Tifflay

Experience

• Mechanical Engineer Miso Robotics · Full-time Jul 2024 – Apr 2025 9 mos Pasadena, CA, United States • Own and design new components for robotic kitchen assemblies; ensure compliance with NSF and OSHA requirements.
  • Analyze, prototype, test and iterate new designs before delivering them to restaurants using our product.
  • Sustain new components for longevity based off customer and operations feedback in an effort to boost KPIs and reduce system failures.
  • Developed localizing assemblies to enable roboticists to effectively perform motion testing and achieved consistent top score for minimal food spillage.
  • Design parts for CNC machining, sheet metal bending and welding; use DFM and work with supply chain to cut down costs.
  • Designed flow simulation model to determine required fan CFM for computer, which can boost computer’s longevity by 20%.
• Principal Mechanical Engineer Northrop Grumman · Full-time May 2023 – Apr 2025 1 yrs 11 mos Redondo Beach, CA, United States • Owned and developed rotational 1-DOF ground support equipment for support and testing of over 100 lbs of space vehicle flight harnesses.
  • Identified potential failure modes, such as weld failure, then used hand calculations to size weldments, fasteners and bearings, to ensure reliability and positive margins of safety.
  • Developed proof loading test plans, layout and fabrication drawings to guide the manufacturing and testing of ground support equipment.
• Mechanical Engineer 2 Meggitt · Full-time May 2022 – May 2023 1 yrs Simi Valley, CA, United States • Led fatigue life cycle analysis for aircraft fire suppression accessories; collaborated with FEA contractor to outline analysis to justify shelf life specifications or changes in manufacturing processes.
  • Led burst pressure analysis for design of pneumatic flow meter equipment; iterated design features to achieve positive margins of safety by using hand calculations to determine design modifications.
  • Drove design changes for product components based on performance on aircraft, and guided customer through all facets of revision process.
• Mechanical Engineer Abbott Laboratories · Full-time Apr 2020 – Apr 2022 2 yrs Los Angeles, CA, United States • Delivered new implantable device insulation components from R&D to design verification, developed product specifications, led design reviews, and integrated new assembly process in production pipeline.
  • Experienced in interpreting FMEA documents to determine sample sizes for test protocols based on probability risk and severity.
• Mechanical Design Engineer HCT Packaging · Full-time Jul 2019 – Mar 2020 8 mos Santa Monica, CA, United States • Constructed 3D models and detail drawings for cosmetic packaging using injection molding principles.