Chad E. Mitchell
Gordonville, TX
Education
University of North Texas
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology, December 1997
Training, Etc.
CATIA V5 Fundamentals
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Functional Dimensioning and Tolerancing (CATIA V4)
Advanced Surfacing (CATIA V4)
Skills
CATIA V4 (14,000 hrs.), CATIA V5 R19/R21 (12000 hrs.), MBD Datasets, Vis-mockup (1000 hrs.), SDRC IDEAS Finite Element Analysis (2000 hrs.), Enovia for V5, IVT, Microsoft Office Suite, Metaphase PDM, good understanding of GD&T, galvanic material compatibility (corrosion resistance), six years overall experience using Boeing processes and practices, statics and stress analysis for aircraft structures, excellent solids and surfacing skills, good at thinking outside of the box in order to solve technical problems and very good with sheet metal and machined part design.
Experience
Bombardier Aerospace (Contract) Montreal, Canada
September 2010 – March 2013
Aircraft Design Specialist (Through TES)
•Designed various nose landing gear structural/mechanical components for the C-Series Aircraft using CATIA V5.
•Performed preliminary stress analysis for structures, as needed for preliminary component sizing.
•Manipulated Enovia database for product data management and for part release per Bombardier Engineering Standards.
•Designed Forward Fuselage drainage system on C-Series aircraft, which consists of routing drain tubes throughout the aircraft and securing them with sheet metal brackets to the structure.
•Designed support structure and layouts for Forward Fuselage Waste/Water system and Wire Harnesses for the Rudder Pedal Assembly on Global 7000/8000 aircraft.
Aviation Partners Inc. (Contract) Seattle, WA
Jan 2008 – May 2010
Mechanical Design Engineer (through PDS Technical Services)
•Designed various blended winglet metal and composite structures, wire routing and mechanical components for installation on Dassault Falcon 2000 business jets. Analyzed bracketry/clips for final sizing and adequate static margin of safety.
•Analyzed and dispositioned non-conformities of Falcon 2000 winglet manufacturing discrepancies for positive margin of safety, such as, hole mis-drills, voids, porosity, delaminations and short edge distance per BMS specifications.
•Designed Falcon 2000 wing reinforcement structure (ribs, straps, fittings, etc.) using CATIA V5.
•Designed a complex slat static test fixture that applied force to a Falcon 2000 slat via carriages and mimicked the geometry at the wing fwd spar. The carriages deformed the slat into the shape of a bent wing and air load was applied by hydraulic actuators. A total of 32000lb force was applied along the length of the slat. The test was successful in determining ultimate failure load of the slat and an FAA STC was subsequently granted.
•Designed Dassault Falcon 50 spiroid (wing tip device) installation for proof of concept, it's attachment fittings, and some structural detail components of the spiroid using CATIA V5.
Vought Aircraft (Contract) Dallas, TX
December 2006 – July 2007
Structural Design Engineer (through PDS Technical Services)
•Layout and routing of Current Return Network (CRN) bonding and grounding wiring installations for B787 section 47 and 48 using CATIA V5.
•Populated Enovia V5 database with design data and created release data.
•Created CRN Installation Requirements Models for 3D model based definition.
•Performed Corrosion Risk Assessment for attachment of bracketry to composite structure.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (held Secret Clearance, Contract) Ft. Worth, TX
December 2004 – December 2006
Structural Design Engineer (through Global Contract Professionals)
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