Daniel Schenk

Mechanical Design Engineer II at ETC

Rochester, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Mechanical Design Engineer II at Electronic Theatre Controls
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Designs custom hoists tailored to every application with lifting capacity from 500 to over 100,000 lbs, from conceptual drawings to finished product. Calculates system requirements and loading, and creates CAD models and drawings. Interfaces with customers, dealers, sales, and project management within and outside of ETC.

  • Mechanical Design Engineer at Exxelia
    Jul 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Develops custom inductor and transformer designs for aerospace and other high complexity applications. Creates technical drawings and 3D models for custom components, assemblies, and fixtures. Manages projects from quoting stage through design, bill of material creation, material sourcing, prototyping, initial production, and transfer to large scale production facilities. Interfaces with customers and vendors to optimize designs for performance, manufacturability, and minimize cost.

  • Manufacturing Engineering Co-op at Volpi Group
    Aug 2020 - Jan 2021 · 6 mos

    Designed custom tooling and fixtures using Solidworks to aid production staff in assembly of optoelectronic modules. Collaborated with machinists to construct components using CNC machining. Created animated work instructions using Solidworks Composer

  • Design Engineering Co-op at Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 · 5 mos

    Designed and performed product testing protocols in the development of plastic labware products. Completed metrology studies to analyze and verify product specifications

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern at OFS
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos

    Worked with senior engineers on optical detection methods research. Designed parts and testing fixtures using Solidworks, and fabricated them through machining and 3D printing. Created and executed material testing procedures and performed data analysis in Excel.