Jeff Nichols
About Jeff Nichols
Jeff Nichols is a Mechanical System Engineer currently working at BLUE ORIGIN and JC Nichols Corp, with extensive experience in aerospace engineering and a background in design and systems engineering.
Title
Jeff Nichols is currently a Mechanical System Engineer, a role he holds at BLUE ORIGIN in the United States.
Current Company
Jeff Nichols works at BLUE ORIGIN as a Mechanical System Engineer since 2021 in the United States.
Previous Positions
Jeff Nichols has a rich work history in aerospace engineering. He served as a Design Engineer at AeroTEC from 2019 to 2021 in Greater Seattle Area, a Staff Mechanical Systems Engineer at Stratolaunch from 2017 to 2019, and a White Knight 2 Project Engineer and Mechanical Systems Engineer at The Spaceship Company from 2012 to 2017 in Mojave, CA. Prior to this, he held various roles at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, KS, from 1995 to 2012, including Design Engineer, Senior CAD/CAM/CAE Analyst, CAD/CAM/CAE Project Leader, and Engineering Specialist.
Education and Expertise
Jeff Nichols studied Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, achieving a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the University of Kansas from 1990 to 1995. He later completed Aerospace Short Courses in Flight Control and Hydraulic Systems at the UNIVERSITY of KANSAS in 2016. Nichols has expertise in CATIA V5 Kinematics, Surfacing, and Part Design. He also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Skills and Certifications
Nichols is proficient in requirements development, validation, and verification. He is skilled in configuration management, ensuring consistent and controlled product designs. Additionally, he has experience in training and supporting design engineering and manufacturing software packages. His technical skills include CATIA V5 Kinematics, Surfacing, and Part Design, and he is certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt.