Lucas Hunziker
Summary
4 internships at engineering/manufacturing companies
4+ years 3d modelling and machining experience
Solidworks CSWA certification
Learning FEA methods using Abaqus
Some Fusion 360 CAM experience
Fluent in English and French, as well as some German
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
SMP Engineering Inc.
Glendale, California
08.2025 - 09.2025
- Designed and built a chip hopper for CNC machines
- Designed sheet metal assemblies in solidworks
- Worked with DXF files for sheet metal bending
- Welded said sheet metal components
- Assembled tension stands for cable take-up and payoff lines
SMP Engineering Inc.
Glendale, California
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Completed an engineering project independently from customer specification to product delivery
- Designed and built a guide system for routing high power cables into a braiding machine ensuring cables remained isolated from contaminants
- Gained extensive experience machining with lathes, mills and other equipment while machining 30+ components for the project
- Experience with tolerancing, shaft and bearing fits, GD&T
- Extensive Solidworks component and assembly design experience
- Began training on Fusion CAD & CAM software creating toolpaths and setup for CNC
Vertical Laboratories
07.2023 - 09.2023
- Modelled parts and assemblies in solidworks and fabricated them using a water jet and laser cutter
- Built a centrifuge prototype to test electronics under sustained acceleration in aerospace applications
SMP Engineering Inc.
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Interned during my senior year of high school followed by summer internship totalling 10 months
- Experience with part design and machining using a milling machine, lathe, and other equipment
- Learned how to make technical drawings both by hand and from 3d models
- Worked on a variety of machines which included pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical assemblies
Education
Sequoyah High School
Pasadena, CAundefined
Academia International School
Basel, SwitzerlandBS - Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA12.2026
Skills
- CAD
- Prototyping
- Machining
- Sheet metal
- Structural analysis
- Solidworks
- Fusion 360
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Languages
Extra-Curricular Activities
Worked on multiple personal engineering projects and have experience with welding, circuits, rocketry, blacksmithing and woodworking
Member of the Husky Rugby Club
- Gained valuable skills in leadership, teamwork, and discipline
- Strength and Conditioning captain, implemented strategies to motivate and hold accountable team members to reach fitness goals
- Designed team uniforms and equipment
Timeline
SMP Engineering Inc.
08.2025 - 09.2025
SMP Engineering Inc.
07.2024 - 09.2024
Vertical Laboratories
07.2023 - 09.2023
SMP Engineering Inc.
10.2021 - 09.2022
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Academia International School
Sequoyah High School
BS - Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering
University of Washington