Yi-Kai Peng

Product Engineer

Taipei–Keelung Metropolitan area

About

I am an aerospace engineer who integrates systems thinking, programming-driven design automation, and international project experience to deliver efficient and innovative solutions for complex aerospace challenges. Core competencies: - Multidisciplinary design optimization - Knowledge-based engineering - Aerospace technologies - Strong teamwork attitude

Experience

  • Product Engineer at GE Evergreen
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    - Defined product repair work for GE aircraft engines' components

  • Junior Systems Engineer at Taiwan Space Agency-TASA
    Jun 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    - Implemented Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies utilizing Dassault Systèmes Magic Cyber Systems Engineer software for launch vehicle projects. - Led Systems Engineering team in developing custom MATLAB software, Launch Vehicle Modeler (LAVEMO), incorporating knowledge-based engineering principles, to automate conceptual design activities, reducing design iterations from months to minutes. - Streamlined design processes by implementing Design Structure Matrix (DSM) analysis to manage product interfaces and improve interdisciplinary communication. - Proactively identified and resolved development challenges through collaborative meetings to ensure timely project completion. - Supported quality assurance processes by applying Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify risks and implement improvements, enhancing product reliability. - Carried out Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tasks, assisting in establishing quality control procedures and monitoring on-site operations to ensure compliance with standards.

  • Master Thesis at TU Delft | Aerospace Engineering
    Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Brief introduction: The thesis aims to evaluate the sensitivity of hybrid-electric regional aircraft performance to the boundary-layer ingestion (BLI) effect affected by aircraft design parameters. BLI is known for its power-saving benefit due to the propulsor operating within the boundary layer. The study focuses on aircraft-level performance because most BLI studies concentrate on the system level (bare fuselage with the BLI propulsor). Methods: The propeller-level methods consist of boundary layer modeling, propeller blade analysis with XFOIL and XROTOR, propeller optimization with fmincon optimizer, and surrogate model buildup with design of experiment and response surface methodology. The conceptual aircraft design tool is the in-house MATLAB program from the FPP group. The propeller-level methods are integrated with the aircraft design tool to design different aircraft configurations. Results: The sensitivity studies found that the hybrid-electric powertrain with the BLI technology does not benefit regional aircraft. The weight penalty outweighs the gain from using a BLI propeller. Although the power-saving benefit of the BLI propeller is obvious at the propulsion system level, the benefit does not carry through to the aircraft-level performance. However, one should be cautious in interpreting this thesis's result because it could be varied with different assumptions and methods.

  • Student Ambassadors at Technische Universiteit Delft
    Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    During my tenure as a student ambassador, I served as a bridge between students and university institutions. - Responded to inquiries from students around the world regarding school content. - Assisted incoming freshmen in familiarizing themselves with the campus environment. - Created promotional materials published on social media platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn).

  • System Engineer at Lightyear
    Jun 2022 - Sep 2022 · 4 mos

    "Application of Design Structure Matrix for Lightyear’s product development optimization" was my internship assignment at Lightyear. - Identified the interface of components of Lightyear 0. - Applied the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) method to build the product architecture. - Utilized Computer-Aided System Engineering (CASE) to analyze the product architecture. - Implemented an algorithm to optimize the product architecture and provide modular solutions.