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Leveraged CATIA v6 to model multiple components intended for production and rapid prototyping.Used first principles to establish and set requirements to design an acoustic blanket for mass production, to test & validate part performance, and to achieve cost-down targets.Integrated hand calculations into the FEA validation process to ensure robustness and reliability of structural part designs prior to fabrication.Communicated with suppliers to optimize designs for targeted manufacturing process.Tasked retrofitting and maintaining public road manufacturing test vehicles for extreme weather testing and component validation.Collaborated cross functionally with other engineering teams.

Tasked with designing a mounting system for a soundbar on an off-roading vehicle.Performed FEA to simulate the stresses the mount is subjected to and designed with a conservative factor of safety to ensure the safety of the user.

Collaborated with mechanical engineers on HVAC duct and plumbing pipe design, drafting a design using AutoCAD and Revit for review.Corrected comments made by team leaders as well as peer reviewing and making corrections based on an engineer’s outline.Set up Energy Pro models and performed heat load calculations.

Collaborated with mechanical engineers to complete mechanical and plumbing jobs.Accompanied engineers to site visits to map out existing ducting and plumbing work then drafting this map in AutoCAD.Performed energy calculations in Energy pro for Title 24 and heat load calculations.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science / Art (Bs/Ba), Mechanical Engineering