Christopher L.

Robotics Reliability Testing

San Francisco Bay Area

About

I am a Reliability Test Engineer at Intuitive, where I wear many hats to design and execute experiments that push the limits of engineering. With a background in manufacturing, mechatronics, and software, I enjoy tackling diverse challenges to catch failures early. My experience spans designing robotic hands, testing transmissions for giant wheel loaders, and even creating an origami accordion worm. I earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University and remain passionate about exploring new innovations in the field.

Experience

  • Reliability Engineer at Intuitive
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Algae Wiper Robot Lead at Engineers for a Sustainable World
    Jan 2023 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Corporate Engineering Intern at Caterpillar Inc.
    Jun 2023 - Sep 2023 · 4 mos

    I learned about the friction disc testing process, assisting with test stand designing, communicating procedures to suppliers through instruction documents, and increased data entry efficiency by developing software.

  • Northwestern Formula Racing (Evanston, Illinois, United States)
    • Uprights Design
      Jun 2022 - Dec 2022 · 7 mos

    • Steering Design
      Sep 2021 - May 2022 · 9 mos

      Designed components and assembly for steering system in SolidWorks, manufactured components using milling and lathing, and tested using Finite Element Analysis for F1 racecar

  • Hambleton Lab Researcher at Northwestern University
    Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 · 7 mos

    Creating and simulating trajectories of ABB robot using RobotStudio and RAPID coding, collecting and analyzing force data from load cells, modeling robot environment and custom tools in SolidWorks