This past summer (2025), I worked as a mechanical engineering intern at Globus Medical Inc. where I contributed to projects that combined design, manufacturing, and process improvement. One of my primary responsibilities was resolving a conflict with an EOS Titanium 3D printer by designing and manufacturing a recoater blade adapter. This required using Creo for the design, MasterCAM for machining, and 3DXpert to confirm device settings and support quality assurance before and after production. I also collaborated with quality control department heads to address a six-figure backlog of spine and knee implant parts, helping restore production flow and reduce costs. In addition, I developed Python-based applications that automated documentation and CAM processes, improving efficiency for engineers working on the factory floor.
In summer 2024, I worked as a mechanical engineering intern at SPS Technologies, a subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp. I worked on a variety of projects including reworking tooling failures, developing and implementing CNC code for machines on the factory floor, establishing manuals and training employees on new machinery programs, and designing and implementing a new manufacturing process for unique materials that need to be machined. This included collaborating with facility managers to analyze tolerancing and heat treatment data, conducting microanalysis and manual inspections to ensure working tolerances in CNC machinery, and designing new workspaces and toolpaths for new processes to run.
In 2023, the Penn Aerospace Club created a branch team to take on the AIAA Design, Build, Fly competition. This was the same year in which I joined the team. In our first year of competition, we placed 4th out of many top universities around the world in our preliminary proposal but were unfortunately not able to compete in the flyoff in the Spring because of budget issues. In 2024, I was named the Aerodynamics and Structures lead, essentially in charge of the construction of the plane. In our second year of competition, we implemented new software such as XFLR-5 as well as Ansys CFD and SolidWorks design and FEA. With a complete redesign and some in house manufacturing troubles, we just missed the window to attend the fly-off. For the 2025 year of competition, I have been named Director of DBF and will take on even more responsibility as the head of the club and will hopefully make great strides to attend the fly-off next spring.