Internship Experience

Northrop Grumman‍ ‍

Mechanical Ground System Engineer Redondo Beach, CA June 2026– August 2026

Software

  • CATIA V5: MGSE fixture design and modeling

  • FEMAP: structural analysis on satellite integration fixtures

  • GD&T (ASME Y14.5): dimensioning and tolerancing for manufacturability

Aerospace Application

  • Satellite bus MGSE fixtures for acoustic, vibration, and thermal test campaigns

  • Bolted joint and barbell plate hardware sizing to NASA-STD-5020 margin-of-safety requirements

  • Integration fixtures qualified for 105 kg hardware loads across 35+ vehicle integrations

Principles Practiced

  • Von Mises stress: combined stress states in bolted joint and fixture hardware

  • Cantilever beam design: fixture arm and support structure loading under 1.5g conditions

  • Torsion: preload and torque-tension calculations in bolted joint sizing

  • Stress and strain: margin-of-safety hand calculations against NASA-STD-5020 requirements

●      Owned the design and qualification of satellite bus MGSE fixtures in CATIA V5 for acoustic, vibration, and thermal test campaigns, performing hand calculations to size 20+ bolted joints and barbell plate hardware to NASA-STD-5020 margin-of safety requirements under 1.5 g loading

●        Led the design, FEMAP analysis, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and test documentation of satellite integration fixtures for 30 kg hardware loads, performing hand calculations and developing GD&T drawings in accordance with Northrop Grumman MGSE requirements to deliver 20+ fixtures deployed across 35+ vehicle integrations

Operations Management Intern, Operations Management Intern, Raleigh, NC May 2025 – July 2025

Raytheon Technologies

  • Owned development of a lean missile wire harness production line, using 50+ hours of SQL driven data analysis and Lean Manufacturing to increase throughput and deliver a Technical Data Package projected at $2.5M in revenue  

  • Developed CAD models in SolidWorks and programmed CAM toolpaths in Mastercam for indirect solenoid valve, optimizing liquid nitrogen flow control in ZM-R9100 Rework Soldering Stations  

Test Operations For Combustion Branch, Edwards Air Force Base, CA May 2024 - August 2024

Edwards Air Force Research Laboratory

●        Owned redesign of a vehicle lander propellant feeding system in SolidWorks and GFSSP, optimizing pressure drops through steady-state fluid analysis and driving a 12% improvement in overall system efficiency.  

●        Executed 3+ second rocket engine test bed demonstrations for rotating detonation engine, conducted stress analysis test on rocket propellant tanks, and integrated thermal sensors within detonation channel.  

Rhodes University, TN August 2023 - May 2023

Rhodes University CUBESAT Program

  • Designed and modeled a protective enclosure for the CubeSat's pogo board and photovoltaic cell assembly in SolidWorks, engineering the cover to withstand sustained -200°C thermal vacuum testing conditions.

  • Result was that we delivered flight hardware that launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and successfully launched in-orbit photovoltaic cell data.

Plumbing and Electrical , Greenwood, MS June 2019 - December 2023

Bailey Electric and Plumbing

● Drove residential electrical installations across 50+ customer sites, owning hand calculations for breaker box wiring to ensure code compliance and optimal load performance.

● Repaired sewer and toilet lines for 500+ customers, optimized water pipe layouts, and maintained faucets; achieving over a 95% completion and satisfaction rate through reliable, high-quality solutions.