A Little About Me

Work Experience

L3Harris Technologies

Mechanical Engineer II

Mechanical Engineer I

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Designing electromechanical systems from a handheld touch-screen radio to a LEO space radio. Worked in both an agile, multi-disciplinary engineering team, and a large mechanical engineering group. Key focuses and experience highlights:

Key Projects:

• Designing a space-grade radio to withstand high shock, vibration, radiation, heat, and decompression

• Developed and transitioned to and improved production of a next-generation handheld touchscreen radio.

• Designed the radio integration and communication cooling features for the L3Harris VTOL UAS.

Key focuses and experience highlights:

• SWaP Engineering: Redesigned multi-band universal transceiver adapter to increase radio compatibility and decrease assembly time, while maintaining the size, EMI shielding, and shipboard vibration & shock requirements.

• Thermal Optimization: Designed mounting & heat dissipation system for drone radio — enabling full power operation in both 140°F+ static air environment and in flight, optimized through CFD & FEA.

• Manufacturing Excellence: Engineered a precision display installation fixture with ±.002 inch tolerance across dual axes, ensuring consistent alignment and assembly quality.

• Vendor Collaboration: Worked with overseas manufacturers to increase touch panel reliability at high temperatures while concurrently implementing new test procedures, increasing yield by 30%.

• Electronic Packaging Architecture: Redesigned radio’s CCA mounting structure for spacecraft integration, improving assembly reliability and shock resistance while reducing part costs.

• Material Selection: Led effort to replace conductive gaskets and sealants to improve EMI shielding, EMP survivability, assembly & installation, and salt fog corrosion.

• RF Mechanical Design: Designed an RF transparent NACA airfoil antenna cover, optimized drag through CFD simulation and RF performance through anechoic chamber testing.

• MCAD/ECAD Integration: Improved workflows between ORCAD Schematic, PADS Layout, and SOLIDWORKS for CCAs, PCBs, and flex circuits, streamlining verification processes and improving accuracy across disciplines.

• Redesigned radio transit case, achieving 25% spatial efficiency improvement within the original form factor.

UCSD EnVision Arts and Engineering Maker Studio

Volunteer

Responsibilities:

• Mentor students in design principles, design feasibility, CAD software, and equipment selection & application.

• Teach and train UCSD faculty and students how to operate fabrication tools and equipment.