Experience
SpaceX
Joby Aviation
8VC
nTop
Terra Labs
USC Viterbi
Passive magnetic bearing · 3U CubeSat reaction wheel test rig · in progress
Lead mechanical designer, team of four. USC AME 441aL, Aug 2026 – present.
- Flywheel
C360 brass, Ø70 mm, 422 g.
- Structure
6061 aluminum on an 80/20 frame, 3D-printed fixtures. A camera tracks the rotor's orbit; a reaction torque sensor measures torque across the bearing.
- Air gaps
2, 3 and 4 mm. Three magnet journals on one shaft, flywheel and housing.
- CAD
15-parameter Siemens NX model. 11 drawings to ASME Y14.5-2018.
- Machining
11 parts, CNC-turned and 4-axis milled at USC.
Drawings
Build
Terra Labs · COVE 7-DOF robotic arm
Project manager and mechanical engineer, Terra Labs at USC. Feb 2026 – present.
Assembly and live demo
nTop
Designing an Automation Pipeline for High Fidelity Design Space Exploration
Modeling and automation intern, nTop New York. May – Aug 2025.
Custom 10 N thrust stand
USC AME 341b. Aug – Dec 2025.
Mechanical design
Table-clamped cantilever stand on a 1 kg binocular beam load cell, with custom motor and base adapters.
- Mechanical design
- Electronics integration
- Calibration and procedure
- Characterization
- Analysis
Process
HR One · ultra-long-range business jet
CAD and geometry lead, USC AME 261. Jan – May 2025.
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