Aaron Lin · Mechanical Engineering
Experience
Internship, student-team, and project experience alongside a downloadable copy of my resume.
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Education
Boston University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Concentration
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.
Relevant coursework includes mechanics of materials, energy and thermodynamics, differential equations, and computational linear algebra.
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
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 motion system — in progress: Our ME360 team is developing a portable electromechanical system with multiple linear stages and a task-specific end effector. The class requires at least a 2.5 × 2.5 in work area and a system that fits in a backpack or can be assembled by one person in under ten minutes.
- 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
- Design and analysis: SolidWorks (Simulation, HSMWorks), Onshape, ANSYS Fluent, OpenRocket, mechanical design, FEA, CFD, supersonic aerodynamics, 1D compressible flow, stress analysis, thermodynamic cycle analysis, and GD&T fundamentals.
- Programming: Python, MATLAB, C++ (Arduino), Java.
- Fabrication and integration: FDM and resin additive manufacturing, CNC machining, manual lathe and mill, soldering, electronics assembly.
- Engineering practice: Systems integration, experimental testing, technical writing, and design reviews.
- Languages: English (native) and Mandarin Chinese (conversational).
Courses and certifications
- A Hands-On Introduction to Engineering Simulations — edX / CornellX, 2026.
- Machine Learning Specialization — DeepLearning.AI / Stanford University, 2024.