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Multi-Disciplined, Senior thru Sr. Principal Mechanical Structural & Electro Mechanical Df(X) Life Cycle, Commercial & DoD Aerospace (Space, Air & Ground) / Industrial Machine Engineering Design Program & Lead Support. at Virgin Galactic
Location: Tempe, Arizona, United States 16 work roles 4 schools
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Eric Mathias is listed as Multi-Disciplined, Senior thru Sr. Principal Mechanical Structural & Electro Mechanical Df(X) Life Cycle, Commercial & DoD Aerospace (Space, Air & Ground) / Industrial Machine Engineering Design Program & Lead Support. at Virgin Galactic, a company with 318 employees, based in Tempe, Arizona, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Eric Mathias.

Eric Mathias previously worked as Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Virgin Galactic and Lead Engineer - Belcan Engineering LLC (Direct Hire) at Blue Origin. Eric Mathias holds Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) Degree 2016, Abet (Stem) Univ. Structural Mechanical Principal Design & Engineering Sciences from The University Of Texas At Arlington.

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Adept and Adaptive, Mechanical, Electro Mechanical & Structural Principal DF(X) Life-Cycle Engineering and Project Leadership with 20+ years progressive Aerospace, Mil DoD & Industrial Machine Product achievement in support of NP Research Development, Manufactured Assembly and Program Cost Objectives.Specialized, Advanced Design & Engineering Team Leadership ability to achieve/sustain Operational Product, Production Engineering Program Success.❏ University (STEM) Bachelors of Engineering Arts and Sciences Degree w/ Applied Research and Professional Achievements.

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Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic
Multi-Disciplined, Senior thru Sr. Principal Mechanical Structural & Electro Mechanical Df(X) Life Cycle, Commercial & DoD Aerospace (Space, Air & Ground) / Industrial Machine Engineering Design Program & Lead Support.
mojave, california, united states
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16 roles · 23 years

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Current

United States

TBE

Oct 2023 - Present

Lead Engineer - Belcan Engineering Llc (Direct Hire)

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Hybrid Remote…Phoenix based, Belcan Engineering Lead support for Blue Origin, New Glenn Hot Fire Test and Flight Instrumentation, Avionics system integration within CREO 8.0 & Wind Chill 7.0. Upper level GS1 / GS2 Creo View Analysis, Sub-System level Routed Sensor Assembly, Component level Mechanical Structural Design, MBD and Production Drawing Release to.

Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Speck Design

Allegis / Actalent

San Jose, California, United States

Temp Contract / Project, Product Engineering Revision of Client Company, Machine Tool product(s) to include robotic automation / integration of electro-mechanical gear systems, sensors and servo positioning system devices toward future product line(s).Collaboration with Electrical and Software Engineering teams.

Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

Senior Engineering Associate - Sm&A, Irvine Ca

California, United States

Reporting to Engineering / Program Management...Senior/Principal level Design support of Destructive Material(s) Test Electro-Mechanical Machine Equipment to support U.S Fed Govt DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency) Central Test InvestmentPrograms.◾ Collaboration with team of Physical Scientists and Program Managers to complete new machine design /.

Mar 2021 - Oct 2021

Associate, Service Specialist (Interim Role, Post Contract Under Covid Situation)

Salt Lake City, Utah

Interim, Direct Hire ( Seeking Career Oppt Outside Utah).Hardware industry position under inconsistent, slow to hire engineering career market / COVID situation. ◾ Application of professional knowledge to advise customers / assist operations team(s) in electrical, paint, plumbing and hardware dept(s).

May 2018 - Mar 2021

Senior Engineer - Triump Aerospace / Bell Helicopter, Textron

Park City, UT & Grand Prairie, TX

  • ❏ Amer Contract Group (Temp Contract) - Triumph Gear Systems, Park City UTReporting to Mfg Engineering Management...Provided Manufacturing Tool Design & Engineering Process Improvement support to local/direct.
  • Commercial Aviation & Military DoD Turbine Jet & Landing Gear Drivetrain Systems
  • CREO 3.0 & 4.0, Machine Fixtures & After Treatment Tooling w/ DF(X) Engineering & Process Improvement
  • Applied Fluid Mechanical principals to improve quality/accuracy of components.
  • Advised / Implemented PTC (CREO) Config Design Intent w/ Model Based Parameters, Proper GD&T & PDM Release process.
  • Quick turnover projects under overstaffed program; local direct staff returning (vacation/leave). Recommendation via Managment. No perm personal or direct hire career interest in Utah. ❏ Axis Technologies (Temp.
Aug 2016 - Mar 2018

Project Mechanical Engineer - Ft Temp Contract Consultant (Aerotek/Allegis)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • ❏ Aerotek Engineering (Temp Contract) - IEC CorporationReporting to Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Management...Provided Engineering DFMA Lead Project & Process support to corporate clients within the.
  • PTC Creo 2.0 w/ Windchill PDM and JIRA (ERP/MRP)
  • Responded to Non-Conformance (NCR) & Cert Test (Failure) Data as reported within JIRA…MRP/ERP System.
  • Analyzed & Conducted Product Engineering, Manufacturing and Assembly Test Research to initiate ECN/ECO corrective action(s) and complete/assign DF(X) improvement as reported.
  • Applied Electro Mechanical, Structural & Manufacturing Engineering design principals to design “New/Improved” Sheet Metal Housing & Enclosed “System Level” Component(s) Assemblies
  • Upon request of management…Advised, Discussed, Implemented and Lead Engineering team standard & drawing doc(s) improvement necessary to utilize/convert pre-existing 2D Electrical Schematic & 3D Assembled Product data.
Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

Sr. Project Engineer - Geometric Americas, Ft Direct Hire (John Deere & Cnh Mfg Program Support)

Quad Cities

  • Promotion to Sr. Project Engineer...Reporting to Engineering Director, CNH & John Deere Program Management. Provided On/Off Site, Lead Engineering Product and/or Capital Machine Equipment Design support for local Quad.
  • Project Engineering support John Deere Harvester, Davenport Works and CNH R&D Corporate Engineering & Manufacturing Programs.
  • PTC Creo 2.0, Windchill PDM & TeamCenter Applications experience.
  • Top - Down (Complete Combine Machine) Product Data Assembly Verification/Checking support to onsite project management team (CNH Davenport).
  • Applied Engineering & Physical Principal Science DF(X) methodology to meet DFMA manufacturing objectives.
  • Product Development Engineering...Accessory Mechanical Drivetrain Systems Design and structural improvement to meet increased horsepower requirements.
2011 - 2014 ~3 yrs

Project Engineer - Geometric Americas, Ft Direct Hire (Case New Holland, Support

Davenport, Iowa, United States

On-Site Project Management Team support for CNH (Davenport) Completed Top Down, Sub and Component level Verification/Checking of assigned 2012-14 Model Year Top Level (BOM) Combine Machine Vehicle Chassis, Cab & Header Assembly Configurations for migration of Pro E Wildfire to CREO 2.0 data per updated CNH Engineering Standards & TeamCenter PDM System.

Nov 2011 - Feb 2012

Temp Contract, Engineering Project / Consultive Based Roles (Dfw Region)

Corporate Engineering, Temp Staffing Agencies

DFW Texas Region

Nissan / Chevrolet (DFW)Automotive Sales PositionsLeverage PD (Remote, DFW Based)Application Eng, New Bus Dev ( Part Time)Corporate Temp Contract, Engineering Projects Below…

2003 - 2011 ~8 yrs

Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace & Defense) - Temp Contract, Project Consultant

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • ❏ RAYTHEON (Space and Airborne Division) - Mckinney, TX (Volt Sciences)Reporting to Senior Engineering Management...provided "Urgent" mechanical engineering production design support to ATFLIR (Targeting & Navigation.
  • Participated and completed required U.S. Govt. ITAR Import / Export training & documentation for Sensitive, Un-Classified Information.
  • Conducted "as built" manufactured product research of Infared Optical Electro Mechanical (LMRU) Aircraft targeting sub-systems and “clean room” assembly lab processes.
  • Utilized Pro-E Wildfire within advanced assembly to analyze & complete specified component and sub-system level DFMA improvements pertaining to precision multi-axis gimbaled electro mechanical drive and infrared laser.
  • Project task resulted in improved operational assembly and targeting accuracy with minimal impact to production prior to Mil DoD Aircraft Deployment.
Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

Project Engineer - Temp Contract, Project Consultant

Irving, Texas

  • ❏ DE LA RUE (Irving, Texas) Technipower Reporting to Engineering/Project Management...provided project engineering & design lead support to team within the industrial automation industry.
  • Performed product research & engineering standards doc review to achieve machine design engineering improvement and performance goals.
  • Planned assembly layout & completed modulated sub system design of high speed precision infrared optical detection equipment to include gear, belt driven mechanisms and optical equipment utilizing Pro-E Wildfire and.
  • DFMA improvement resulted in improved reliability, serviceability & performance with a significant reduction in production and maintenance costs.
  • Advised and implemented improved Intralink PDM/BOM process per mgmt request during software transition.
  • Collaborated with supply chain mgmt to source first article production components.
Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

Mechanical Engineer Npd (Telecom & Aviation Industry) - Temp Contract, Project Consultant

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • ❏ MOTOROLA Solutions - Fort Worth, TX (Manpower Professional)Project Mechanical Engineer (NPD) - Temp Contract / Project ConsultantReporting to Engineering Management in collaboration with Sr. Mechanical Engineering.
  • Project work included composite layup patterns (tooling), Aluminum and Plastic Accessory components.
  • Produced proto & first article production custom pwc marine variable inlet grates w/ intent to license to Aftermarket/ OEM PWC Marine industry.
  • Purchased (Used) Hurco Equipment (10k) w/ Est 20k project work within 3 to 6 mo period (Part Time)...Machine Equipment sold under personal family matters/divorce 2008). ❏ PDS Development - Addison, TXMechanical/Mfg.
May 2006 - Aug 2007

Mechanical Engineer (Energy & Consumer Ind) - Temp Contract, Project Consultant

DFW, Texas

  • ❏ SIEMENS Energy and Automation (Grand Prairie, TX) EMSR/MAGICManufacturing Design EngineerReporting to facility Engineering Manager - provided BOM assembly checking and modification of high voltage switchgear to.
  • Pro-E Wildfire to resolve pre-existing Engineering Change Notices (ECN) and non-conformance reports (NCR) via manufacturing engineering management.
  • Corrected inaccuracies within estimating/sales BOM data reports, assigned PN(s) and new/revised components and sub level assemblies.
  • Achieved improved performance, quality and assembly accuracy reducing project manufacturing cost.PDS Development (Houston, TX) Aerotek EngineeringMechanical Design Engineer - W-2 ContractReporting to VP Oper.
  • Lead and completed component design and revision of mechanical and acoustic components, sub-assemblies, external molded plastic enclosure and sheet metal components integrating PCB circuits and improving wiring harness.
  • Improved operation, manufacturing tolerances, assembly methodology and performance achieving improved audio quality.
Jun 2004 - Feb 2005

Mechanical Engineer - W2 Temp Project/Contract Consultant

Denton, Texas

  • ❏ PACCAR Corp., Peterbilt Motors Division, Denton TX (Volt Eng Sciences)Reporting to Engineering Management - provided mechanical engineering design assistance necessary for the transition of Cummins/Caterpillar diesel.
  • Completed top level assembly reps of engine, cabin, and chassis configurations as specified to resolve Mechanical Turbocharger & Cooling system routing performance issues. Participated in verification/certification.
  • Produced and completed installation and assembly instructions for work-cell display; integrating improvements into current production line.❏ VIAD Corp - ExhibitGroup Giltspur, Grapevine TX (Peak Technical)Mechanical.
  • Provided mechanical engineering design and electromechanical integration to produce an interactive automotive racing display for client within the exhibit/tradeshow marketing industry.
  • Utilized Pro-E 2001 to perform design and development project based on client form sketches achieving operation and meeting cost goals.
May 2003 - Apr 2004

Project Lead, Mech Design & Development (Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, Dds Dept.)

Grapevine, Texas

  • 3rd Promotion (4th Year)...Design & Development Project Lead reporting to VP Oper in collab w/ Dept. Director
  • Responsible for Mech Design, Proto Development and CNC manufacturing within dept completing diverse projects for Exhibit Display, Consumer/Med Products, TeleCom, Aviation, Aero & Defense industries.
  • Collaborated with AE(s) & Dept PM to expand dept capability nec to meet & exceed client expectation leading transition (2D AutoCAD w/ NC Polaris, SurfCam to Pro-E Rel. 18 thru 2001) to improve Design, Mfg Process &.
  • Under promotion providing Electro Mechanical/Structural component & Assembly design, CNC programming & custom mfg leadership of design projects; leading a team of fabricators and CNC operators per project within dept..
  • Performed developmental Pro-E design via client comm/sketches/meetings...Completing Design & CNC Mfg RFQ for responsible projects...Assisted PM/AE(s) estimating process for budgetary projects over $60k.Promotion (2nd.
Mar 1994 - Feb 2003
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Eric Mathias education

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) Degree 2016, Abet (Stem) Univ. Structural Mechanical Principal Design & Engineering Sciences

Activities and Societies: ASME, UTA AlumniCombined 5 yr University Studies Program (128.0 Credit Hour) Bachelors of Science, Degree.

University Core To Senior Level Coursework, Structural Mechanical Principal Design W/ Applied Engineering & Physical Science Concentrations

Activities and Societies: ASMECore to Senior Level...107 Credit Hours Completed

University Bachelors Degree - Transfer Credit, Public Speaking & Communications

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Eric Mathias is listed as Multi-Disciplined, Senior thru Sr. Principal Mechanical Structural & Electro Mechanical Df(X) Life Cycle, Commercial & DoD Aerospace (Space, Air & Ground) / Industrial Machine Engineering Design Program & Lead Support. at Virgin Galactic.

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Eric Mathias is based in Tempe, Arizona, United States while working with Virgin Galactic.

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Eric Mathias has worked for Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, Allegis / Actalent, L3Harris Technologies, and Ace Hardware Corporation.

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Eric Mathias's colleagues at Virgin Galactic include Michael Bell, Hemal Shah, Dre Robin, Charles Marx, and Branden Eshrati.

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Eric Mathias holds Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) Degree 2016, Abet (Stem) Univ. Structural Mechanical Principal Design & Engineering Sciences from The University Of Texas At Arlington.

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