Christopher Ye Email & Phone Number

El Segundo, California, United States

El Segundo, California, United States

Bearing Thermal Conductance (Ball-on-Flat) Project: • Led design effort of revised test fixtures to aid measurement of ball-bearing system thermal properties in vacuum conditions• Collaborated with interns and technical staff to develop and improve experimental procedures and data collection• Planned three month project timeline to coordinate test hardware manufacturing and acquisition efforts • Co-presented proposal to management to acquire funding and a microscope camera crucial to observing lubricant behavior in ball-bearing system• Presented findings on Ball-on-Flat project to management at end of internshipOrdnance Library Model Development• Increased Aerospace’s ordnance modeling capability by developing simulation model of Systima Pyrovalve pyrotechnic device• Iteratively improved and troubleshooted simulation models of Systima Pyrovalve • Documented results and improvements to pyrovalve simulations• Gained basic proficiency of new ordnance modeling software tools such as LS-DYNA and Cubit

Involved in design and manufacturing of suspension components, in addition to new member mentoring and promoting positive team environment:• Supervised four-person team to develop a safe method to experimentally measure race car’s center of gravity height• Oversaw design of fixture for suspension mounting tabs in preparation for welding• Initiated chassis/suspension team meetings to meet manufacturing deadlines through efficient communication and task delegation• Familiarized new members with vehicle dynamics terminology• Trained new members important machining skills and safe workshop practices, and made survey to acquire member feedback and improve intergroup relations• Participated in cost report documentation for suspension system manufacturing and assembly• Presented updated suspension design in interdisciplinary design reviews• Reduced weight of aluminum bellcrank design by 56% using Altair Inspire topological optimization• Designed steel suspension bellcrank tabs with 28% weight reduction and collaborated to design a fixture for precise chassis tube installation and assembly in SolidWorks• Optimized suspension design and manufacturing by developing MATLAB code that calculates suspension loads during lateral and longitudinal accelerations

• Manufactured aluminum and steel vehicle components using machines such as mills and lathes• Assisted in building chassis and suspension fixtures using machining and hand assembly• Collaborated on design of a fixture for precise chassis tube installation and assembly in SolidWorks• Partnered with finance team to acquire $800 discount on FOX Factory shock absorber set• Helped to maintain race car during manufacturing process and at competition event

El Segundo, California, United States

Cable Mechanics Project (Lead Intern):• Led design of test fixtures in SolidWorks used to measure the bending stiffness of aerospace-grade cables• Assessed the analysis capabilities of various domestic and foreign cable analysis software• Compiled cable mechanics literature to help inform future in-house cable analysis and testing efforts• Co-presented research proposal to maintain in-house cable analysis and testing capability• Presented findings on Cable Mechanics project to managementFatigue of Polymers Project (Lead Intern):• Developed documentation and standardized data analysis and database sorting procedures for interdisciplinary polymer research team• Used Excel statistical analysis tools to determine polymer material properties• Presented final briefing on Fatigue of Polymers project to managementBall-on-Flat Project:• Contributed to design of test fixtures to aid in measuring the thermal resistance of a ball-bearing system• Assisted in creating and troubleshooting a remote server used to calculate the thermal resistance of simulated ball-bearing test casesLattice Structure Project:• Aided ABAQUS simulations used to calculate stiffness properties of polymer-nickel lattice structure• Assisted in verifying stiffness properties results obtained from ABAQUS simulations matched with hand-calculated predictions

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Uceap Summer Program, Mathematics

Instrumental Music, Ocsa

Activities and Societies: OCSA Symphony Orchestra