SHEETAL PATOLE
Palm Bay,FL
Summary
Results-oriented Senior Project Engineer with 17 years of experience designing and implementing numerous projects. Successful in determining project scope, creating project parameters, designing technical drawings to meet objectives and building project deadlines that lead to on-time completion. Proficient communicator in working with teammates to solve problems that arise during implementation.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Project Engineer – Customer Project Engineering (Hitachi)
GE Vernova
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Integrate design, development, and engineering interfaces in cross functional engineering disciplines and business teams on a $400M contract
- Resolve technical issues in timely manner by collaborating with technical personnel
- Prioritize, communicate and track essential engineering updates to be incorporated into final design
- Brief executive and stakeholder of project progress, performance, and resource needs to bypass any roadblocks that might delay product delivery date
- Ensure Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations were met across project documentation through collaboration with licensing engineers and engineering technical leads from multiple engineering disciplines on daily basis.
Principal Project Engineer III (Strike Program)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Implemented engineering change process for teams to invoke project design, integration, test, production and supplier teams
- Ensured successful technical integration of project initiatives across multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPT) with 96% board approval rates, in excess of $150M
- Interfaced across Tier-1 suppliers, supply chain management, manufacturing engineers, designers, and board of directors weekly
- Integrated customer and product requirements into technically sound, cost-effective, and minimal schedule impact solutions that resolved product issues.
Composite Structural Analyst (Strike Program)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Applied engineering principles to perform structural analysis of composite and metallic aircraft components
- Validated and verified updated iterations of FEM models for primary and secondary structures
- Coordinated with stress analysts, designers, manufacturing, loads engineers, and Tier 1 vendor to ensure consistent results through Finite Element Method (FEM) models
- Drove sustained growth of talent through leadership and development of junior engineers’ technical skills.
Strength Engineer II (Phantom Works, KC-46 Tanker, 777-9X)
The Boeing Company
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Collaborated across Phantom Works design teams to construct structurally sound prototype for US Military
- Briefed customer on design and project progress
- Completed Design Reviews for US Military and Boeing executives, delivering analytical findings through clear and concise presentations
- Optimized primary structure for commercial aircraft, Inspar Ribs of 777-9X
- Performed sizing on metallic and composite structure using PATRAN with Nastran, project specific Excel macros as well as Boeing proprietary software to verify and validate classical hand analysis
- Familiar with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulation Part 25 and 26.
Structural Engineer II (Boeing - Bell V22 Helicopter, Bombardier 7000)
Triumph Aerostructures
01.2012 - 01.2012
- Updated structural analysis and documentation for Boeing - Bell V22 Helicopter parts requiring rework through the Maintenance Review Board (MRB) process
- Coordinated with customer on weekly basis to ensure that an optimal design.
Stress Engineer II (Airbus A350-900, Manufacturing R&D, Cessna Citation)
Spirit AeroSystems
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Designed, developed, and delivered structural analysis performed on metallic and composite primary as well as secondary structure.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Hough Graduate School of Business -
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05.2023
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering -
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05.2007
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL2007
Skills
- Engineering design development
- Training and mentoring
- Process Improvement
- Design review
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Proactive Approach
- Project Management
- Team Collaboration and Leadership
Additional Data
Active Secret Clearance
Certification
- Certified Certified Scrum Master, ScrumAlliance - 04/2023 to 04/2025
Languages
Marathi
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Sr. Project Engineer – Customer Project Engineering (Hitachi)
GE Vernova
01.2022 - 01.2024
Principal Project Engineer III (Strike Program)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2019 - 01.2022
Composite Structural Analyst (Strike Program)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2017 - 01.2019
Strength Engineer II (Phantom Works, KC-46 Tanker, 777-9X)
The Boeing Company
01.2012 - 01.2017
Structural Engineer II (Boeing - Bell V22 Helicopter, Bombardier 7000)
Triumph Aerostructures
01.2012 - 01.2012
Stress Engineer II (Airbus A350-900, Manufacturing R&D, Cessna Citation)
Spirit AeroSystems
01.2007 - 01.2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Hough Graduate School of Business -
University of Florida
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering -
University of Florida
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
University of Florida
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