Mechanical Engineering Portfolio
Thanh Tran
Summary
Thanks for checking out my portfolio! Whether you’re a recruiter, fellow engineer, friend, or lost stranger, I hope you enjoy the ride.
Strengths:
- Addicted to machining.
- Never lost to Magnus Carlsen in chess.
- Like to design, build, and assemble everything.
Weaknesses:
- Addicted to machining.
- 4th year in a row to be cursed with laptop problems.
- Really like to disassemble and break things.
Experience
Jan 2023 - Present
Chicago, IL
Google - Product Design Engineer
Pixel phone mechanical design
Sept 2021 - Sept 2022
Cupertino, CA
Apple - iPhone PD Engineering Intern
Mechanical design and development of the iPhone 14 lineup
June - Sept 2021
Brownsville, TX
SpaceX - Starship Engineering Intern
Responsible for the build process of Starship nosecone and driving internal structures design.
Sept - Dec 2020
Kent, WA
Blue Origin - Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Streamlined New Glenn carbon fiber panels assembly by conducting tolerance stack-up analyses and fixture design.
Mar - Sept 2020
Fremont, CA
Tesla - Product Design Integration Intern
Directly involved in product design cycle for Model S/X Refresh for solving packaging and integration issues.
June - Sept 2019
Everett, WA
Boeing - Structures Engineering Intern
Led the redesign and finite element analysis of a case-hardened gear for wing actuation.