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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.
Your Name PAGE TWO 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.
Your name PAGE THREE 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.
Your Name PAGE FOUR
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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