECHANICAL ENGINEER LEAD

Highly motivated professional with 16 plus years of Aerospace experience in design, analysis, and project management. Expertise with companies involved in Aerospace, Airplanes, Jet Engines design based on FAA requirements, Space Systems, Satellite Communication Systems, Renewable Energies, fuel-cell, hydrogen, and solar technologies. Exceptional technical/analytical skills, attention to detail, good communication and organizational skills; creative team player who is innovative with can-do attitude. Flexible with great adaptability to fast paced environment, focused on being productive and providing results. Will travel to integrate with customers, suppliers, and other organizations. Proficient in:

Creo Parametric, Windchil, Teamcenter,

Solidworks ’09,’10,’11,’12, PDM, AutoCAD

Unigraphics NX7.X, 8.X; Team Center, DSR

Renewable Energy/Fuel Cell Technologies

Sheet Metal & Composite Materials

ADM (Advanced Data Management)

Six Sigma Certified, LEAN mfg, ISO

GD&T ANSI/ASME Y14.X, MIL-STD, MIL-S

Customer Interaction & Support

Payload Fairing Design (Structure design,

Flight mechanism, Fairing Jettison)

Electrical/Mechanical Products and Systems

CR, EDDS, ICD, ECC (Eng Change Control)

Satellite- Payload Development & Design

Design Mechanical Components and Systems

Ms Office; ANSYS

EGSE, MGSE - Space Launch sites

EDUCATION

MS Mechanical Engineering (MSME), University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado

BS Mechanical Engineering (BSME), University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado

Systems Engineering Certification, CalTech-Technology & Management University, California PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE Los Angeles, CA; 2016–Present

DESIGN ENGINEER - ROCKET ENGINES

Designing Main Combustion Chamber, Ignition Systems, Accelerometers & Transducers in supporting RS-25, AR-1, AR-19 Programs by utilizing Creo Parametric, Windchill PLM, Ms Office, etc.

Creating high quality packages of models, drawings including release in Windchill PLM system. Follow-up with customers and management to ensure accuracy and quick approvals of all engineering documentation.

Non-Conformance Reports (NCR): Prepare disposition planning in Delmia system with supporting design & manufacturing tasks. Create new Specs along with updating old Specs required by the new programs.

Supporting Process Improvements for Quality Products Definition & Management.

Created & presented large presentation packages for Critical Design Review (CDR) to presenting to customers, i.e. engineers, managers and NASA customers.

BOEING –SATELLITE DEVELOPMENT CENTER Los Angeles, CA; 2013–2015 ANTENNA & PAYLOAD DESIGN ENGINEER-SATELLITES

Interface with Customers, Program Managers, IPT Leads, Products Integrators, and Production Control to support Design and Integration at manufacturing sites. Assist in educating customers on integration and maintenance issues.

Design Spacecraft’s Payloads and Antenna Systems including structures, units’ layouts of electronic packages & interfaces, waveguides, cables, drawing releases. Create and release engineering documents such as top assembly drawings, line length calculations, Payload-Antenna electronic interface control, unit mounting matrix drawings of the Payloads to release in Teamcenter. Installation and hardware calculations via software SHIP-IT & Creo Parametric.

Develop and provide technical solutions to customers. Supporting Spacecraft Integration floor operations as Vehicle Engineer (VE). Coordinate with IPT leads, REAs and designers in support payload design and integration of the ABS/SATMEX, Inmarsat F4, WGS F10, ViaSat, SES-15, IntelSat-33e, 35e&37e, and STP-2 programs.

Research and analyze designs from concepts to development, integrations, tests requirements for products operations and maintenance. Provide helpful supports on manufacturing floors such as instructions/consultations of the processes, products, tools, resolving integrations and maintenance-related technical issues to the technicians, integration managers, IPT Leads.

GENERAL ELECTRIC – AVIATION Cincinnati, OH; 2012-2013 LEAD MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER – JET ENGINES

Design Jet Engines/Gas Turbines for B737MAX airplanes according to FAA requirements, by utilizing Unigraphics

(NX7.5, 8.5), Teamcenter (TC), DRS, ICDS and other engineering and office tools to create Product Definitions in 3-D models and 2-D drawings. Solve design problems, develop and execute required designs.

Lead of Export Controls on a designing program. Responsible for all export controls for both domestic and International teams.

ROCKWELL COLLINS Atlanta, GA; 2011-2012

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, PROJECT LEAD - SATELLITE COM.

Coordinated with multiple departments, customers, other Engineers, Project Managers/Leads, Sub-contractors, & Technicians during the design, tests, verifies and approves the accuracy of product maintenance requirements.

Assisted in analyses to support influence product designs. Performed structural analysis, using FEA and FEM Solidworks and ANSYS simulations, as well as mass properties, CG analysis, to ensure the structural integrity of the vehicles and antenna systems met Government’s requirements.

Successfully led the designs from start to completion of the Mechanical Systems for KA-Band Mobil Antennas, Projects of MKET & STT-HP. Utilize Solidworks 2010, 2011, 2012 for 3-D & 2-D designs and documentation, including Sheet Metal Design, electronic packaging, RF, systems & components analysis. Delivered the Transportable Antennas to the customers, the U.S. Military, who tripled orders after the first successful shipment. LOCKHEED MARTIN/ISYS Denver, CO; 2010-2011

Supported the designs as a consultant in FBI (Forward Bay Integration), MGSE & EGSE for Orion program. UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE (LOCKHEED MARTIN+BOEING) Denver, CO; 2005-2009 MECHANICAL STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER – DELTA-IV ROCKETS

Utilized Unigraphics NX4, Pro/Engineer Wildfire, ADM, EDDS, ECC Windchill tools for structural metal & composite designs of the Payload Accommodations and Payload Fairing; Using CAD 2-D and 3D-Modeling to create high quality drawings for production operations. Supported & interacted with customers on multiple missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, US Air Force and NASA.

Successfully designed the structures of the new cooling system for Rocket Delta IV in Payload Fairing for US Air Force. Performed and coordinated with stress analysis team, produced high quality drawings for production; coordinated with suppliers, procurement departments & achieved company’s goal of “100% mission success.”

Tracked vehicle changes, update models and drawings properly; Performed design/analysis tasks as needed. LOCKHEED MARTIN

SYSTEMS ENGINEER – MASS PROPERTIES SPECIALIST- ATLAS-V ROCKETS

Supported assigned missions as a Mission Design Engineer. Performed launch vehicle integration functional analysis at many levels of total system. Modeled and integrated the mass properties of the entire Atlas V Launch Vehicle for the Flight Design Department using Pro/E and MPRDB. Supported multiple missions, such as GPS, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), Pluto New Horizon, STP-1 Mission,Astra-1KR Missions.

Created & maintained Mass Properties in databases according to Design Engineering Changes in Pro/E for launch vehicles including alternated configuration, electronic package of Interface Control Unit (ICU) and Inter-Stage Adaptor

(ISA). Reviewed and validated mass properties reports. Monitored final mass properties measurement tests.

Supplied and make available information to customer’s sub-systems, such as Dynamics, Propulsion, Structures, Trajectory-Guidance and Navigation Control departments. Supported improvement of the Flight Design Engineering Process/Development. Execute analyses to verify center of gravity, moment and product of inertia of systems, subsystems, and vehicles. Track vehicle weight growth and technical performance measurements. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - DENVER Denver, CO; 1999-2005 ENGINEERING ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

Taught strategically Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design courses to students from multiple Engineering disciplines. Taught mechanical designs and Engineering’s regulatory, GD&T ASME Y14.5M.

Supervised the computer laboratory and Teaching Assistants. CERTIFIED SKI INSTRUCTOR Denver, CO; 1993-1995

Taught beginners how to ski.

AFFILIATIONS

Activities include Executive Officer of the Boeing AAPA, Eucharistic Youth Organization; Board member of the Bridging Hope; member of ASME; NAAAP; Operation Santa Claus; Tau Beta Pi; Officer of 2009 NEBULA (New Employees Boosting United Launch Alliance); Rocket Dragons-Dragon Boat Race Champion (Twice); SWE & United Way.

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