Nathaniel Bailey

Controls Engineer @ Wilmot Electric | Industrial Automation and Manufacturing

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

About

For over five years, I have been applying my mechanical design skills and knowledge to develop custom automated solutions for assembly line processes and end-of-line inspection. I have lead the mechanical design and robot programming efforts for automation improvements, delivering high-quality and innovative products to our clients across various industries. My expertise includes creating high-level solutions, identifying engineering challenges, creating solution-oriented pathways for success, and developing technical designs. I also have experience in highly regulated environments, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards. I am passionate about automation and its potential to improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in the manufacturing sector.

Experience

  • Controls Engineer at WILMOT ELECTRIC, INC.
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Senior Engineer at Novum Automation
    Nov 2018 - Jan 2024 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Develop custom automated solutions for assembly line processes and end-of-line inspection

  • Mechanical Design Engineer at Microline Technology Corporation
    Jul 2012 - Jul 2018 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Design industry leading inspection tools for use in domestic and international pipelines and wells

  • Laboratory Manager at University of Colorado Boulder
    Aug 2010 - Jul 2012 · 2 yrs

    Manage civil engineering graduate laboratory through collaboration efforts with private industry, department faculty and visiting researchers to develop, prepare and perform a variety of tests to validate product design, publish theory or educate

  • Undergraduate Student Research Intern at National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Aug 2008 - Jul 2009 · 1 yr

    Performed fatigue tests to generate da/DN vs Delta K data. Developed crack growth analysis model to predict the cycles to failure for a liquid hydrogen pressure vessel to assist in the certification of the unit for flight. Conducted failure analysis of fractured part from a new design for the International Space Station treadmill. Developed method and wrote procedure to simulate corrosion pits in 4340 steel to be used for crack initiation in fatigue crack growth rate tests. Utilized crack growth analysis tool to develop a model to predict the service lifetime for composite over wrapped pressure vessels.