Ever since I was little, I had a love for math and for building things. This love has led me to pursue a career in Mechanical Engineering.I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. I have successfully designed, manufactured, and hot fired a liquid propellant rocket engine. I was responsible for designing mounting structures and testing all valves on the system. I gained a working knowledge of how components work together to deliver gaseous oxygen and kerosene to the engine. I gained hands-on experience working with engine components and fabricating lines to components. For the second engine (cryogenic liquid propulsion engine), I was the systems engineer. I designed the fluid system schematic (P&ID) for the liquid oxygen and liquid methane engine. I gained a thorough understanding of fluid and mechanical systems for cryogenic rocket engines. My schematic presented temperatures, pressures, valve cv, and the layout of all components in the system. I then recreated my schematic in SolidWorks to fit inside a 6” diameter tube. I created excel sheet calculators to analyze the pressure drop throughout the system as the high pressurized fluid flowed through valves, fittings, regulators, tanks, and lines. I also delivered design review presentations for the work I had done over the accelerated summer schedule. Lastly, I interned at Raytheon Intelligence and Space for the summer and was offered the opportunity of working part-time while I conclude my last semester. I learned how to use GD&T and apply tolerance analysis for the proper fit of components in an assembly. I used CREO to design fixtures to hold radar components in place while a thermal management paste was applied to the component. I learned how to use PDM while working on drawings and models. Presently, I am a full time design engineer in mechanical space test equipment at Raytheon. I am continuing to grow as a mechanical engineer and reach my goals.