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Sample Aerospace Engineer Resume

John Smith

 

Address, City State

 

Your resume@yahoo.com

 

555-555-5555 (H)                                                                                                  555-555-5555 (C)

 

 

AEROSPACE ENGINEER

 

Infrared Signature Analysis ~ Computational Fluid Dynamics ~ Threat Engagement Signature Performance

 

Experienced, high-achieving engineering professional with proven expertise in the defense industry.  Background includes over nine years of experience at xxxxx providing pivotal engineering services on projects for Sikorsky Aircraft, the United States Navy, the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, and Pratt & Whitney.  Handpicked for multiple high-visibility programs after demonstrating expert modeling and analytical skills.  Received multiple employee performance awards from xxx.  In addition to regular duties, manages the SAIC intern program, which has resulted in eight new engineering hires at SAIC, Sikorsky, and Lockheed Martin.  An Air Force veteran who manages engineering teams with up to four members, and who holds a Top Secret security clearance.  Completed a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2006, graduating magna cum laude.

 

      ¨                                                     Analytical Modeling                         ¨    Team Leader ¨          Structural Analysis              

      ¨                                        CAD Design Support                        ¨    Intern Program Management ¨          Technology Analyses                                 

      ¨                                        IR Signature Measurement                ¨     IR Signature Prediction Analysis       ¨      Countermeasure Assessments

 

SELECTED CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Company xxxx

 

·         President's Award for Exceptional Performance (2000).

·         Performance Bonus for Exemplary Work (SAIC, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005).

·         Enabled a $6 million subcontract revenue increase through the award of multiple follow-on contracts by synthesizing four month’s worth of CFD and IR signature prediction analytical work in two months to support Sikorsky Aircraft.

·         Secured $3 million in additional funding for an advanced Sikorsky Aircraft project by making ground-breaking use of Fluent analytical code and customizing CFD code, which led to further development of Fluent’s acoustic modeling capabilities.

·         Fostered the recruitment of eight new engineering hires at SAIC, Sikorsky Aircraft, and Lockheed Martin by recruiting, training, and managing the summer student co-op program at SAIC since 2000.

·         Enabled a renewed confidence in the relationship between Sikorsky Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney by demonstrating the first use of exhaust species modeling in Fluent CFD software at Sikorsky Aircraft.

·         Fostered the development of new Fluent code that reduced the time required to relate CFD results of hydrodynamic crash load analyses to structural analyses in NASTRAN from one week to several hours by creating a direct mapping feature and a verification process that was adapted by Fluent and marketed to SAIC and other customers.

 

United States Air Force

 

·         Air Force Commendation Medal (1996).

                       

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIEINCE

 

Company YYYY         8/97 – Present

Lead IR Signature & CFD Analyst (5/04 – Present)

 

·         Builds and analyzes high-fidelity analytical models of propulsion systems and full rotorcraft vehicles to test proposed infrared signature reduction solutions on Sikorsky Aircraft platforms, replicating performance in terms of drag and lift, power requirements, and range impact of system upgrades.

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

 

Lead IR Signature & CFD Analyst (Continued)

 

·         Manages three junior analysts in performing signature management/survivability, research/development programs, and government contracts.

·         Serves as central point-of-contact between engineers, analysts, functional manager, and customer sub-contractor on quick turnaround survivability study of baseline VIP aircraft, providing models, communication of requirements, analytical results, and mapped and tabulated data.

·         Self-taught, resident expert for implementing high-fidelity aerodynamic model of rotor behavior in full-vehicle CFD analysis.

·         Supervises CAD surface model assembly, grid generation, and CFD/IR analysis and processing.

·         Performs 2D numerical and simulated countermeasure effectiveness assessments for system upgrades.

·         Manages multiple IR signature prediction trade-studies and provides comparative analyses.

·         Tested acoustic analytical capability of Fluent CFD software with high fidelity rotorcraft models demonstrating time-dependent, measurable behavior of rotor systems in flight.

 

SEAHAWK Modular Exhaust System:  Serving as Lead CFD analyst; currently in fabrication and test phase.  Pre-fabrication analysis played a key role in optimizing upturned exhaust suppressor design.

 

Army BLACK HAWK Modular Exhaust System:  Lead CFD analyst for Army’s version of the modular exhaust system.

 

Army/USMC Aircraft System Upgrade:  Lead CFD analyst, including performing survivability, propulsion, threat engagement, and preliminary structural load analyses.

 

CFD and IR Signature Analyst / Secure IT Systems Manager (5/03 – 5/04)

 

·         Provided CFD analytical expertise to multiple programs examining such diverse phenomena as aerodynamic loading, thermal behavior under varying environmental conditions, acoustic performance, and general rotorcraft flight performance.

·         Coordinated customer-required work group meetings, tracked and recorded action items and program reports, facilitated new staffing, and transmitted secure data and documents.

·         Provided dedicated secure IT and computer systems administrative support and oversight to special access programs, in addition to normal duties.

·         Procured and installed all new hardware and software upgrades for multiple, independent secure networks to support special access/advanced programs with 25-50 users.

 

CFD and IR Signature Analyst (5/02 – 5/03)

 

·         Conducted a detailed trade-study of flare performance analysis.

·         Developed entirely new protocol for incorporating real world flare aerodynamic and signature data into new and existing threat simulation analyses.

·         Performed additional threat engagement analyses of multiple platforms for high profile advanced project, advertising new capabilities for Sikorsky Aircraft to promote to customer.

 

RAH-66 Comanche Turreted Gun System:  Created multiple configurations of CFD model and ran Fluent analyses to determine loads on TGS under extreme flight conditions.

 

Survivability and Low Observable Technologies Analyst (5/00 – 5/02)

 

·         Managed the student intern program for onsite support to Sikorsky Aircraft SVLO group, including recruiting, hiring, training, supervision, and task oversight to as many as four interns at a time.

 

Advanced Project, Sikorsky Aircraft:  Requested by name to provide analytical and modeling support to Advanced Project for Sikorsky Aircraft.

 

Comanche Radar Cross Section:  Provided essential back-up CAD design support, which allowed uninterrupted support for rotor-hub design process during a critical period of deliverables.

 

Austrian S-70 Flare Analysis:  Created the CFD model and ran Fluent analyses to determine viability and safety of various flare configurations under extreme flight conditions.

 

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

 

Navy Destroyer DD-21 Program, Phase II:  As Technical Lead, Blue Team IR Signature Assessment, created the analysis-ready 3D model of the DD-21 deckhouse for in-depth investigation into signature contributors, testing a variety of materials and solutions to reduce IR signature.

 

Navy H60 Advanced IR Suppressor Program, Phase III:  As Technical Lead/Designer, performed extensive CAD modeling to demonstrate four potential solutions for using the exhaust from the H60 IPS system within the Advanced IR Suppressor System, and to prove the effectiveness or weaknesses of an aggressive design modification to the current system.

 

S92 Platform:  As Technical Lead, used CAD geometry modeling to examine the feasibility of current IR suppressor concepts on the S92 from a physical perspective, and from a performance standpoint using CFD analysis and IR Signature Prediction.

 

Engineering Analyst (3/98 – 5/00)

 

·         Supervised 2 junior Analysts to perform Comanche IR modeling efforts for signature analysis with GT-SIG. 

·         Performed CFD analysis to provide thermal inputs to GT-SIG model.

 

Army/Navy H60 Advanced Suppressor Programs:  As Primary Analyst, tested multiple configurations on both platforms to determine the best configuration for ground test, and proved integrity of the new rotor-emulation model and versatility of incorporating multiple configurations into a single model.

 

Army H60 Ground Test:  Provided technical support by creating a visual record of system performance using infrared thermal and digital cameras, and performed IR measurement data reduction from FLIR Thermagram IR camera.

 

C-130 Exhaust Suppressor:  Generated thermal data of a suppressor concept to Pratt & Whitney for a proposal bid, and provided training, initial supervision, and ongoing guidance to a new hire to perform GT-SIG and Fluent analysis.

 

Navy DD-21, Littoral Combat System:  Led technical efforts for the signature assessment program, including creating analytical model for GT-SIG analysis, interpreting results, and providing input to the down-select process during proposal effort.

 

MH-60 & UH-60 BLACK HAWK:  Generated highly detailed IR signature prediction models of both platforms for GT-SIG analysis and subsequent threat engagement analysis with GT-SIMS code for MANPADS threats vs. vehicles with and without IR signature suppression technologies, as well as with and without deployment of countermeasures such as flares, IR jammers, and chaff.

 

US Army Ground Vehicle Exhaust Suppression:  Generated 3D CAD model from 2D dimensioned paper sketch, created CFD unstructured, meshed model with ANSYS meshing capability of CATIA, and performed extensive analysis for thermal and flow performance.

 

RAH-66 Comanche:  Assembled a thermal model of the aircraft from existing geometry and trained and supervised two junior analysts to create a GT-SIG IR signature prediction model for analysis.

 

Army BLACK HAWK:  Created the H-60 CFD model, incorporating the most complex level of resolution and functionality currently available from CAD models and Fluent CFD code, and provided the most versatility at the time for aerodynamic and propulsion system-level analysis of the platform.

 

Additional Experience

 

SAIC, Student Co-Op Computer Support, Bridgeport, CT

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Captain, Various worldwide locations

UNITED STATES ARMY, Visual Information/Graphics Apprentice, Fort Detrick, MD

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

 

Unix-based CATIA v4, Windows-based CATIA v5, PATRAN, AutoCAD 2000, Mechanical Desktop, Fluent, MuSES, GT-SIG, GT-SIMS, MSC.NASTRAN, Ludell and X-Patch (RCS prediction code), NAVAIR FLAME.


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EDUCATION

 

UNIVERSITY XXX, State

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2006, magna cum laude

Master of Arts in Community-Clinical Psychology, 2000

Graduate Certificate in Forensic Science/Adv. Investigations, 1999

 

Additional Training

 

PATRAN/NASTRAN Linear Statics, Normal Modes, and Buckling Analysis Seminar (NAS120, 2006)

CATIA v5r13 Computer-Aided-Design package (Cadpo Training Course, 2005)

Infrared/Visible Signature Suppression (Georgia Tech, 2000)

CATIA v4, GT-SIG/GT-SIMS (1998)  

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