Joshua E. Chokan
Carrollton,TX
Summary
Mechanical Engineer with several years of diverse experience in the aerospace and automotive industries. Graduate of Textron’s rotational Leadership Development Program; currently positioned at Bell Helicopter as an Airframe Design Engineer; interests include mechanical design, innovation, project management, finance, and investing.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Airframe Design Engineer
Bell Flight
Fort Worth, TX
02.2024 - Current
- Design and release airframe parts for the Virgin Galactic Delta Spaceship Boom and Feather Flap assemblies
Senior Airframe Design Engineer
Bell Textron
Fort Worth, TX
08.2022 - 02.2024
- Increment 1 preliminary CAD development of the Bell 360 Invictus scout aircraft for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program
- Lead design efforts for airframe integration of Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE)
- Coordinate with various defense industry contractors to retrofit Invictus airframe with necessary armament and radars
Piston Engine Test Engineer - LDP
Lycoming Engines | Textron Systems
Williamsport, PA
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Assist mechanics in experimental testing of industry-leading piston aircraft engines
- Prepare test plans, oversee tests, and analyze results captured from engine dynamometers and flight stands
Simulation Project Engineer - LDP
Kautex Textron
Troy, MI
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Developed conjugate heat transfer CFD simulations to optimize sustainable, composite EV battery cooling fixtures
- Managed the development and implementation of eight new FEA simulation processes while collaborating with engineers throughout several international regions
- Performed FEA simulations on plastic, automotive fuel tank and EV battery-pack designs
- Virtually trained CAD engineers on new simulations after validating their design and manufacturing applications
Education
Master of Business Administration -
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH10-2024
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Miami University
Oxford, OH05.2020
Skills
- 3DExperience
- CATIA v6
- ENOVIA PLM Software
- ANSYS FEA
- Matlab
- Microsoft Office applications
- Managing projects and resources
- Collaboration and teamwork
Certification
- NASA Glenn Research Center Senior Design Capstone (2020)
- Google Project Management Certification (2021)
- Textron's Leadership Development Program Graduate (2022)
Timeline
Senior Airframe Design Engineer
Bell Flight
02.2024 - Current
Senior Airframe Design Engineer
Bell Textron
08.2022 - 02.2024
Piston Engine Test Engineer - LDP
Lycoming Engines | Textron Systems
08.2021 - 08.2022
Simulation Project Engineer - LDP
Kautex Textron
08.2020 - 08.2021
Master of Business Administration -
The University of Findlay
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Miami University
- NASA Glenn Research Center Senior Design Capstone (2020)
- Google Project Management Certification (2021)
- Textron's Leadership Development Program Graduate (2022)
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