About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1927866
STRUCTURAL AEROSPACE LOADS & DYNAMICS ENGINEER | COUPLED LOADS, MODAL & TRANSIENT ANALYSIS
Core Expertise
- Coupled loads, modal, transient, and harmonic analysis for spacecraft and flight structures.
- Automation of data reduction and model-prep scripts to accelerate analysis workflows and reduce file sizes.
- Lead analyst for multiple load events per cycle, managing repeatable analysis and reporting deliverables.
- Model validation, forcing-function development, and fatigue/transportation-load prediction for test and transport scenarios.
- Cross-functional coordination with government engineering teams, international partners, and technical customers.
Project Background
- Executed 11 coupled-loads cycles and four structural studies, delivering event-level analysis and stakeholder reports.
- Reduced transit-study recoveries from ~107k to ~6k through targeted data-reduction and validation procedures.
- Compressed model files from 4.5 GB to 0.15 GB via scripted OTM-file reduction to support rapid testing.
- Performed rapid one-day mini-cycle analyses for urgent model changes, enabling immediate design feedback.
- Developed transportation forcing functions from spectra and road-surface data to predict fatigue and handling loads.
Key Skills
- FEMAP | NASTRAN (SOL 103, SOL 107) | LS-DYNA
- Python | MATLAB | SQL | Git
- Unix | PuTTY | SLURM | HPC workflows
- Coupled loads analysis | Modal | Transient | Harmonic
- Forcing-function development | Loads recovery | Data reduction
- Fatigue & transportation-load prediction | Model validation
- Technical documentation | Process improvement | Training
- Report and presentation development | Customer-facing communication
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering; Minor in Aerospace Engineering — Michigan Technological University
Why Interview this Candidate?
An experienced structural loads and dynamics engineer with 5+ years supporting human-spaceflight programs and government aerospace customers. Demonstrated ability to lead multi-event load analyses, automate workflows, and deliver approximately $337K in contract cost reductions through scripting and documentation. Deep technical proficiency with FEMAP, NASTRAN, Python, MATLAB, LS-DYNA, and HPC enables immediate contributions to load-analysis teams. Seeking a remote aerospace structural analysis role to apply rapid-cycle and automation experience to new programs.
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