Engineering Experience. Creative Problem Solving. Practical Solutions.
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Advanced engineering for complex challenges.
Aerospace and structural engineering backed by nearly two decades of experience in aircraft design, development, manufacturing, certification, and in-service support.
From concept through production, Ross Engineering Consulting brings technical depth, creativity, and practical problem-solving to demanding engineering projects
Technical insight when the path forward isn't obvious.
Ross Engineering Consulting helps companies and engineering teams solve difficult technical and organizational challenges, evaluate designs, improve development strategies, and move complex projects forward.
Specialized U.S.–Japan engineering and business consulting is also available for organizations navigating international partnerships.
Investigation and Expert Services
Independent analysis for complex technical problems.
Ross Engineering Consulting provides root-cause investigations, independent engineering review, and expert consulting for engineering, manufacturing, safety, regulatory, and aircraft-related matters.
Services are available to companies, attorneys, insurers, and other organizations requiring experienced technical analysis and professional engineering judgment.
Aerospace Engineering
Joshua Ross brings nearly two decades of aerospace structural engineering experience spanning aircraft development, structural design, manufacturing integration, certification, and in-service support. His work includes major aircraft programs such as the Boeing 787, 777X, 767, 777, KC-46, and Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet.
His experience extends across the complete product lifecycle—from early trade studies and prototype development to production, certification, structural repair, and fleet sustainment. This broad perspective allows Ross Engineering Consulting to develop solutions that are not only technically sound, but also practical to manufacture, assemble, inspect, maintain, and repair.
Areas of expertise include:
Aircraft structural design, layout, and sizing
Wing structures and wing-to-fuselage integration
Engine pylons and supporting structures
Composite and metallic structures, including CFRP, aluminum, and titanium
Structural and stress analysis
Systems and manufacturing integration
Electromagnetic effects integration
Design for manufacturability and producibility
Structural repair and in-service aircraft support
Configuration and change management
Prototype development, testing, and certification
More than 10,000 hours of experience with CATIA V5, along with extensive experience using Nastran/Patran, Autodesk, and Abaqus.
Technical & Strategic Consulting
The most difficult engineering challenges are rarely solved by technical analysis alone. Projects can stall because of competing requirements, manufacturing constraints, organizational barriers, communication failures, or assumptions that have gone unchallenged.
Josh helps companies and engineering teams identify the underlying problem, evaluate it from multiple perspectives, and develop practical paths forward. His experience includes complex technical problem solving, design and engineering strategy, product development, prototype-to-production planning, engineering and manufacturing coordination, independent technical review, and resolution of persistent engineering and production challenges.
International collaboration is another area of specialized experience. Josh lived and worked in Japan for three years, coordinating engineering between Boeing teams in the United States and Fuji Heavy Industries in Japan. This firsthand experience provides an understanding of how differences in communication, decision-making, organizational structure, and business culture can affect technically complex international programs.
Ross Engineering Consulting can assist U.S. and Japanese organizations with cross-cultural engineering communication, supplier and partner relationships, technical coordination, and the challenges that arise when engineering teams and business cultures approach the same problem differently.
The goal is not simply to provide another opinion, but to bring a fresh technical perspective, challenge assumptions, and identify solutions that may have been overlooked.
Investigation & Expert Services
When technical problems persist, an independent perspective can help uncover what has been missed. Ross Engineering Consulting provides methodical investigation, root-cause analysis, and independent engineering review for complex engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and safety issues.
Josh's experience includes investigating and resolving chronic production problems, aircraft fuel leaks, factory safety concerns, supplier and OEM disputes, and regulatory noncompliance affecting aircraft fleets.
Services include root-cause analysis, engineering and manufacturing investigations, production and supplier issues, safety and regulatory investigations, aircraft and fleet-related technical issues, and independent engineering review.
As a licensed Professional Engineer and FAA commercial pilot with extensive aerospace experience, Josh is also available for expert consulting, technical opinions, litigation support, and media consultation. His combination of aircraft design, structural engineering, manufacturing, regulatory investigation, and piloting experience provides a multidisciplinary perspective for technically complex matters.
Some engineering challenges fit neatly within established processes. Others require a broader perspective. Ross Engineering Consulting works with companies, engineering teams, attorneys, and organizations facing technically complex or unconventional problems where experience, independent thinking, and practical engineering judgment can make the difference.
Have a project or difficult technical problem? Contact Ross Engineering Consulting to discuss your needs, request a project proposal, or inquire about hourly consulting services.
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