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Meghan Melanson

Nelson

Summary

Mechanical Engineering student (Mechatronics stream) seeking an 8-month Mechanical Design Co-op for summer 2025. Passionate about innovative design, CAD modeling, and rapid prototyping, with hands-on experience in aerospace and robotics projects. Eager to contribute technical skills in a dynamic engineering environment with a collaborative and strong team culture, where creativity and problem-solving thrive.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Personal Project

10.2024 - Current
  • Developed a password generator in Python using Visual Studio Code, designed to process user inputs and generate a randomized alphanumeric string of a specified length

Payloads Member

UBC Rocket
09.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: https://www.sherealu.com/ubc-rocket
  • Developing a compact spectrophotometer capable of nanometer precision targeting microtubule polymerization in hypergravity
  • Engineered precision-fit mechanical parts using SOLIDWORKS, optimizing component accessibility within the strict volume constraints of a 3U CubeSat
  • Conducted research to design a specialized spectrophotometer circuit, adjusted using LTSpice, ensuring performance meets standards under load
  • Configured an ESP32 in C/C++ to enable stable bidirectional communication utilizing BT v4.2 BR
  • Researched compatible components from MOSFETs to UV sensors, ensuring the coherence and standard of collected data
  • Assembled a fully functional CubeSat frame equipped with modular plates for enhanced adaptability in design
  • Https://www.sherealu.com/ubc-rocket

Personal Project

05.2024 - Current
  • Researched and developed a transverse shaft flight mechanism in SOLIDWORKS that produces symmetrical flapping motions
  • Implemented SOLIDWORKS to create robot chassis assembly, streamlining the rapid prototyping process
  • Created and 3D printed iterative frame prototypes, ensuring successful integration with the flight mechanism
  • Performed comprehensive analysis to identify key factors for electronics design, incorporating a range of components such as BLDC motors, ESCs, and an ESP32
  • Initiated a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation in Star CCM+ to analyze the performance of an airfoil

Electrical Project

01.2025 - 02.2025
  • Designed and assembled a signal generator from schematic capture to PCB layout using KiCAD, achieving a 33% reduction in space

Machining Project

09.2024 - 10.2024
  • Machined components to a 0.1 mm tolerance, optimizing precision with the lathe, mill, and shop tools
  • Soldered components by hand from through-hole resistors to potentiometers onto the PCB

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical (Mechatronics)

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
05.2027

Skills

  • CAD
  • Electronics Design
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Soldering
  • Coding
  • Mill
  • Lathe
  • Shop Tools
  • CFD Technologies
  • SOLIDWORKS
  • Arduino
  • KiCAD

Technical Experience

Payloads Member, UBC Rocket, 09/24, Present, Vancouver, BC, Developing a compact spectrophotometer capable of nanometer precision targeting microtubule polymerization in hypergravity, Engineered precision-fit mechanical parts using SOLIDWORKS, optimizing component accessibility within the strict volume constraints of a 3U CubeSat, Conducted research to design a specialized spectrophotometer circuit, adjusted using LTSpice, ensuring performance meets standards under load, Configured an ESP32 in C/C++ to enable stable bidirectional communication utilizing BT v4.2 BR, Researched compatible components from MOSFETs to UV sensors, ensuring the coherence and standard of collected data, Assembled a fully functional CubeSat frame equipped with modular plates for enhanced adaptability in design

Timeline

Electrical Project

01.2025 - 02.2025

Personal Project

10.2024 - Current

Payloads Member

UBC Rocket
09.2024 - Current

Machining Project

09.2024 - 10.2024

Personal Project

05.2024 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical (Mechatronics)

University of British Columbia

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