Benjamin Essenburg
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Experience
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Overair
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Karem Aircraft
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Electro-Mechanical Engineer
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Jun 2010 - Present
Prototyping for Passenger Tilt Rotor; Design of ultra high performance, fault tolerant, linear electromechanical actuators (EMAs) for weight sensitive applications -Full life cycle design from requirements to analysis to optimal solution to complete documentation and aiding manufacturing -Design and manufacture of hydraulic resistance actuator testing rig -Design of FAR 25 compliant landing gear including steering, retract, and positioning actuators -Includes Oleo sizing, linked suspensions, load analysis and high torque geared rotary actuators -Motor design and OEM manufacture of custom high performance permanent magnet brushless motors -Thermal analysis, sizing, and design of air and liquid cooling systems for aircraft including epoxy bonded air coolers -Design of pressurized electronics enclosures and mechanical assemblies. Show less
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Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Jul 2009 - Jun 2010
Design of sub-OML, curved, antennas for integration with drag sensitive military aircraft -optimizing integration of new designs for link performance, weight, cost, and drag impact. -PCB manufacturing design and RF simulation -Multilayer PCB antenna modeling and interfacing with circuit board suppliers -Design of fabric pouches, flexible foams, and curved-to-straight modeling of flexible parts. -Design of a Labview operated, low cost vibration table for small-scale design verification -Presentations and status reports delivered to government contractors and other military clients Show less
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Boeing
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United States
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Aviation & Aerospace
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer II
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Aug 2005 - Jul 2009
Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer II and IPT for Electromechanical Systems -Project lead for design of high performance, fault tolerant, electromechanical actuators -rapid analysis, primary designer, and production of high-reliability redundant actuators -IPT for Electromechanical Systems -Design and specification of high performance, brushless permanent magnet, high voltage, aircraft generators with planning and execution of bench testing routines. -Intimate understanding and experience specifying custom permanent magnet brushless motors and rotor construction as well as vacuum potting stators for increased thermal conductivity. -Close work with analysis of rotorcraft performance and stability issues (flight envelope) -Primary lead for analysis, design, and manufacture of: -High volume exhaust ventilation system -Groundside line-of-sight data-link positioning system -UAV electronics liquid cooling system -Extensive involvement in subsystem testing for temp-altitude, vibration, and endurance qualifications -4 years experience using Solidworks, PDMWorks, and CosmosWorks FEA -130+hrs experience in ground-test operations crew of a UAV. Show less
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Education
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Princeton University
B.S.E; Certificate, Mechanical Engineering; Robotics and Intelligent Systems