Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason
Principal Engineer, System Architect
San Diego | United States
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Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer, System Architect | 09/2019 - Current
Subsystem responsible engineer providing fuel and environmental control system (ECS) expertise in the production
and sustainment of Triton and Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
· Designing and implementing fuel and ECS change requests to improve component robustness and prolong
the service life of military UAVs.
· Performing Fuel and ECS Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) on production air vehicles prior to DD250 delivery.
Pratt & Whitney
Power & Thermal Management Engineer | 10/2018 - 09/2019
Conducted trade studies in the concept design/initialization phase of engine air cycle systems.
· Modeled the fuel and lube thermal management system in Dymola for advanced military engine applications.
· Filtered air cycle system architectures by using design of experiments and scoring metrics.
· Spearheaded engine/airframe integration efforts in the development of interface control documents.
Pratt & Whitney
Computer/Software Engineer | 08/2016 - 10/2018
Successfully led the Dynamic Systems Analysis team in support of the T900 engine, Pratt and Whitney's turboshaft
engine replacement option for the Army's Apache and Blackhawk rotorcraft.
· Leveraged a strong control systems background in the design of engine fuel metering and fueldraulic
actuation minor loop control, exceeding stringent U.S. Government performance requirements.
· Utilized Simulink and Modelica in the development of detailed, physics-based fuel system models critical to minor loop control design, failure mode assessment, and hardware sizing and architecture.
· Represented the T900 program in the Preliminary Design Review presentation by succinctly demonstrating
advanced minor loop control capabilities and compliance to over 200 U.S.G. engine and airframe experts.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Solar Decathlon Mechanical Engineer | 08/2014 - 05/2016
Worked within an interdisciplinary team of engineers and architects in the design and construction of the SU+RE
House, a sustainable, resilient home achieving 1 st place in the international Solar Decathlon competition.