MARK S. PETTY
Current address: *** ******** *****, ***** *****, Utah 84403 316-***-****
2nd address: 11611 W. Jennie Street, Wichita, Kansas 67212 ***********@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Mechanical Design Engineer with 20+ years experience in aviation design for: military, commercial and business aircraft. Flight testing, configuration management and 3-D CAD modeling design of systems installation, flight test systems development that includes: emergency egress, equipment rack, electrical load banks, wire harness, avionics installations, primary and secondary structural design, strain gauge, pressure transducer, thermocouple and temp probe installations. Manufacturing knowledge of machined, sheet metal and composite parts. Drawing documentation using GD&T to ASME Y14.5-2009 standard. Qualification testing experience using DO-160 and MIL- STD-810. Technical writing with installation instruction on Windows Word, PowerPoint and Excel software.
SKILLS
• CATIA-V5 Documentation Flight Test Instrumentation
• SOLIDWORKS Qualification Testing Emergency Egress
• Structural Design Test Plans Dye Drainage System
• Air Data System Weight Saving Design Antenna installations
• Systems Installation Manufacturing Processes Aerial Refueling
• Hydraulic Design Pneumatics Fuel System
• Kinematics Materials Selection Graphite Composites EXPERIENCE
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation – America, MRJ / Space Jet Program, Moses Lake, Washington
FTI Engineer; Flight Test Aircraft Test Equipment Design using CATIA-V5, Enovia and Microsoft PowerPoint installation drawings. Equipment racks structural design and configuration, Anti-Ice Bleed air system temperature survey and probe boss designs, Flight Sciences artificial Run-Back Ice shape concept for test. Electrical / Electronic assemblies to support video and camera placements. Electrical Load Bank and water ballast system design support. Drainage and Ventilation testing to FAR 25.1187. Ground Vibration Test support to document test setup. See: mitsubishiaircraft.com/spacejet (October 2018 - May 2020). Project Engineer; Qualification Test Director, witnessed qualification testing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards and company defined tests carried out on component level items at U.S suppliers and approved laboratories that included: static strength tests on interior monuments, impulse testing on hydraulic actuator (MLG Mark Petty’s Resume continued (p.2)
retract), altitude, temperature variation test on water system tank, Icing test on horizontal stabilizer jack screw, torque failure test on slat disconnect sensor, radio frequency susceptibility on cockpit nose wheel steering control, salt fog test on hydraulic shut-off valve, vibration and operational shocks to hydraulic reservoir. Tasks included review of test plans and procedures, requesting and obtaining redline permissions, travel throughout the U.S. and reporting the test results to upper management. (working from home Wichita) (May 2015 – May 2017).
Bombardier Flight Test Center, Wichita, Kansas
ECS and Oxygen Engineer; Global Express 7500 program Conducted Smoke Testing to AC25-9A requirements, operated smoke test equipment during test flights, directed video data recording and target obscuration conditions, trouble shoot snags, technical writing of test definition sheets and flight test reports. Used AIRINC parameters and EMU software to present data. See: https://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/en/aircraft/global-7500 (June 2017 - September 2018).
Design Specialist: Flight Test Support for CSeries now Airbus A220. Keel repair, Load Bank revision, Trailing Cone design improvement. Learjet Model 85 Emergency Egress Design lead.
Coordinated qualification testing, authored test plans, procedures, and successfully flight tested. ECS smoke testing and certification testing on CRJ1000. Slat disconnect sensor testing investigation on CRJ700 to measure thermal shock, which lead to the redesign of the sensor for increased reliability. (October 2008 – January 2015). Senior Design Engineer; Learjet Models: 45 & 60 Systems and wire harness installation.
Flight Test Aircraft Design activities: Flight Test Instrumentation, Experimental Equipment, Dye Dump system, Video Camera placements, Rapid Decompression Valve, Firebane system (fire protection for crew), Trailing Static Cone improvements. Emergency Egress Design Learjet 45/75 85, Global Express, CRJ 700, 900, BD100, Dye Dump system design, Video Camera placements. Rapid decompression valve design. VMu Tail Skid used on CRJ 700, 900, 1000. Dash8-400 equipment installations. Nose wheel shimmy study. CAD systems used: Computer Vision, UGII, Catia V4. MRB Engineering support on test aircraft. (November 1990 – February 2003). Smiths Aerospace, now Triumph Actuation Systems, Yakima, Washington Project Engineer; 787 Nose and Main Landing Gear Retract Actuators, designed static test fixture for qualification testing of hydraulic actuators limit and ultimate test load using a load cell and auxiliary hydraulic actuation to rotate the end bolts during test. Certification test technical report writing. Accomplished element testing on snubbing gland 5000 psi. 3-D Modeled the hold back bar used to launch U.S. Navy carrier aircraft. Used CATIA V5 and SOLIDWORKS. (December 2006 - October 2008). Mark Petty’s Resume continued (p.3)
Boeing IDS, Wichita, Kansas
Senior Design Engineer; KC767 Tanker Transport Program (Italy and Japan) Aerial Refueling Group; Design improvements on Refueling Boom. 3-D modeled Chain Drive Kinematics and complete boom assembly, designed new nylon extrusions to improve wire routing, Chem milled sheet metal covers, hydraulic line routing using CATIA-V4.
Hydraulics Group; Co-authored patent number 200******** – SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING BACK-UP HYDRAULIC POWER FOR AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING TANKER AIRCRAFT. Test writer for functional ground testing of new flight control high lift system configuration.
Flight Test Group; Designed a tail skid used for abused take-offs, ECS smoke test configuration definition. Designed a fuel transfer manifold for ground test. Conducted and observed ground flight control tests (GVT), hydraulic system testing, and fuselage high blow testing.
(February 2003 - November 2006).
General Dynamics Fort Worth Division, now Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth, Texas Structural Design Engineer; YF-22 Program and A-12 Program Structural Design using CATIA-V4, composite frame and skin design, machined parts bulkheads, sheet metal weldments. Use of standard rivets, HI-LOK fasteners and ply tables. (June 1988 – June 1990).
Systems Installation Engineer; F-16 Program (many models) Designed wiring harness extension device to service engine access door electrical requirement, one for the Pratt & Whitney engine effectivity and one for the GE engine configuration. Lead Engineer for electrical matrix assemblies and installations, used CADAM graphics system to produce drawing documentation.
(November 1982 – June 1985).
LTV, now Northrop Grumman, Grand Prairie, Texas
Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer; B2 Program
Installation of pressure transducers, thermocouples, strain gauges, inlet rakes, hydraulic system pressure survey using CADAM, NCAD 3-D software.
(June 1985 – June 1988).
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Design and Graphics Technology Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Boeing Hydraulic System Analysis course taught by: Bob Fisher CAD Industry training: CATIA-V5, Enovia, Solid Edge, SOLIDWORKS, UG, Computer Vision
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Career Achievements:
Military Work: F-16 (many models), B-2, YF-22, A-12, KC767 Tankers
Commercial Aircraft: CRJ 700, 900, 1000, Dash 8-400, MITAC Space Jet
Business Jets: Learjet Models 45, 60, 75, 85, Global Express and Global Express 7500
Boeing Tanker Aerial Refueling Hydraulic Control Patent
Emergency Egress Designs on Learjet Model 45, 85, BD-100, Global Express, CRJ 700
Two Tail Skid Designs (Safely accomplished High – Risk Testing)
3-D Modeling and Documentation
Qualification Test abilities
System Development Experience
Research and Development