Aaron Nitcher
Principal Engineer at Bell Flight
Keller, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Nitcher is a Principal Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience in drive system stress analysis for rotorcraft, currently leading engineering efforts on Bell's V-280 program. A Texas A&M mechanical engineering graduate and FE exam passer, he brings deep expertise in FEA tools like ANSYS, ROMAX, and CATIA from roles at Bell Flight and Sikorsky. His work spans static and fatigue analysis, crack growth modeling, and flight test data monitoring, translating complex simulation results into actionable design changes. He has a track record of advancing damage tolerance projects and vetting vendor specifications for high-profile platforms such as the Bell 525 and V-22. Notably, he has bridged academia and industry—building test stands and strain-gauge setups as a research assistant before progressing to senior drive-system analyst roles. Based in Keller, Texas, he combines methodical engineering rigor with a practical flair for solving real-world rotorcraft reliability challenges.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M UniversityProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nirojan95/ergonation
Jun 2022 - Apr 2023
Contributions:46 PRs, 64 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
nirojan95/LearnFrench
Aug 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:37 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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