Design Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
*.* years as a design engineer in an aerospace manufacturing environment
Designed secondary structure aircraft components & tooling for manufacturability, weight & cost
Achieved working proficiency in Catia V5 (Mechanical Design workbench) & SmarTeam
Beginner proficiency in Solid Works 2009 & Catia V5 (Generative Shape Design workbench)
Vast design detailing & review experience, including ASME Y14.5 & stack tolerance analysis
Familiar with mechanical properties, mfg. processes, heat treatments and finishes of steel & aluminum
Familiar with fundamental manufacturing process of fiberglass composite parts (wet layups & prepregs), and their post layup operations (bagging, curing, demolding, trimming, bonding, painting, CMM, etc.)
Ability to comply design and testing processes with applicable regulatory specifications NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS
Demonstrated initiative to think outside of the box and to learn & apply new concepts; exhibited commitment to own and drive projects forward
Proven ability to offer technical support to the Sales, Manufacturing, Planning & QA departments by coordinating design decisions in order to minimize cost-benefit ratio of engineered products
Courteous and effective interfacing with external stakeholders such as customers, vendors, suppliers, distributors, FAA supervisors, DERs
Eligible for security clearance and EIT designation
Proficient in compiling and editing technical documentation using MS Office & MathCAD WORK EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing Design Engineer, Nor-Ral Composites, North-Atlanta, GA Mar/2016-Nov/2016
Project manager of contracts with maximum 50K values for the production of military aircraft composite and metal parts per NADCAP standards, and for the design and manufacturing of afferent tooling; Nor-Ral is currently a Lockheed approved supplier of hologram parts for the C-130 and F-16 programs
Conformed tool design & manufacturing with quality processes, material and manufacturing standards of aerospace OEMs (Lockheed, Sikorsky, Gulfstream) and contractors (Meggit, General Dynamics, UTC)
Utilized Catia V5 (Generative Shape Design) under senior supervision to design tooling for fiberglass production parts and jigs/fixtures for Aluminum parts
Generated and maintained in Epicor Vantage design data and manufacturing instructions for the fabrication of composite and metal components & tooling
Led design review meetings with customers to clarify design scope and verify detail design
Coordinated with customers, department managers, suppliers and vendors to resolve project issues Mike Nica
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Mechanical Design Engineer, Ancra International, LA Greater Area, CA Aug/2013-Mar/2016
Analyzed customer proposals, provided technical recommendations, and managed prototype and retrofit designs of airworthy products – cargo, seat, galley & monument fittings, cargo straps & nets
Utilized Catia V5 to model & evaluate new and existing items for fit, form, function & manufacturability
Used ASME Y14.5 & drafting standards to generate or revise vendor, preliminary, production, assembly, quotation and tooling drawings in Catia and AutoCAD
Co-designed four cargo strap configurations compliant with CFR, title 14, part 21, Subpart O
Coordinated and conducted strap post-design activities such as FEA, vendor assessment, RFQ, material planning & parts procurement, prototype assembly, fixture design and manufacturing, informal
& official test substantiation, deliverables compilation and submission
Managed the Airbus A350 certification project for set of existing rear & forward seat fittings: interpreted
& clarified spec, requested and monitored material planning effort, retrofitted prior designs, designed tri- axial loading test fixture, compiled test plan, performed & documented test
Designed tooling and supporting pallet changers facilitating the vertical-axis CNC machining of seat and cargo fittings; Implementation of system resulted in substantial reductions of cycle run-time & scrap rate
Performed strength calculations, tolerance stack-up studies, and interference checks
Achieved familiarity with SAE and MIL specifications of major steel & aluminum aerospace grades regulating the material performance, manufacturing method, heat treatment, and plating
Programmed & operated tensile test machine to regularly validate products load ratings
Represented Ancra’s products at several international shows and numerous customers
Compiled and delivered two-day intense technical training on Ancra’s products to distributors Mech. Eng. Assistant (co-op), MCW Consultants, Toronto, Canada Jan/2010 – Apr/2010
Implemented mark-ups in HVAC and P&ID layouts and transmitted changes to contractors
Sized & configured code-compliant plumbing diagrams in AutoCAD per design requirements Student Eng. - Logistics (co-op), Mackie Moving Systems, Oshawa, Canada May/2009 – Aug/2009
Streamlined and documented the management process of transient freight in 100,000 sqft. warehouse facility, achieving an increase of on-time delivery rate from 80% to 100% Mechanical Eng. Assistant (co-op), SNC-Lavalin, Oakville, Canada Jan/2008 – Dec/2008
Assisted cross-functional engineering team at the design specification and regulatory compliance of refurbishment project executed at Canada’s largest private nuclear plant
Modeled piping systems for stress, thermal, and seismic analysis; compiled results in technical reports documenting the systems’ code compliance
EDUCATION
Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Co-op, University of Waterloo, May 2011
Relevant Courses: Mechanical Design, Fluid Mechanics, Fatigue & Fracture Analysis, Control Systems, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, NC of Machine Tools, Statics, Dynamics, FEM, Material Properties
Passed the EIT Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam on first attempt (April 2012)
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