Senior Mass Properties Engineer

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Senior Mass Properties Engineer for a contract opportunity in Greenville, TX.

• Comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mass properties, fixed-wing weight and balance analysis, and weight control for aircraft modification programs.
• Experience leading complex technical tasks or project initiatives with minimal oversight and providing guidance to other engineers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, plus experience using CAD models and engineering drawings to support mass properties analysis.
• Must be able to travel to and from the flight line and work in aircraft hangar environments, including boarding and exiting aircraft when required.
• DoD Secret security clearance walking in the door.

• Lead mass properties analyses, weight control activities, and reporting for major aircraft modifications using computer aided design (CAD) tools, Microsoft Excel, and related engineering systems.
• Calculate and estimate component weights, moment arms, and mass moments of inertia from engineering drawings, CAD models, vendor data, and aircraft records.
• Evaluate aircraft weight and balance impacts resulting from multiple concurrent modifications and develop aircraft mass distributions in support of loads development.
• Establish and maintain weight control plans, target allocations, and status reporting for weight-critical programs.
• Prepare aircraft weight charts, inventories, and engineering reports that document analytical results and actual aircraft weighings.
• Lead mass properties tasks across several contracts and coordinate with design, structural, loads, manufacturing, flight test, and certification stakeholders.

• Experience with Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) software or comparable mass properties tools.
• Understanding of FAA and military weight and balance reporting requirements and airworthiness documentation.
• Experience with aircraft weighing, inventories, and maintaining certified weight records.
• Advanced skill in managing large data sets and automating calculations in Microsoft Excel.

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline, Mathematics, or Physics and a minimum of 9 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Full-Time
- Monday-Friday 08:00am-05:00pm

• Candidate must have an active secret clerance