Matthew Cline
Mechanical Engineer
Yorktown,VA
Summary
Dynamic Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience at Huntington Ingalls, excelling in the design and optimization of Navy propulsion systems. Proficient in Autodesk Inventor and MATLAB. Lead numerous projects, mentored junior engineers, and delivered innovative solutions, which enhanced operational efficiency and ensured compliance with stringent military standards.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineer Mechanical 1 through 4
Huntington Ingalls
Newport News, VA
01.2011 - 05.2025
- Performed duties related to the designing, manufacturing, testing, and overhaul of Navy shipboard, components, machinery, and nuclear and non-nuclear propulsion plant fluid systems. Specific experience with heat exchangers, diesel generators, valves, pumps, AC units, steam plant systems, reactor plant systems, turbine generators, and condensers.
- Utilized engineering software to perform analysis, calculations, modeling, programing to solve complex problems, and problem optimization. Quick to learn new programs and skills.
- Performed calculations supporting: Sizing of heat exchangers, analysis of steam and reactor plant piping systems, pressure drop calculations, fluid velocities, flow balancing, pipe stress, stresses within machinery parts, fastener preload, fastener bearing stress, fastener shear stress, heat transfer calculations.
- Extensive experience with specifications and engineering drawings including Navy and Government Tech manuals, technical publications, Handbooks, and Fed Standards. Experience with commercial material specifications, and military and government material specifications. Experience with ASME Boiler Pressure vessel code Section VIII for construction of pressure vessels and Section II for materials and material properties. Knowledge of drawing interpretation and GD&T principles to ASME Y14.5.
- Solved design problems with legacy systems including obsolescence issues, design improvements, modifications, root cause analysis, configuration management. This included analysis of large amounts of maintenance and operational data using engineering tools, spreadsheets, and programming, for the purpose of determining design changes, specification changes, or changes to procedures of operation. Wrote work instructions to sailors.
- Solved problems during manufacturing and construction through researching standards and specifications and work instructions. Wrote instructions and plans for executing work by trades personnel. Managed Objective Quality Evidence. Answered Vendor Information Requests. Solved manufacturing challenges.
- As a Project Engineer managed the development of new designs though research, calculations, use of engineering software, specification reviews, review of legacy systems, and consultations with legacy vendors and the NAVY Customer. Reviewed vendor and government technical reports and deliverables. Wrote scopes of work for execution by sub-vendors, wrote letters to Navy Customer, and work instructions to tradesmen and sailors. Presented study results to Navy Customer. Managed project schedules, milestones, and cost.
- Mentored and trained new engineers., providing guidance and direction. Oversaw the work of junior engineers related to the duties of a system and components lead.
- Implemented automated systems to improve accuracy and efficiency of engineering processes.
Education
Masters of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia01.2016
Bachelors of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia01.2011
Skills
- Autodesk Inventor
- Matlab
- Mathcad
- Microsoft Excel
- Visual Basic programming
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Auto CAD
- NASTRAN/PATRAN
- FlowMaster
- Heat Transfer Research Institute Exchanger Suite
- Teamcenter
- SAP
- PC bolts
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridMiscellaneous
- Secret Clearance, 01/01/11 - 01/01/25
- Engineer in Training designation (EIT), 01/01/11
- College Engineering Intern, PEO Soldier – Ft Belvoir, US Army, 01/01/10
- Eagle Scout, 01/01/06
Timeline
Engineer Mechanical 1 through 4
Huntington Ingalls
01.2011 - 05.2025
Masters of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Old Dominion University
Bachelors of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Old Dominion University
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