Rex Gu Email & Phone Number

Irvine, CA, US

Irvine, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

- Responsible for vehicle test planning, execution, and reporting on R1T and R1S at all pre-production stages, with a focus on aero-thermal hardware, controls, and software.- Manage vehicle-level propulsion conditioning and HVAC comfort requirements, leading end-to-end verification/evaluation of thermal performance.- Escalate, root cause, and track.

Kent, Washington, United States

Kent, Washington, United States

- Responsible for pneumatically actuated, cryogenic-compatible valve with mission critical application on BE-3U rocket engine. Completed in-depth design of valve components, and responsible for structural analysis, CAD definition, engineering drawings, and procurement.- Acting valves responsible for BE-4 engine hotfire tests. Responsible for hotfire.

Kent, Washington, United States

- Completed rotations across New Glenn vehicle and Engines business units developing diverse design, analysis, and testing experience.- Design and tested subscale two-phase liquid-gaseous propellant fluid expulsion system for New Glenn 1st stage rocket. Took clean sheet design to manufactured prototype in 4 months.- Designed, released, and tested 3D.

Culberson County, Texas

- Designed and implemented remote heated nitrogen purging system for the BE-3 engine test stand, increasing test cadence and reducing post-test facility downtime- Ran and participated in engine test facility operations as test console operator- Redesigned internal test site wiki to improve information accessibility

Auburn Hills, Michigan

- Responsible for engineering design and supplier sourcing of MY19 R/T WB Challenger front grille badging- Conducted stone impingement testing of new Challenger side-sill endcaps to prevent premature chalking- Determined and improved flare panel gap issues for Challenger Widebody and Demon fender flares- Conducted root cause analyses of Challenger seat.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

- Responsible for growing and managing over $250,000 in yearly budget and sponsorships for all team related activities.- Responsible for weekly meetings, competition logistics, and for coordinating outreach events.- Enforced teamwide project deadlines to ensure vehicle completion and testing before competition.- Finished 2nd out of 120 teams and 1st out of.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

- Determined target clearance for light duty truck exhaust assembly to improve NVH and durability issues.- Implemented new joint selection for next generation truck exhaust assembly.- Validated new exhaust bracket design for next generation Jeep Wrangler by incorporating new assembly aid design and by gaining feedback from assembly plants, resulting in.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

-Received over $10,000 in University-based startup funds and work space-1 of 13 teams in University of Illinois Startup Accelerator-Spearheaded prototype production and development-Conducted design studies to improve weight savings of hardware prototype by 50%-Worked with Illinois football program strength coach to further develop hardware-Advised by Avant.

Amiens Area, France

-Worked in CEPN (Centre d’Etude des Produits Nouveaux), in research and design of dry and wet dual-clutch design.-Tested and worked in product revision and quality control of clutch supports and hubs.-Created mathematical model for new pendulum design and frequency correction.-Translated engineering documents from English to French.-Created invoice and.

-Auditioned for CAC’s High-School Internship program.-Learned with members of Chicago A Cappella in organizing events.-Performed with members of CAC for fundraisers.

Greater Chicago Area

-Tutored middle school students in subjects of math, reading, writing, and basic computer skills 2x/week.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Automotive Engineering, 3.87

Coursework: -Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics -Vehicle Dynamics and Automation -Automotive Body Structures

Education record