Connor Sanchez

• Executed the engineering change release process, participating in and hosting review boards to incorporate feedback for modifications and new component creation
• Designed parts using CREO for test equipment, including 3D printed components
• Conducted failure investigations on test components
• Created and routed part files for cables in CREO, utilizing both CREO Parametric and CREO Schematic.

(Summer 2022 and Winter Break 2022)

• Utilized SolidWorks to design molds for lens packaging
• Employed the design table feature in SolidWorks to automate mold design for specific product shapes
• 3D printed molds for vacuum forming
• Devised a system to secure packaging material to the CNC bed
• Investigated the air relief system of packages
• Created and maintained inventory spreadsheets

(500 NMI range regional turboprop, cutting emissions by 20%)

• Modeled the plane and its components using SolidWorks
• Led the Landing Gear Placement and Sizing team, making tire selections
• Developed MATLAB code to balance the aircraft, considering landing gear, center of gravity, battery, fuel, wing, and tail locations, as well as stability considerations (static margins)
• Determined tail cone angle to avoid tail strikes
• Estimated the weight of the plane and its components
• Led the Weighting and Balancing subteam and the Stability and Control subteam.