Eric Hegedus Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Evendale, Ohio

Direct and execute ingestion tests including Induction System Icing, Rain, Hail Stone, Hail Storm, small, medium, and large flocking bird ingestion as a part of FAA Part 33 Type Certification and engineering testing.Directed ingestion and inclement weather testing for small and large turbofans, and turboprops.Responsible for the commissioning and calibration of icing wind tunnels.

Evendale, Ohio

The liaison between the customer and test facility personnel, responsible for executing and overseeing legacy and development engineering and certification engine tests at four facilities, domestic and international.Developed test requirements definition in collaboration with Systems and Evaluation Engineering and communicated such requirements and test procedures to off site test facility support personnel and test crew.Defined console software functionality requirements for… Show more The liaison between the customer and test facility personnel, responsible for executing and overseeing legacy and development engineering and certification engine tests at four facilities, domestic and international.Developed test requirements definition in collaboration with Systems and Evaluation Engineering and communicated such requirements and test procedures to off site test facility support personnel and test crew.Defined console software functionality requirements for FADEC/facility communication, real-time on-console calculations, parameter monitoring for safe engine operation, test enabling hardware control, and, mission specific requirements, and automated engine history generation to satisfy customer deliverables.Implemented and maintained off site facility Quality Control System. Provided Quality Control System training to off site test facility personnel and assisted with quality audits when necessary.Acted as applicant representative for FAA FAR 33 certification tests. Confirmed test site set up per engine test plan and signed statement of conformity.Experience with the following engine platforms/hardware: GE9X, LEAP-1A/1B/1C, CFM56-7, GEnx-1B/2B, Passport20, F110-129 Show less

Evendale, Oh

As a member of the Inlet and Exhaust Aero Systems group, provided aerodynamics design support for company and customer funded programs, including military and commercial programs.Designed and matured the aerodynamics of augmenter variable geometry components critical the next gen three stream military jet engine performance metrics through the preliminary design review phase, presenting the design and supporting analysis to AFRL at a preliminary design review.Advised the… Show more As a member of the Inlet and Exhaust Aero Systems group, provided aerodynamics design support for company and customer funded programs, including military and commercial programs.Designed and matured the aerodynamics of augmenter variable geometry components critical the next gen three stream military jet engine performance metrics through the preliminary design review phase, presenting the design and supporting analysis to AFRL at a preliminary design review.Advised the development of sub-scale system components and instrumentation for validation of aerodynamic analysis. Show less

Dayton, Ohio Area

► Lead design engineer tasked with the design and development off all aircraft systems associated with a low cost, expendable UAV.► Designed, manufactured, and conducted wind tunnel testing on sub-scale model to validate aerodynamic analysis and obtain new aerodynamic coefficients for design. Post processed wind data, used as validation of previous analysis and as a critical tool for design moving forward.► Designed a test rig, developed test plan, executed tests, and post… Show more ► Lead design engineer tasked with the design and development off all aircraft systems associated with a low cost, expendable UAV.► Designed, manufactured, and conducted wind tunnel testing on sub-scale model to validate aerodynamic analysis and obtain new aerodynamic coefficients for design. Post processed wind data, used as validation of previous analysis and as a critical tool for design moving forward.► Designed a test rig, developed test plan, executed tests, and post processed data of multiple propulsion options to obtain data for design decisions applicable to the low cost, expendable UAV.► Designed, developed, and tested release and deployment mechanisms required to launch UAV► Researched, selected, and integrated commercial autonomous navigation equipment into the UAV for guidance. Show less

Wpafb, Oh

► Performed subsonic CFD analysis on geometry to confirm the validity of experimental particle image velocimetry data► Conducted low Reynolds number CFD test for a geometry at varying angles of attack in order to compare time accurate pseudo convergence computational time of two solvers solver.► Generated a mesh for a full scale model of the F-35 aircraft► Conducted CFD on a full scale Air Force research aircraft in order to compare flow visualization and force data… Show more ► Performed subsonic CFD analysis on geometry to confirm the validity of experimental particle image velocimetry data► Conducted low Reynolds number CFD test for a geometry at varying angles of attack in order to compare time accurate pseudo convergence computational time of two solvers solver.► Generated a mesh for a full scale model of the F-35 aircraft► Conducted CFD on a full scale Air Force research aircraft in order to compare flow visualization and force data obtained in experimental results for varying angles of attack and maneuvers► Worked with colleagues to advance the CFD state of the art involving mesh motion and the numerical methods involved in computation Show less

M.S., Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Men's Ultimate Club Frisbee, ETHOS, Christmas on Campus

B.S., Mechanical Engineering With A Concentration On Aerospace

Activities and Societies: University of Dayton Men's Ultimate Frisbee Team(2007-2011), AIAA, New Student Orientation Mentor (2008), JetCat.