Senior Mass Properties Engineer

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc.; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, in Greenville, TX, seeks a Senior Mass Properties Engineer for a contract opportunity. The role focuses on leading mass properties analyses, weight control, and reporting for major aircraft modifications, utilizing CAD tools, Excel, and related systems.

Travel to the flight line and work inside hangar environments are required, with an active DoD Secret clearance as a prerequisite. The candidate will calculate weights, moments of inertia, and mass distributions from drawings and

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mass properties, weight and balance for modification programs.
• Experience leading complex technical tasks with minimal oversight.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; able to use CAD models and engineering drawings.
• Willing to travel to flight line and work in aircraft hangar environments.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead mass properties analyses, weight control activities, and reporting for major aircraft modifications using CAD tools, Excel, and engineering systems.
• Calculate and estimate component weights, moment arms, and mass moments of inertia from drawings, CAD models, vendor data, and aircraft records.
• Evaluate weight and balance impacts from multiple modifications and develop aircraft mass distributions for 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 documenting analytical results and weighings.
• Lead mass properties tasks across contracts and coordinate with design, structural, loads, manufacturing, flight test, and certification teams.

Job description

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

Basic Qualifications

• 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.

Position Responsibilities

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Required Education

• 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.

Work Hours

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

Additional

• Candidate must have an active secret clerance