about.
Welcome to my portfolio! I'm Bronwyn, a mechanical engineer based in the Bay Area with a drive to seek out puzzles and a love of problem solving. I’m passionate about getting my hands on projects and enjoy a good prototyping session. I’m always looking to expand my skillset and find more engineering topics that interest me, and would be happy to talk about my projects.
Take a look at the photos on the right for a sneak peek at some of my projects and hobbies and click on them for more information!
projects.
work experience.
Tesla Motors
July 2023 - Present
Manufacturing Test Mechanical Design Engineer
At Tesla, I design automated and semi automated testers to test, calibrate, and flash firmware onto PCBAs or assembled power electronics components on production lines. So far I’ve worked on 8 different products, some with multiple types of fixtures. My responsibilities include keeping manufacturing lines up and running long term, so I spend a lot of time working hand in hand with design teams and finding solutions that will continue to work with future product revisions. This experience has been similar to my time at Lutron but a bit more in depth, giving me an opportunity to learn more about pneumatics, be more involved with electrical integration, and be directly involved with the build and assembly of my designs.
July 2022 - December 2022
Power Electronics Test Engineering Intern
During my internship I focused on two major projects: an investigation into repeated failures with a set of busbars in a fixture and a design automation project to speed up the process of designing a new tester. For the busbars I spent some time researching CFD, or computational fluid dynamics, and various simulation softwares, ran simulations for the setup with some assumptions needed, and ran trials with thermocouples installed to validate my simulations. I later returned to this problem after returning full time to get more data with rosette strain gauges and ended up updating the design of both the fixture and the busbars to make them more robust. On the automation side, I developed a Solidworks macro to expedite one of the most repetitive parts of our design process: the frame.
Lutron Electronics
July - December 2021
Mechanical Engineering Co-op
At Lutron, I designed product tools and testers which were placed on the factory lines for production by the end of my co-op term. I took 8 different testers from early ideation stages through an iteration phase, including several design reviews, all the way through to their manufacture and placement. This co-op was a good opportunity to learn to use Creo Parametric as well as to learn more about the manufacturing process. Through my projects, I developed a good sense of how to optimize machined parts in order to cost less and take less time/material to make. Overall, working at Lutron gave me a first hand view of how mechanical and electrical engineering intertwine in the real world.
extracurricular experience.
Generate Product Development
February 2022 - April 2023
Build Studio Hardware Engineer
Generate Product Development is an on campus build studio which pairs with 4-8 entrepreneurs or companies each semester to help build their ideas. Each project team takes a design through ideation, 3D modeling, prototyping, and testing and then presents a solution to the clients. I took on two projects through Generate: SOAR and Tatum Robotics. For SOAR, which is a protein powder vending machine, I was a build studio hardware engineer. I worked mainly on the dispensing mechanism, 3D printing different options, and testing them to see if they could combat the clumping tendencies of protein powder to deliver an appropriate serving size. For Tatum Robotics I was the technical lead, so my role was more focused on mentorship. Our task was to develop a low cost, easily manufacturable haptic device to act as a doorbell with the goal of increasing autonomy for DeafBlind individuals. We settled on a bracelet equipped with several different vibration patterns to distinguish between a known visitor, unknown visitor, or delivery. Most of my time was spent reviewing drafts and promoting good design for manufacturing.
Phi Sigma Rho
September 2020 - April 2023
Phi Sigma Rho is a social sorority limited to STEM focused majors. I joined in August of 2020 with the goal of making more social connections with other engineers as well as to find a community of women. It was a great way to meet some study buddies, and I still actively mentor some current students and visit occasionally to lead workshops and resume reviews.
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Northeastern Electric Racing
August 2020 - January 2022
Head of Operations
Northeastern Electric Racing is a team focused on designing and building an open wheel, all-electric formula style race car to compete in the Formula Hybrid + Electric competitions. During my time on the team, I served as the Recruitment Director, Bodywork and Aerodynamics Mechanical Project Lead, and the Head of Operations, and worked as a general team member on the battery box, motor controller shelf, and battery management system mounting projects. This club helped to develop my interest in Formula 1 and to make even more connections in my classes. It was also a great way to develop some experience with both hand tools and workshop tools.
Alpha Phi Omega
January 2020 - Dec 2021
President
Alpha Phi Omega is a national co-ed community service fraternity that I was heavily involved in for several semesters. I first joined in January of 2020, became head of fundraising in May, stepped up to the Vice President role in December of 2020, and became President in May of 2021. At the close of my term I decided to step away entirely, in order to focus on my classes as I returned from my first co-op, but it connected me with new service organizations and was a great way to meet a wide variety of people.
No Limits Dance Crew
September 2019 - March 2020
No Limits Dance Crew, or NLDC, is a club I danced with at Northeastern. Dance was my main sport and one of my biggest hobbies in high school, and NLDC was a great way to both stay in touch with that as I transitioned to university.
Women's Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship
September 2019 - May 2020
The Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship, or WISE, hosts a program called WeBuild each semester. WeBuild is intended to be a guided introduction to entrepreneurship through weekly workshops on both soft and hard skills. This program was a great way for me to get some experience outside of engineering, and I went on to be a mentor for the program in the following semester.
