Christopher Castro

Applications Engineer at AIR

Rochester, Michigan, United States

About

Motivated Mechanical Engineering student at Francis Marion University with hands-on experience in manufacturing, automation, project management, and process improvement. Worked to design complex parts and assemblies using SolidWorks, as well as experience in team and project management through previous internships. Strong communicator with proven ability to deliver safety, efficiency, and quality improvements in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Experience

  • Application Engineer at Automated Industrial Robotics
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • Engineering Intern at Georgia-Pacific LLC
    Aug 2025 - May 2026 · 10 mos

  • Automation Intern at PSI Molded Plastics
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

    -Automation assemblies (planning, Designing, small programming (UR Robot), assembling, and wiring) -Designed (using SolidWorks) and assembled EOATs for many parts of ranging complexity -3D printing and design of manufacturing parts using Solidworks, and Cura

  • Customer Service Team Lead at Food Lion
    Aug 2021 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Motivated and coached our customer experience-based employees to give the best customer experience Started as a Cashier and was promoted twice Worked alongside management to assist where needed

  • Manufacturing Engineering Intern at UPL
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    • Used AutoCad to create P & IDs to replace the previous, outdated forms. • Created a tag numbering system and process for the labeling valves throughout the plant • Used Inkscape and Candle software to create engravable files to then engrave into tags for the valves