Joseph Levine

MECHANICAL DESIGN/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Santa Clarita, CA 91350

661-***-**** ad1ram@r.postjobfree.com

Extensive background as a Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineer.

Aircraft Mechanical Systems - ECS, Hydraulics, Fuel, Wire harness, and propulsion Structure - design, assembly, installation, integration of major, secondary structure Tooling design, certification, and flight test.

Proficiency in modeling and drawing using CATIA with GD&T, Microsoft Office

I’m highly adaptive, a team player, a problem solver, and a self-starter.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Most positions are contract.

Virgin Galactic, Mojave, CA. - Sr Mechanical Design Engineer 2/2022- Present

Designed the flight deck composite structure and helped restore Eve’s mothership to flight status. Design the Reaction Mechanical Control System for the new Delta aircraft.

Meggitt Systems NH, CA. – Project Engineer 8/2021- 12/2022

Execute, develop, and qualification tests, evaluate results, and interpret data to make or recommend testing and part configuration changes to improve results, contribute to designing, development process, and written content on the nacelle pressure regulator and high-pressure pneumatic shut off Valves.

Northrop Grumman aircraft, CA. – Senior mechanical engineer 8/2016 - 4/2021 Major structural mate on the F-35 project, Design tooling, solved CPATS problems, translated engineering requirements, specified procedures sequence into production-built packages. Received an award from the VP for improving production.

Design protective and ground support equipment for the F-35.

Structure Integrity Engineering, CA. - Structure design engineer 10/2015 - 7/2016 Structure design of frames, door seals, and Door operation mechanism system, supporting floor structure, skins, skin doublers, floor posts, cargo restrain system, and fittings on the A320 modification from passenger to cargo, including installation, assembly, and drawing creation using CATIA.

BAE Systems, Mojave, CA.- Lead fuel systems design engineer 3/2015-10/2015 Stratolaunch project fuel system design lead, including fuel pumps and filter mechanism supporting links, components selection, layout, assembly and installation, components isolation, composite support detail design, drawing creation, modeling using CATIA, calculating fuel flow analysis, fuel tank to wing penetration, responsibility included individual components test bench and systems tests.

PCC/ADI, Valencia, CA. - Tools design and Manufacturing engineer 1/2014- 3/2015 Design tooling and assembly fixtures for manufacturing of major aircraft machine parts, for example, the A350 landing gear and Boeing thrust reverser, Including milling fixtures, boring fixtures, drill jigs, production test aids, creating drawings using CATIA and GD&T.

Gulfstream aircraft, Savannah- Mech. systems design engineer 4/2012- 12/2013 ECS tubing routing design through the fuselage, design ECS packs mechanism, components selection, like valves, bellows. Installation and design of supporting links and brackets. Integration and presentation, modeling, and drawing using CATIA V5.

CAAI - Civil aviation authority of Israel - Certification engineer 11/2009 - 12/2010

Approve justification and test plans reports- participated in experiments to certify Gulfstream G280 engine and fuel systems, including creating issue papers. Worked on FAR 23, 34, 3367, and 3391.

Boeing Aircraft, Seattle - Mech. systems design engineer 6/2006 - 9/2007 ECS routing design, through the fuselage, on the 737 Poseidon aircraft.

Design ECS ducting and valve installation, floor penetration, and supporting links and brackets using CATIA V5.

Northrop Grumman aircraft, NY. - Mech. systems design engineer 5/2004 -5/2006 ECS routing, bleed system, and wire harness design and installation on the E-2D aircraft. Fuselage penetration mechanism, Including design of fittings, brackets, and structure modifications.

Goodrich Aerostructure, San Diego- Mech. systems design engineer 1/2003- 5/2004 ECS routing and design through the pylon, on the C5 Pylon.

Design and installation of high-pressure tubing, Including links, joints, seals, and brackets using CATIA

Israel Aircraft Industries – Mechanical design engineer 10/1999 -1/2003 ECS routing, Fuel, and Hydraulic installation on Dornier 428 and Boeing 767 modification from passenger to cargo, including design of door fittings, frames, and brackets using CATIA.

Bombardier aircraft, Montreal - Mechanical design engineer 6/1994-9/1999 Engines mount fitting detail design, assembly, interface, and installation.

Flight test systems assembly of equipment and instrumentation, installations of pressure transducers, temperature sensors, and flow meters, including routing pipes, component selection, design of fittings, brackets, modifying hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, and structural, on Global Express, using CATIA.

Sikorsky Aircraft Lockheed Martin, the same. Served as an Air Force officer in the IDF.

EDUCATION

B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineer - Polytechnic University of New York - 1981

Computer programmer - Bar Ilan University, Israel - 1989

Contact this candidate