Teams at Calspan Corporation

Design, analyze, document, and validate aircraft modifications and prototype hardware installations for experimental flight research. Responsibilities include CAD modeling and drawings, structural and finite element analysis, airworthiness documentation, test planning, fabrication and integration support, and coordination of ground and flight test activities while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Manages global regulatory readiness and cross-border project operations, including international planning, permitting, contracts, risk mitigation, budgets, site access, and compliance. Develops standardized readiness frameworks and operational plans, assesses cost and schedule impacts, supports EPCI projects, and coordinates with legal, finance, supply chain, sales, and project management teams. Tracks international on-time delivery, cost avoidance, regulatory trends, and emerging risks while leading stakeholder communications and organizational improvements.

Designs, analyzes, fabricates, and integrates prototype aircraft structures and mechanical modifications for experimental flight-test programs. Creates 2D and 3D CAD models and drawings, performs structural and loads analyses, develops airworthiness approval strategies, and prepares technical documentation, test plans, and analysis reports. Coordinates with multidisciplinary engineering, pilot, and flight-test teams while supporting design reviews, formal releases, and mentoring junior engineers.