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steven_k_

Solidworks Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer

Newport Beach, US

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53,268 / 90,500

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3D Mockup 3D Printing Modeling CAD Design Casting Composite Tooling Design Concept 3D Modeling Design Engineer Design for Fabrication Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) Design for Manufacturing Injection Molding Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Design Prototype Design Simulation SolidWorks 2022 Stress Analysis Tool Design Tooling Design

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About

I am a mechanical design engineer. I specialize in mold and tooling design, as well as prototype design and iteration. I have a degree in manufacturing engineering, with a focus in plastics and composites engineering.
I have hands-on experience as a composites technician that allows me to intimately understand tool design from the design, manufacturing, and end-use sides. I understand tooling applications for casting, one and two-half molds, rtm, and injection molding.

I enjoy modeling creative design solutions for unique problems and applications. I have capabilities to run stress analysis from simple load applications, to thermal simulations, as well as flow characteristics.

I understand the applications and limitations of 3D printing and how to design parts for printing, as well as recommending the ideal manufacturing environment and orientation for the part’s end-use.

Experience

Manufacturing and Design Engineer Mission Critical Composites · Full-time Jun 2022 – Present 2 yrs 6 mos Huntington Beach, CA, United States Trained in ISO 9000 and AS9100 practices Developed criteria and procedures for NDI of critical space-flight components

Worked with shop technicians to improve manufacturing and post-cure processing of composite products

Created MWI's to develop standards for inspection and development of standardized test panels

Improved engineering efficiency through procurement of needed kitting and nesting software
Composites Manufacturing Engineer Karem Aircraft · Full-time Oct 2021 – Apr 2022 6 mos Lake Forest, CA, United States Utilized CATIA Surfacing (GSD) and Composites workbenches to develop laminate schedules, ply tables, kitting DXFs and ply books

Created detailed work orders for prepreg laminations and dry fiber infusions

Designed and printed cutting jigs for mandrel modifications and prototype molds

Assisted in development of R&D tools to improve technician efficiency during complex operations
Composite Technician Spinlaunch · Full-time Jul 2018 – Sep 2021 3 yrs 2 mos Long Beach, CA, United States Used Solidworks to develop custom designs for use in manufacturing, research, and development

Created engineering drawings for ease of manufacture

Designed collapsible mandrels to manufacture hollow structures via the filament winding process Independently designed, then manufactured a mobile heavy duty lifting system for loading composite parts into the curing oven

Education

Western Washington University Plastics & Composites Engineering, Eng. Mechanical 2013 – 2018 BS Plastics and Composites Engineering, minor Materials Science

Practical and theoretical experience in tooling and mold design
Designed and 3D Printed components for WWU's robotics team for use in their ROV competitions

Designed, tested, and analyzed specimens used to characterize and optimize WWU's high-temperature 3D Printer

Licenses & Certifications

CSWA Dassault Systèmes Sep 2021 – Present