SharkNinja
Product Design Engineering Intern
August 2025 – Present
• Designed a plastic insert for the Ninja SLUSHi using CREO that improved seal contact and reduced leakage by 90%.
• Partnered with Industrial Design, NPI, and China teams to resolve issues and scale FAI units to MP (1M+ units/years)
• Owned cooling workstream; validated 6V PWM fan spec under voltage and thermal KPIS, driving ECO for new fan and PCBA update with EE team.
• Simulated NVH in ANSYS and used CT scans to resolve gearbox-housing interference and cut acoustic noise by 4 dB.
Hunter Industries
Mechanical Engineering Intern
May 2025 – August 2025
• Utilized Unigraphics NX to design bracket used across 5 LDN DD sprinkler models for mass production (50K+ units).
• Analyzed 15+ designs using DOE and SolidWorks FEA to simulate torque, giving a 32% reduction in maximum stress.
• Prototyped 5 models using SLA printing and CNC machined metal 304 SS test fixtures to validate torsional resistance.
• Used DFM for injection-molded and stamped metal parts with GD&T, using CMMs to mark CTQ features and DFA to fit in assembly-line tooling.
Universal Creative
Mechanical Engineering Intern
January 2024 – May 2024
• Designed shaft assembly in Solidworks with GD&T for passive show element, increasing axial load capacity to 250 lbf.
• Led DFMEA and statistical tolerance analysis (CPK, RPN) on 30+ mechanical ride components using excel.
• Implemented corrective actions that reduced fiberglass part variation by 15% by coordinating with vendors on tooling and reliability testing.
• Ran tolerance stack-up and selected materials to ensure vendor tool design met ASTM specs and withstood loads up to 4Gs.
WEAR Lab
Mechanical Research Assistant
August 2023 – May 2024
• Designed a contoured shin brace by compiling human factors data to ensure ergonomic fit & comfort while integrating with larger assembly.
• Rapidly prototyped with ratchet & pulley mechanisms, achieving ~18% energy conversion from elbow flexion into ankle drive.
• Optimized CAD using SolidWorks for manufacturability; integrated 40+ aluminum beams into frames.
See more here:
https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/9/4/195
Limbitless Solutions
Mechanical Engineering Intern
May 2023 – August 2023
• Developed 5+ electro-mechanical testing fixtures in Fusion360, validating structural FEA on digits up to 20 MPa.
• Prototyped Arduino controlled actuation with cable-driven linkages, optimizing design to mimic hand grasp motion.
• Authored a 10-page SOP for integration of Tormach ZA6 arm to improve design and production for injection-molding.
See more here:
https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/9/4/195