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Hardware Development Engineering Intern

June 2020 – Sept. 2020

Amazon

Seattle, WA

  • Designed test cases for ten performance requirements for a product accessory

  • Executed the test cases to validate the technical specifications against the performance requirements

  • Performed a trades study to recommend new materials to generate a 20% cost reduction 

  • Collaborated in a cross-functional environment to get product design and industrial design buy-in

  • Communicated with manufacturers to create, customize, and reduce the cost of materials

Hardware Development Engineering Intern

June 2019 – Aug. 2019

Amazon

Seattle, WA

  • Designed a test fixture for preliminary reliability testing using Creo Parametric 3D Modeling Software and prototyped with a Form 3 3D printer

  • Tested the actuation of a switch assembly through measuring actuation force and displacement using an Instron Material Testing Machine

  • Analyzed actuation force and displacement data using JMP data analysis software and compared testing results to the manufacturer’s specifications

737 Flight Controls Engineering Intern

June 2017 – Sept. 2017

  • Coordinated engineering drawing changes for rivet installations to alleviate mechanic ergonomic strain and improve product producibility

  • Revised system functional test plans to provide greater clarity to mechanics

The Boeing Company

Renton, WA 

737 Product and Tech, Integration Engineering Intern

June 2016 – Sept. 2016

The Boeing Company

Renton, WA 

  • Reviewed 737 convertible airplane design definition and identified design gap in engineering drawings

  • Created a risk reduction plan for manufacturing errors related to the design of passenger windows

Undergraduate Researcher

June 2018 – Aug. 2018

TANMS Research Center 

Los Angeles, CA 

  • Modeled nanomagnet simulation in MuMax3 a micromagnetic simulation program which provided information on the magnetics states

  • Compared simulations using two different materials to determine the one best suited for the creation of the miniaturized electromagnetic biotech product

Etaphase Undergraduate Researcher

Mar. 2016 – June 2018

  • Experimented with the draw-ability of two 3D printing materials into optical fibers

  • Explored capillary-based or tube stacking method for fiber drawing using 3D printed and commercial tubing materials

  • Proficient in running the fiber draw tower machine

UW Polymer Optics Lab

Seattle ,WA 

Mechanical Systems Design (ME 104) CA 

Jan. 2020 – June 2020

Stanford ME Department 

Stanford ,CA 

  • Collaborated with the teaching team to create a fully online course experience and double the class size from 40 to 90 students

  • Graded tests and mechanical design projects throughout the course

  • Co-led finite element analysis workshop using SolidWorks Simulation FEA package

Dynamic Systems, Vibrations, and Controls (ME 161) CA 

Sept. 2019 – Dec 2019

Stanford ME Department 

Stanford ,CA 

  • Coached over 40 students to success in a foundational course in dynamics and controls through verbal and written feedback on assignments and laboratory exercises

  • Led review sessions to provide additional examples and explanations for course material for students

SOLIDWORKS

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C PROGRAMMING

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CREO PARAMETRIC

creo parametric.jfif
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PYTHON

CIRCUIT DESIGN

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MATLAB

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BEGINNER

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

EXPERT

proficiency key

© 2020 by Ewurama Karikari

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