General Motors Product Validation & Design Intern
Warren, MI (May 2025 - August 2025)
• Rotated across Safety Systems, Test Automation, and UX Validation teams to support cross-functional development of 2026/2027 Cadillac features, including Digital Key, Buckle-to-Drive, Teen Driver Mode, V-Mode, and Super Cruise
• Designed, modeled, and 3D-printed sensor-specific test fixtures with Raspberry Pi microcontrollers/Autobot automation framework to simulate real-world door closure cycles, enabling continuous validation and root-cause traceability
• Captured and analyzed CAN data in VSpy to verify safety thresholds, prompting firmware changes and system updates
General Dynamics - Mission Systems Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering Co-Op
Greensboro, NC (Jan 2025 – May 2025)
• Optimized manufacturing processes, design validation, and system integration to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Collaborated in a cross-functional product development team to streamline manufacturing processes, enhance quality control, and improve design efficiency, contributing to a 25% reduction in defects and increased production reliability.
• Executed 3 improvement projects including revised work instructions, CAD drawing updates, and component redesigns.
Garrett-Advancing Motion Development Engineering Intern
Torrance, CA (May 2024 – September 2024)
Created and optimized 'wagon wheel' type gear blanks using Onshape CAD software, focusing on parametric models to enhance weight reduction, stiffness, and overall performance in mechanical systems.
Streamlined data processing and design precision by integrating Python's Scipy/DEAP libraries and MATLAB for automated adjustments and analysis, reducing manual errors and expediting design cycles.
Mastered complex part design and surfacing in Onshape, successfully recreating an Eaton Performance Differential
Conducted extensive Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using MATLAB, ANSYS, and MASTA to validate mechanical designs under various load conditions, ensuring high performance and reliability.
Utilized Python's Scipy/DEAP libraries for optimizing design parameters.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Course Assistant
ME 201: Intro to Mechanical Engineering (December 2022 – Present)
Educate up to 25 students on topics including statics, electrical safety, oscilloscopes, motors, uncertainty, SolidWorks, design for 3D printing, laser cutting, manufacturing processes, and physical measurements, ensuring comprehensive understanding and practical skills in engineering principles.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
(August 2023 – February 2024)
Worked with PhD student and professor to explore the use of an integrated actuator using off-the-shelf motor, magnetic gears, integrated driving electronics, and embedded controllers within robotic systems.
Undergraduate Project Assistant
(May 2023 – August 2023)
Worked closely with instructors to define design specifications, requirements, and key features of a new experimental mechatronics platform, ensuring alignment with educational goals and industry standards.
Designed, prototyped, fabricated, and tested acrylic enclosures, PCBs, wiring harnesses, and hardware including carrier PCBs with processors, Arduino Shields, power supplies, and motors.
Produced twenty-five copies of the final prototype platform and documented component sources, solid models, technical drawings, costs, and assembly methods for ease of future reproduction.
