Paul Roberts

About Paul Roberts

Proven design experience in R&D of ARIANE5 Space launcher LOX/LH2 turbines, Special Missions (ISR) aircraft, Military platforms, Civil Aircraft. Oversight of engineering release for multi-disciplined programs supporting proto-type fabrication, in-house manufacturing, and supplier coordination to achieve accelerated program schedule requirements. Manufacturing knowledge consists of cross-ply laminate composites, honeycomb core composites, HS machining, sheet metal forming, castings, riveted assemblies. Liaison duties between customers, OEM and production line.

Experience

1. Air Vehicle Structural Design

   Textron Aviation Defense

   Sep 2023 — Present · Wichita, KS, US

   Supporting ISR design modifications for UC-12W King Air B360CER US Marines/Navy. Structural design and production modifications for T-6/T-6A aircraft.

Education

• Diamond Oaks Vocational

  HND Graduate - 2 Year, Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

  1976 — 1978

• Boeing Defense, Space & Security

  ASME Y14.5 2009 GD&T

  2013 — 2013

• University of Warwick

  Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

  1991 — 1991

• General Electric Aircraft Engines

  Green Belt Training - Six Sigma

  1987 — 1987

• Wichita State University

  Catia v5 Surfacing

  2008 — 2008

• Knights of Columbus

  None, None

  2017 — 2025

Skills

• Engineering Design
• Aircraft
• Sheet Metal
• Enovia Lca
• Word
• Catia
• Propulsion
• Siemens Nx
• Aviation
• Helicopters
• Systems Engineering
• Assemblies
• Pdm
• Testing
• Aerospace Engineering
• Cad
• Modeling
• Design Engineering
• Product Design
• Composites
• Solid Modeling
• Geometric Dimensioning
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Aircraft Systems
• Powerpoint
• Aerospace Structures
• Microsoft Office
• Excel
• Flight Test
• System Design
• Sketching
• Spacecraft
• Mechanical Engineering
• Unigraphics
• Geometric Dimensioning
• Product Development
• Smarteam
• Composite Structures
• Engineering Drawings