Experience

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Engineering experience

Mechanical Engineering Intern, Culturon

Sydney, Australia · February–June 2026

I ran optical emission spectroscopy experiments with an HR4000 spectrometer and wrote Python tools with pandas, SciPy, and Astroquery to process spectra, locate peaks, and compare candidate lines with the NIST atomic spectra database. I documented the work in a benchmarking report for the engineering team.

Project Engineer, BU Rocket Propulsion Group

Boston, MA · September 2024–present · Student engineering team

I designed and fabricated a resin rocket nozzle, evaluated its pressure loading in SolidWorks Simulation, and helped integrate it with the chamber and ignition system for a static fire. I now work on the ARGO rocket’s external fairing, using ANSYS Fluent, OpenRocket, and first-principles calculations to compare aerodynamic concepts at a Mach 2.81 design condition.

Nozzle case study · ARGO case study

Education

Boston University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Concentration
Materials Science & Engineering minor

September 2024–May 2028 (expected) · GPA: 3.76/4.0 · Dean’s List

Study abroad: BU Sydney Sophomore Engineering Program, University of Sydney, Spring 2026.

Selected completed coursework: ME 304 Energy and Thermodynamics, ME 305 Mechanics of Materials, ME 306 Introduction to Materials Science, ME 357 Introduction to CAD and Machine Components, EK 307 Electric Circuits, and EK 381 Probability, Statistics, and Data Science for Engineers.

Selected current coursework (Fall 2026): ME 303 Fluid Mechanics, ME 358 Manufacturing Processes, ME 360 Electromechanical Design, and ME 505 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.

Additional experience

AI Trainer, Handshake AI Fellowship

Remote · October–December 2025

I evaluated responses to scientific and quantitative prompts and wrote structured feedback on technical accuracy and reasoning errors.

Summer Intern, Fortemedia

Milpitas, CA · July–August 2022

I tested microphone directional sensitivity across an azimuthal sweep and documented polar-pattern deviations for engineering review.

Selected academic projects

• 2.5-DOF Cartesian fishing game: I led CAD and mechanical layout for our team’s belt-driven gantry, motorized magnetic pickup, rotating game board, joystick, and controller enclosure. The completed classroom demonstration ran all three game rounds.
• Cartesian pen plotter exercise: Our team developed a single lead-screw stage into a two-axis plotter. I connected my computer to the motor controller and sent square and circular G-code paths through Repetier-Host.
• The Deskinator: I wrote the Arduino navigation firmware and helped assemble and redesign an autonomous cleaning robot. Its final documented trial collected 72 of 95 rice grains.
• Room temperature monitor: I built an enclosed Arduino monitor that displays Celsius and Fahrenheit and signals temperatures outside 60–75°F.

Skills

Courses and certifications

• A Hands-On Introduction to Engineering Simulations — edX / CornellX, 2026.
• Machine Learning Specialization — DeepLearning.AI / Stanford University, 2024.

Contact

aarontylin@gmail.com · LinkedIn