Mechanical Design Engineer: June 2026 - Present
Contributing to the design and development of custom mechanical and electromechanical systems, including designing components and assemblies, integrating hardware, creating engineering documentation, supporting assembly and testing, and iterating designs based on hands-on evaluation.
Engineering experience: Mechanical systems & assemblies • Mechanisms • Structural frames • Sheet metal • Machined components • Sensor & controls integration • Engineering drawings • Rapid prototyping • Assembly & verification
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Professional Engineering Experience
Independent Engineering Projects
Mechanical Release System for Controlled Hull Flooding
I designed a spring-loaded four-bar toggle clamp to retain and release a sealed hull plug under hydrostatic pressure for controlled flooding in a marine robotic system. The mechanism achieved reliable over-center locking for passive load retention while allowing low-force release at end-of-life. Linkage geometry and mechanical advantage were defined, a preloading anchor bracket was designed to route loads into the base structure, and performance was validated through physical load testing, demonstrating a 2.47× safety factor over the maximum design pressure.
Monitored Portable Thermal Enclosure
This project involved the design of a portable thermal enclosure to maintain temperature-sensitive contents within a defined operating range using controlled heat transfer and internal monitoring. The enclosure combined a conductive aluminum internal cavity with an insulating polymer shell to regulate heat flux and extend phase-change melt time. The system was instrumented to detect and signal out-of-range conditions.
Wearable Electromechanical Actuation System
I built a wearable electromechanical actuation system capable of controlled bidirectional rotational motion. The system integrated a motor-driven mechanical assembly with embedded control and sensing, and was packaged into a head-mounted structure designed for stable operation during motion and user interaction.
Additional Engineering Projects
Magnetically Actuated Door Locking Mechanism
I designed a magnetically actuated door-locking mechanism that uses electromagnetic holding force to secure an enclosure during normal operation. Locking and release behavior were controlled through microcontroller-based power switching, enabling conditional unlocking based on system logic.
Materials: Polymer Microparticle Fabrication and Degradation
Polymer microparticles with controlled geometry were fabricated using micro-templating techniques for time-dependent degradation studies. Material degradation was characterized through image-based measurement, confirming hydrolytic decay and statistically significant size reduction.
Damped Mechanical Dynamics in Fluids
I modeled damped mechanical motion under fluid drag using analytical decay models, fitting parameters to experimental time-series data. The model was applied to compare air and water drag, quantifying the effect of fluid properties on system damping and dynamic response.