Megan Behnke Email & Phone Number

Niles, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

-Lead design engineer managing 5-person team bringing an additively manufactured medical device to production, resulting in 10% predicted annual revenue growth-Presents project status, budget, and prototype test results to customer on biweekly basis-Provides design for manufacturing (DFM) feedback for plastic and metal machined parts to sales, customers, and software teams, focusing on feasibility and cost reduction features-Acts as GD&T engineering expert, providing tolerancing feedback on large customer accounts spanning multiple technologies, with emphasis on metrology requirements-Collaborates with Asia suppliers to ensure manufacturing capabilities align with customer requirements, including supplier routing recommendations for ~75 parts weekly-Developed CNC cost calculator in collaboration with R&D engineering to accurately account for finishing operations and tight tolerances, and log over 600 manually adjusted datasets

Chicago, Il, Us

-Reduced customer’s assembly bill of materials by 45% using additive design principles-Modified consumer product design for injection molding and minimized tooling costs-Created GD&T 101 educational presentation to share technical expertise with team-Onboarded PLM software into design workflow, enabling strong management of CAD files

Falls Church, Va, Us

-Recipient of two Intellectual Property Trade Secret Awards for tooling and fixture designs that reduce rework and programming time by up to 50% in a manufacturing environment-Lead mechanical engineer responsible for design of circuit card assembly, developing custom thermal solution that improved thermal margin by ~10%-Acts as primary POC with suppliers, defining first-article inspection requirements and test procedures to ensure compliant parts while maintaining feasible supplier set-ups-Performs thermal and structural finite element analyses (in ANSYS Workbench), vetting results against test data from similar designs and implementing design changes to guarantee adherence to customer-driven project requirements-Designs CAD models (in NX), performs tolerance analyses, and drafts production drawings in compliance with government and military standards, in support of manufacturing builds-Launched “CAD Best Practices” monthly newsletter to synchronize 3D modeling techniques department-wide, coordinating 5-person team of contributors and reviewersNorthrop Grumman Women's International Network:-Served on Rolling Meadows Executive Board for Northrop Grumman’s Women’s International Network (NGWIN), volunteering over 80 hours annually-Presented “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” to 120 audience members as part of company-wide engagement web series-Supported youth outreach events promoting STEM careers, impacting ~200 girls annually

Falls Church, Va, Us

-Graduate of Pathways rotational program, gaining experience in mechanical engineering and manufacturing process engineering roles over 2.5 years

Evanston, Il, Us

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-Designed and prototyped solutions for European pneumatic nail guns to accommodate upcoming ISO safety regulation changes 6 months in advance, impacting 5,000 tools annually-Presented designs, technical research, and production quotes to colleagues in U.S. and France-Developed final CAD models and engineering drawings for production, implementing design for injection molding, casting, manufacturing, and assembly-Planned and executed QC experiment to test fuel dispersion, collecting over 200 data points

Mechanical Engineering

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