Mechanical engineering student building real hardware — from custom wind tunnels and aerodynamics experiments to 3D-printed flight systems. Targeting roles in aerospace & propulsion and electric vehicle development.
Designed and built a custom wind tunnel from scratch to experimentally determine the optimal wing sweep angle for maximizing lift-to-drag ratio — corroborating variable-sweep logic used in the F-14 Tomcat.
Identified a real problem in a school IT department and delivered a full engineering design cycle — from user interviews through 4+ prototype iterations to a finished, tested product.
Ongoing build of a 3D-printed fixed-wing RC aircraft. Printing all structural components on a Bambu X1 Carbon, integrating a full avionics stack (brushless motor, ESC, servos, FlySky receiver, LiPo).
Sourced and printed a detailed multi-part scale model of the SpaceX Raptor engine. Multi-material print in black and white PLA capturing turbopumps, plumbing, and bell geometry. Driven by interest in full-flow staged combustion propulsion.
Mixed and tested a potassium nitrate / sugar caramel propellant compound and tested the fuel in my backyard. A first experiment in oxidizer-fuel ratios and burn behavior.
I'm a freshman mechanical engineering student at Santa Clara University. I build things.
I'm drawn to engineering problems where physics meets hardware — where you can't just simulate your way to an answer and have to build, test, and iterate. That instinct led me to build a wind tunnel from scratch, fly a 3D-printed aircraft, and tear down a 100cc engine.
I'm looking for summer 2026 internships in aerospace or EV — anywhere the hardware is hard and the problems are unsolved.
