Nick Wilson

About Nick Wilson

Aerospace Engineer, Airline Transport Pilot, and Technology Developer experienced in the technical execution, management, and coordinated development of advanced prototype vehicles and efficient mobility technologies.Technical experience in concept layout to detailed design, analysis, strategy, ground and flight testing of advanced composite and metallic aerospace structures for commercial and defense vehicles operating in environments ranging from cryogenic to atmospheric re-entry.

Experience

1. Principal Aerospace Engineer

   Scout Aerospace

   Nov 2007 — Present · Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC, US

   Specializing in conceptual layout, detailed design, analysis, ground test, and flight test of advanced composite air and spacecraft structures for development programs ranging from eVTOL to commercial space.Major Areas of Focus- Conceptual Layout Design and Optimization- Structural Sizing, Configuration, and Optimization- Structural Analysis using Finite Element and Classical Hand Methods- Structural Dynamics and Aeroelastic Dynamic Instability- Materials Selection- Test Planning and Support- Results Interpretation and Model Validation- Structural Substantiation and Certification CoordinationCurrent and Previous Efforts- Structural design/analysis consultant on multiple proprietary programs ranging from eVTOL to commercial spaceVirgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo development- Scout provided extensive support during development of the WK2 and SS2 air vehicles ranging from design/analysis of structural components on both vehicles to dynamic analysis and test of the integrated system- Design/Analysis consultant for Stratolaunch Black-Ice SSTO reusable launch vehicle concept

Education

• Oklahoma State University

  B.S., Mechanical Engineering

• National Test Pilot School

  Fixed Wing Performance and Flying Qualities Flight Testing Short Course

  2023 — 2023

• Oklahoma State University

  BS, Aerospace Engineering