Public engineering firm profile
Northern Aerospace LLC
Wichita, KS
Quality and Efficiency in Aerospace Engineering
- Services
- 21
- Offices
- 1
- Leaders
- 2
- Size Estimate
- 1-5 employees
Overview
Northern Aerospace LLC is an aerospace and structural engineering practice based in Wichita, Kansas, specializing in structural design, stress analysis, fatigue, and damage tolerance analysis. It provides engineering expertise across commercial airframes, business jets, heavy-lift rotorcraft, and spacecraft, supporting clients through embedded team integration or fixed-scope engineering supplier engagements. Its leaders have contributed to major aerospace programs including the Boeing 777 and 787, Airbus A380 and A350, Bombardier Global 7000, Lockheed C-130, and Virgin Galactic WK2.
- Size Estimate
- 1-5 employees
Services
Client Team Support - Internal
On-site placement of qualified engineers who integrate directly within internal engineering departments.
Client Team Support - External
Remote engineering support extending internal capabilities using specialized workstations and tools.
Engineering Supplier Model
Turnkey project management of predefined engineering work packages delivered against agreed schedule and quality milestones.
Structural Stress Analysis
Static strength evaluation of primary and secondary aircraft structures using classical and modern methods.
Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Analysis
Durability assessments and crack growth analysis to ensure structural integrity over the operational life cycle.
Finite Element Modeling
Linear and non-linear finite element analysis to model and simulate structural behavior.
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Leadership
Clint Norlie
President
Clint Norlie has over 25 years of experience in structural stress, fatigue, and damage tolerance analysis in the aviation sector, with more than 15 years leading cross-border engineering teams across the United States, Canada, Japan, and Italy. He has worked on prominent programs including the Boeing 777 and 787, Airbus A380 and A350, Bombardier Global 7000, Lockheed C-130, and Virgin Galactic WK2. His technical expertise spans 25,000 hours of finite element modeling in Nastran and Abaqus, classical analysis of primary and secondary aircraft structures, composite materials analysis, and structural testing from coupon to full-scale levels.
Joe Talbot
Director of Engineering
Joe Talbot has over 40 years of aerostructures experience in structural strength, durability, and stiffness analyses for metallic and composite airframes. He was designated an Airbus Expert for Metallic Static Strength Analysis and previously served as the Manager of Structures Technology for Airbus Americas Engineering. In that role, he directed technical operations across static stress, fatigue, damage tolerance, finite element analysis, mass properties, and materials and processes. His background spans every phase of product development, from conceptual design and manufacturing to certification, structural repair manuals, and fleet support.