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Mechanical Engineer Design

Location:
Weatherby, MO
Posted:
September 04, 2025

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Daniel R Griffin

***** ***** ***

Weatherby MO 64497

816-***-****

******.********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-griffin-ba1956192/

• Design Engineer with 20+ years of experience working in Aerospace Industry. Special Missions.

• Experience Designing Machine parts, Structures, Airframe installation, Test reports, test set up and validation of systems and Weldments, Castings and Tooling used GD&T.

• Air, elect and Hydraulic mechanisms.

• Designed aircraft structures, Avionics racks, Machine parts, Weldments, payload Components, checked for fit and Function FEA worked with and coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems.

• Experience Checking all drawing and 3d models to Comply with ASME Y14.100-2000 ASME Y14.5M-1994.

• Hands on experience using Pro-E, Creo, Solidworks, CATIA, V5, NX.

• 14 CFR Parts 23, 25, 27 and 43.

Skills:

Aircraft Design, Machine Design, Tool Design, GD&T, Weldments, Fixtures, AutoCAD, Micro station, CATIA, Enovia, Smart team, FEA, Cosmos, Solid works, and Pro-E, CREO. Education:

BS Mechanical Engineer

University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla MO 05/91-12/94 Training:

10/12-11-12 Formal DER Training from FAA.

02/03-03/03 Formal Training Solid works

01/01-02/01 Mdl Training by Bentley

05/87-12/90 Advanced Mechanical Design and Drafting Mineral Area College, Park Hills MO. CSC (CONVEYANCE SOLUTIOS BY CONTINENTAL) / St Joseph, MO. 08/2024-07/2025 Senior Design Engineer consultant.

• Design bucket elevators, belt elevators and screw elevators. Weldment, machine parts work with customer and venders. Supported manufacturing to resolve all problems. Worked with in cema, csc, and osha standards.

• Used Solid works, V23 and PDM.

Boeing North Charleston SC / Tukwila, WA. 06/2022- 07/2024 Senior Design Engineer consultant

• Work with FSCC on the 787-8-9-10 to resolve structures and shim problems. B-1B Test Liaison. B25 project Design repairs for primary and secondary structures and system problems to meet Boeing and FAA standers.

• Used CATIA, V5 and Enovia.

Thrush Aircraft. Albany GA 10/2021-06/2022

Senior Mechanical Engineer consultant

• Designed aircraft structures, mechanisms, Test reports, test set up and validation, Avionics racks, Machine parts, Weldments, payload Components, Airframe installation Special mission modification checked for fit and Function FEA worked with and coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems. Worked with outside vender.

• Used Solidworks.

Meta Special Aerospace

Oklahoma City, OK 06/2020-02/2021

Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Designed aircraft structures, mechanisms. Test reports, test set up and validation, Avionics racks, Machine parts, Weldments, payload Components, Airframe installation Special mission modification, drawing checking, checked for fit and Function FEA worked with and coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems. Worked with outside vender.

• Used Solid works. Catia v5

CONLUX

Indianapolis, IN 08/2019-04/2020

Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Designed aircraft interior bulkheads checked for fit and Function, worked with and coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems. Worked with outside vender.

• Used Solidworks.

Field Aerospace.

Oklahoma City, OK 10/2018-07/2019

Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Designed aircraft structures, mechanisms, Test reports, test set up and validation Avionics racks, Machine parts, Weldments, payload Components, Airframe installation Special mission modification checked for fit and Function FEA worked with and coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems. Worked with outside vender.

• Used Solidworks. Catia v5

Professional Experience:

Thrush Aircraft. Albany GA 04/2016-09/2018

Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Designed aircraft structures, mechanisms, Test reports, test set up and validation, Avionics racks, Machine parts, Weldments, payload Components, Airframe installation Special mission modification checked for fit and Function FEA worked with and coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems. Worked with outside vender.

• Used Solidworks.

Esterline, Symar CA 01/2015-04/2016

Senior mechanical engineer

• Machined parts, Structures, mechanisms, Test reports, test set up and validation Weldments, castings, test fixtures Tolerance stack ups work with Manufacturing and outside venders FEA and checked for fit and Function.

• Used Solidworks, Creo.

Textron marine & land systems, New Orleans LA 05/2013-01/2015 Senior mechanical engineer

• Designed Machined parts, Structures, Avionics racks, Special mission modification Weldments and Fire Extinguishing system FEA and checked for fit and Function.

• Used Solidworks

IPS Ronkonkoma NY 01/2013-04/2013

Senior Mechanical Engineer.

• Designed Machined parts, Structures, Weldments, FEA checked for fit and Function.

• Worked with and coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems.

• Worked with outside vender. Used NX.

Vector, Aerospace. Andalusia AL. 11/2011-12/2012

Lead mechanical Engineer.

• Designed aircraft structures, Avionics racks, Machine parts, castings interiors, payload, Components, Airframe installation Special mission modification checked for fit and Function FEA worked with and coordinated with manufacturing.

• Worked with outside vender. Used Solidworks. Catia v5 SNC. Hagerstown, MD 10/2008-10/2011

Mechanical engineer / Flied service engineer II.

• Designed aircraft structures, mechanisms, Test reports, test set up and validation Avionics racks, Machine parts interiors payload components Airframe installation and checked for fit and Used GD&T, Special mission modification, Function FEA worked with Coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems. Worked with outside vender.

• Used Solidworks Catia v5

Boeing. Everett, WA 4/2008-10/2008

Aircraft Designer

• Designed aircraft wing structures, mechanisms, Machine parts components Checked for fit, and function worked with Coordinated with manufacturing to Resolve problems. Worked with outside vender.

• Used CATIA, V5.

Spirt Aero Systems. Wichita, KS. 04/2007-04/2008

Aircraft Designer

• Designed aircraft structures, components checked for fit, and function worked with Coordinated with manufacturing to resolve problems.

• Used CATIA, V5.

BAE, Mohave CA 10/2006-04/2007

Aircraft Designer

• Checker Designer Structure, Avionics racks, Machine parts interiors payload Integration Airframe installation Special mission modification. Worked with outside vender. Checked all drawing and 3d models to Comply with ASME Y14.100-2000 ASME Y14.5M-1994.

• Used CATIA, V5

Bigelow Aerospace, Las Vegas NV 05/2004-10/2006

Mechanical Designer, mechanisms

• Designed Systems Avionics, Structure, mechanisms, Test reports, test set up and validation, Machined parts, interiors payloads, Ground Support Equipment, Fixtures and Tooling used GD&T, Used Cosmos for FEA, checked all drawings and models For Compliance of all standards, Setup Coordinated With manufacturing to resolve problems worked with outside vender.

• Used Solid works

NLX, (Rockwell Collins) Sterling VA (Contract) 07/2003-05/2004 Aircraft Designer

Halliburton, Duncan Ok (Contract) 02/2002-06/2003

Mechanical Designer

British Aerospace, (Reflect one) Tampa FL (Contract) 04/99-01/2002. Aircraft Tool Designer

Cirrus Design Inc, Duluth MN. (Contract) 04/98-04/99 Aircraft Designer



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