Bwalya Chama M.
Multidisciplinary Product Design Engineer | SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fusion 360 , Ansys , Blender
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"If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own"
Henry Ford
✅ 100% Client Satisfaction
✅ Top Mechanical design and industrial design
✅ Top Enclosure design
I'm a Certified Multidisciplinary Product Design Engineer with more than 10 years of hands on experience in product design, development and manufacturing support.
Using SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Blender, Sketchup and Fusion 360, I help clients turn early ideas, sketches and existing models into practical products that can be prototyped and manufactured.
I enjoy solving the details that make a design work in the real world not only making it look good on the screen.
That means thinking carefully about how each part fits, how the product will be assembled, where the electronics will sit, and whether the manufacturer can produce it efficiently.
Service -> Industrial and Mechanical Design
Industrial concept design : I develop several suitable design ideas based on the product's size, purpose, industry, appearance and user experience.
Mechanical CAD design : I create accurate 3D parts and assemblies with practical dimensions, tolerances, materials, fasteners and manufacturing details.
PCB integrated enclosure design : I design the enclosure around the actual PCB, battery, buttons, display, antennas, connectors, sensors and wiring rather than treating the electronics as an afterthought.
Design review and problem solving : I look for interference, weak features, poor alignment, difficult assembly, leakage risks, heat buildup, and other issues that may cause trouble during prototyping or production.
Technical drawings : I prepare clear manufacturing and assembly drawings, exploded views, BOMs, and properly organized STEP, STL, DWG, DXF and PDF files.
Thermal calculation and simulation : I evaluate heat sources, airflow, enclosure temperature and cooling options to help protect the electronics and maintain reliable operation.
3D printing and verification : I prepare print ready models and use prototypes to check fit, PCB placement, button movement, fastening, accessibility and complete assembly.
Injection-molding preparation : I refine wall thicknesses, ribs, bosses, draft angles, fillets, parting considerations and other details needed for practical mold production.
Cost and manufacturing optimization : I look for sensible ways to simplify parts, reduce material use, shorten assembly and control production costs without weakening the design.
Service -> Project Support
I organize the work into clear stages so you always know what is being developed and what will be delivered.
I communicate directly and honestly, especially when I see a technical risk or a simpler way to solve a problem.
I work comfortably with clients, electronics engineers, manufacturers and prototype shops to keep everyone aligned.
I remain involved through reviews and revisions so the final files reflect both the design intent and the realities of manufacturing.
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Henry Ford
✅ 100% Client Satisfaction
✅ Top Mechanical design and industrial design
✅ Top Enclosure design
I'm a Certified Multidisciplinary Product Design Engineer with more than 10 years of hands on experience in product design, development and manufacturing support.
Using SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Blender, Sketchup and Fusion 360, I help clients turn early ideas, sketches and existing models into practical products that can be prototyped and manufactured.
I enjoy solving the details that make a design work in the real world not only making it look good on the screen.
That means thinking carefully about how each part fits, how the product will be assembled, where the electronics will sit, and whether the manufacturer can produce it efficiently.
Service -> Industrial and Mechanical Design
Industrial concept design : I develop several suitable design ideas based on the product's size, purpose, industry, appearance and user experience.
Mechanical CAD design : I create accurate 3D parts and assemblies with practical dimensions, tolerances, materials, fasteners and manufacturing details.
PCB integrated enclosure design : I design the enclosure around the actual PCB, battery, buttons, display, antennas, connectors, sensors and wiring rather than treating the electronics as an afterthought.
Design review and problem solving : I look for interference, weak features, poor alignment, difficult assembly, leakage risks, heat buildup, and other issues that may cause trouble during prototyping or production.
Technical drawings : I prepare clear manufacturing and assembly drawings, exploded views, BOMs, and properly organized STEP, STL, DWG, DXF and PDF files.
Thermal calculation and simulation : I evaluate heat sources, airflow, enclosure temperature and cooling options to help protect the electronics and maintain reliable operation.
3D printing and verification : I prepare print ready models and use prototypes to check fit, PCB placement, button movement, fastening, accessibility and complete assembly.
Injection-molding preparation : I refine wall thicknesses, ribs, bosses, draft angles, fillets, parting considerations and other details needed for practical mold production.
Cost and manufacturing optimization : I look for sensible ways to simplify parts, reduce material use, shorten assembly and control production costs without weakening the design.
Service -> Project Support
I organize the work into clear stages so you always know what is being developed and what will be delivered.
I communicate directly and honestly, especially when I see a technical risk or a simpler way to solve a problem.
I work comfortably with clients, electronics engineers, manufacturers and prototype shops to keep everyone aligned.
I remain involved through reviews and revisions so the final files reflect both the design intent and the realities of manufacturing.
Experience
- Mechanical engineer no company · Freelance May 2025 – Present 1 yrs 4 mos Houston, TX, USA
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Mechanical Robotics Engineer
Intevac · Full-time
Mar 2020 –
Apr 2025
5 yrs 1 mos
Santa Clara, California, United States
• Designed and modified mechanical components in SolidWorks, improving manufacturability and reducing rework costs.
• Produced detailed 2D engineering drawings, GD&T annotations, and BOMs to streamline procurement and production.
• Collaborated in design reviews, contributing mechanical solutions that improved tool reliability and test efficiency. -
Mechanical Engineer
ARA · Full-time
Oct 2016 –
Feb 2020
3 yrs 4 mos
Maryland, United States
Research, develop, test, evaluate (RDT&E), manufacture, and provide in-service support of energetics and energetic systems. Working and partnering with subject matter experts to ensure safe and cost-effective execution of production capabilities for energetic materials and related applications (munitions, rockets, warheads, etc.).
* Support the design and implementation of efficient systems and processes
* Collaborate with senior engineers and project managers on various projects.
* Work under supervised direction but can independently determine and develop approaches to solutions.
* Continuous learning to develop and ensure technical competence.
* Ensure proper execution of the project, including planning, scheduling, and procurement.
* Responsible for the implementation of safety and quality programs.
* Ability to manage and prioritize numerous assignments. -
Research and Development Intern
Stryker · Internship
Oct 2015 –
May 2016
7 mos
San Jose, California, United States
❖ Designed and prototyped a new multi piece surgical device for use in multiple joint spaces, with all
pieces designed for injection molded manufacturing then rapid hand assembly and loading
❖ Iterated CAD models in Solidworks PDM, undergoing regular design reviews and iterations, resulting
in a completed CAD assembly and functional 3D printed prototypes used for testing
❖ Tested new and in development products with various instruments (Keyence, Instron, force gauges)
❖ Designed test fixtures and created industry standard reports of testing protocols and results -
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Tesla · Internship
Feb 2015 –
Sep 2015
7 mos
Fremont, California, United States
Redesigned internal tool, designing housing using CATIA and PCB in KiCad, optimizing for cost and ease of assembly collaborated with suppliers resulting in an 82% cost down and a 90% assembly time decrease
Designed, prototyped, and presented to executives an industry first mechanism for seat adjustability to increase performance capabilities, including pneumatic controlled air cells and resistive switch control
Discovered, modified, and implemented a supplier part change creating an annual 5 figure cost savings
Education
- Los Angeles Pierce College Bachelor's Degree, MECHANIAL ENGINEERING, 3 2012 – 2014
- Boise State University Associate, Mechanical Engineeering, 5 2008 – 2012
Other experience
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PCB design practice using tools like KiCad / Altium / Eagle
Service->Hardware design service:
- Power electronics design: (PFC, Solar charging controller, chargers, high voltage control, Motor controllers DC/AC/BLDC )
- Analog electronics design: High-accuracy analog measurements, Noise filtration, Digital to analog conversion, Amplifying signal
- Digital and high-speed electronics design: - Memories DDRx/LPDDRx, SDRAM, Camera and display interfaces (MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, DisplayPort, etc), Data communication interfaces (QSpi, SPI, UART, I2C, FMC, I2S, USB 2/3.x, etc), (
- RF Designs: ( 50-60 GHz (Radars), 1-6 GHz (UWB, Wifi, BLE, ZigBee, GPS, NB-IoT, LTE-M/LTE, Z-Wave, etc), 13,6 MHz, 128 kHz (NFC, RFID, etc), 433 MHz (Custom protocols)
Service->Firmware design С/C++:
- Languages: C/C++, Assembler
- Diagrams: Block, UML, Workflow, APIs
- Interfaces: I2S, SAI, MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, USB 2/3.x, LTDC, DDR3/DDR4/LPDDR4, I2C, SPI/QSPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet
- Wireless: NB-IoT, LTE M, GPRS, GPS, LTE, UWB, WiFi, BLE, ZigBee, Z-Wave, LoRa, Thread, 6LoWPAN, Sub 1GHz, NFC (13,6 MHz), RFID 433 MHZ and 128 kHz
- Protocols : MQTT, HTTP, FTP, Modbus TCP/RTU, SNMP, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DLMS, custom protocols
- Security: AES, SSL/TLS, custom algorithms
- Libs and frameworks: TouchGFX (GUI lib for MCU), emWin (GUI lib for MCU), LVGL (GUI lib for MCU), WolfSSL (SSL/TLS), Mbed TLS(SSL/TLS), osxMotionFX (Sensors fusion algorithm based on the Kalman theory), FatFS, lwIP (TCP/IP stack), WICED (Wifi stack), aws/amazon-freertos, Paho MQTT, TensorFlow
- Embedded OS: FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS, ZephyrOs, Embedded Linux, Yocto, ROS
- MCUs: NXP (i.MX RT1064, LPC1100, LPC4000), Nordic (NRF52xx/NRF53xx/NRF91xx), TI (CC3220/CC26xx/CC1100/CC3200, MSP430), Espressif (esp32, esp8266), ST(STM32H7/F7/F4/L4/F0/L0/WB/WL/G0 and STM8), Atmel/Microchip(SAM D20/D21/L21/R21/V70/V71, SAMA5/SAM4/SAMD4), Silicon Labs(EFR32, ZGM130S), Cypress (PSoC 3/PSoC 4), Kinetis (Family MK81FN256VDC15), Holtek (HT68xx)
- MPUs: Analog Devices (ADSP-2156x SHARC), Qualcomm (Snapdragon 625/425/610/845), Allwinner (A64, A33, H3, H6 series), NXP (I.MX6/I.MX7/I.M8) , ST(STM32MP1)
- SOMs: NVIDIA Jetson nano, NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano, NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, Toradex (Colibri iMX6, IMX7, IMX8), Raspberry pi (CM3, CM4 modules), Inforce (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, 820, 845 SOM), 8devices (Mango on Qualcomm IPQ6000/IPQ6010 Soc), Sensiedge(SensiBle 1 and 2, SensiLora)
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Age: 36
Joined: September 21, 2026
Last seen: September 25, 2026
Languages
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Location
Houston, TX, United States