Todd Nelson

Engineer-Structural Analysis

United States

About

Experience

  • Structural Analysis Engineer at Boeing
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Internal loads & FEM engineer at Bell Flight
    Jan 2020 - Jul 2024 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Textron Aviation (Wichita, Kansas Area)
    • Engineer-Structural Dynamics
      Jul 2019 - Dec 2019 · 6 mos

      Analysed aircraft landing gear loads and aircraft flutter characteristics including whirl flutter. Monitor in flight flutter testing. Performed ground vibration testing including pretest analysis, test setup and data acquisition. Utilize NASTRAN, Simcenter3D, MATLAB, and FEMAP.

    • Engineer-Airframe Design
      Jul 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Coordinate part design requirements to produce engineering models and drawings of aircraft components. Modeled and designed parts using CATIA V6.

  • Summer Technical Program at Illinois Department of Transportation
    May 2016 - Aug 2016 · 4 mos

    I worked in the Illinois Department of Transportation District Two bridge inspection unit as summer technical help 2016. I inspected ninety-five structures structures according to National Bridge Inspection Standards and Element Level Inspection standards. Inspections ensured structural functionality and safety. To complete these inspections I performed visual, underwater sonar, ultrasonic, and acoustic sounding inspections. Following inspections, I complied the data from these inspections into inspection reports. I worked with a wide range of employees from senior engineers to entry level highway maintainers. I also scheduled the inspections according to location and inspection requirements thus making the bridge inspection unit more efficient.

  • Summer Technical Program at Illinois Department of Transportation
    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 · 3 mos

    Inspected and documented the condition of one hundred three structures Compiled reports recommending the replacement of twelve structures Expedited the operation by planning the inspection schedule based on location and requirements