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Sr. Opto-Mechanical Engineer (bayview)
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New York, New York 10034
(646) 940-2577
Education
Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering; Baltimore, MD May 2024
Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering; GPA 3.75
Courses: Mathematical Methods for Engineers, Control Systems for Mechanical Engineering Applications, Digital Control and Systems Applications, Kinematics and Dynamics of Robots, Robot Motion Planning, Principle of Optics, Mechanical Packaging for Electronic Systems, Precision Engineering, Intermediate Vibrations, Machine Learning for Mechanical Engineers.
New York City College of Technology, City University of New York; Brooklyn, NY June 2022
Bachelor of Science: Applied Computational Physics. GPA 3.86
Courses: Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Computing, Electrodynamics, Python, Java, Discrete Data Structures, Computational Methods, Independent Project, Machine Learning for Physicists.
San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA January 2008 – December 2010
Mechanical Engineering Program
Mechanical Engineering Coursework
Selected Employment
Tinsley Labs, L3 Communications, Inc. at James Webb Space Telescope (JWST);
Opto-Mechanical, Metrology, and Manufacturing and Test Tooling Design and Analysis for Manufacture of JWST Optics.
BP Chemicals; Materials and Composites; Tooling Design of molds for Resin Transfer Molding of Boeing 777 Blocker Doors for thrust reversal and braking of Airlines.
National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL); and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing; Tooling, Flexure, and Mechanism Design for manufacture of NIF Optics.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Babar Magnetic Field Detector Machine,
Linear Motion System and Multiple Axis Mechanism Data Acquisition Device Design.
Lockheed Martin; Advanced Technology Department; Opto-Mechanical, Telescope Mechanism, Optical Lens Filter mounting and Tooling Design, Trace Telescope.
Space Systems Loral; Satellite Component Placement and Design.
Trimble Construction; Machine Vision System Design, Opto-Mechanical Design, Lenses, CCD, and Camera packaging and Geometric Optics calculations.
Varian/Novellus Thin Film Systems; Lam Research, Physical Vapor Deposition Systems and Front-end Structural Design, PVD, Etch.
Tesla Motors, Manufacturing Engineering, Tolerance Stack-up Analysis of Rotor and Stator of Electric Motor.
Recent Professional Experience
Hydro-Systems; Boston, MA; Mechanical Engineer January 2021—current
Hydrostatic bearing and fluid delivery system design; Hydraulic piping locking system design; Plastic and metal part design; Tolerance analysis; Rapid prototyping proof of concepts; Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Innogen Energy; Pleasanton, CA, Mechanical Design Engineer May 2020—December 2020
Industrial design of Magnesium-Air Fuel Cell compartment and housing and Magnesium-Al Anode, including electronic enclosure design, plastic and metal part design, thermal design and analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and producing detailed drawings
Publications
L3-Communications, Tinsley Labs; Richmond, CA April 2025 (accepted)
“Elements of tooling and fixture design for the optical manufacture of Telescope Mirror Segments,” author: D. James; SPIE Proceedings, accepted for publication.
Research
Next Generation Quantum, LLC; Brooklyn, NY January 2022
“Computational Design of Electro-Optical Converters for Quantum Computers” – Senior Research Project
• Designed quantum computing interconnect device, diffusion equations, and Langevin equation.
• Modeled solid state semi-conductor device testing recombination effect of charges in a substrate.
• Produced solution of a Gaussian distribution equation equaling the given initial condition, when time t was set to zero.
Personal:
Professional jazz drummer – 17 years active, Master drum teachers include: Lenny White, Eddie Marshall, Michael Carvin, and Donald Bailey. Tours with Eddie Gale of Blue Note records, who Elvin Jones played for.
Note: Please see https://jamaurdesignandengineering.com for selected designs and CV.
Education
Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering; Baltimore, MD May 2024
Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering; GPA 3.75
Courses: Mathematical Methods for Engineers, Control Systems for Mechanical Engineering Applications, Digital Control and Systems Applications, Kinematics and Dynamics of Robots, Robot Motion Planning, Principle of Optics, Mechanical Packaging for Electronic Systems, Precision Engineering, Intermediate Vibrations, Machine Learning for Mechanical Engineers.
New York City College of Technology, City University of New York; Brooklyn, NY June 2022
Bachelor of Science: Applied Computational Physics. GPA 3.86
Courses: Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Computing, Electrodynamics, Python, Java, Discrete Data Structures, Computational Methods, Independent Project, Machine Learning for Physicists.
San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA January 2008 – December 2010
Mechanical Engineering Program
Mechanical Engineering Coursework
Selected Employment
Tinsley Labs, L3 Communications, Inc. at James Webb Space Telescope (JWST);
Opto-Mechanical, Metrology, and Manufacturing and Test Tooling Design and Analysis for Manufacture of JWST Optics.
BP Chemicals; Materials and Composites; Tooling Design of molds for Resin Transfer Molding of Boeing 777 Blocker Doors for thrust reversal and braking of Airlines.
National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL); and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing; Tooling, Flexure, and Mechanism Design for manufacture of NIF Optics.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Babar Magnetic Field Detector Machine,
Linear Motion System and Multiple Axis Mechanism Data Acquisition Device Design.
Lockheed Martin; Advanced Technology Department; Opto-Mechanical, Telescope Mechanism, Optical Lens Filter mounting and Tooling Design, Trace Telescope.
Space Systems Loral; Satellite Component Placement and Design.
Trimble Construction; Machine Vision System Design, Opto-Mechanical Design, Lenses, CCD, and Camera packaging and Geometric Optics calculations.
Varian/Novellus Thin Film Systems; Lam Research, Physical Vapor Deposition Systems and Front-end Structural Design, PVD, Etch.
Tesla Motors, Manufacturing Engineering, Tolerance Stack-up Analysis of Rotor and Stator of Electric Motor.
Recent Professional Experience
Hydro-Systems; Boston, MA; Mechanical Engineer January 2021—current
Hydrostatic bearing and fluid delivery system design; Hydraulic piping locking system design; Plastic and metal part design; Tolerance analysis; Rapid prototyping proof of concepts; Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Innogen Energy; Pleasanton, CA, Mechanical Design Engineer May 2020—December 2020
Industrial design of Magnesium-Air Fuel Cell compartment and housing and Magnesium-Al Anode, including electronic enclosure design, plastic and metal part design, thermal design and analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and producing detailed drawings
Publications
L3-Communications, Tinsley Labs; Richmond, CA April 2025 (accepted)
“Elements of tooling and fixture design for the optical manufacture of Telescope Mirror Segments,” author: D. James; SPIE Proceedings, accepted for publication.
Research
Next Generation Quantum, LLC; Brooklyn, NY January 2022
“Computational Design of Electro-Optical Converters for Quantum Computers” – Senior Research Project
• Designed quantum computing interconnect device, diffusion equations, and Langevin equation.
• Modeled solid state semi-conductor device testing recombination effect of charges in a substrate.
• Produced solution of a Gaussian distribution equation equaling the given initial condition, when time t was set to zero.
Personal
Professional jazz drummer – 17 years active, Master drum teachers include: Lenny White, Eddie Marshall, Michael Carvin, and Donald Bailey. Tours with Eddie Gale of Blue Note records, who Elvin Jones played for.
Note: Please see https://jamaurdesignandengineering.com for selected designs and CV.
Education
Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering; Baltimore, MD May 2024
Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering; GPA 3.75
Courses: Mathematical Methods for Engineers, Control Systems for Mechanical Engineering Applications, Digital Control and Systems Applications, Kinematics and Dynamics of Robots, Robot Motion Planning, Principle of Optics, Mechanical Packaging for Electronic Systems, Precision Engineering, Intermediate Vibrations, Machine Learning for Mechanical Engineers.
New York City College of Technology, City University of New York; Brooklyn, NY June 2022
Bachelor of Science: Applied Computational Physics. GPA 3.86
Courses: Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Computing, Electrodynamics, Python, Java, Discrete Data Structures, Computational Methods, Independent Project, Machine Learning for Physicists.
San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA January 2008 – December 2010
Mechanical Engineering Program
Mechanical Engineering Coursework
Selected Employment
Tinsley Labs, L3 Communications, Inc. at James Webb Space Telescope (JWST);
Opto-Mechanical, Metrology, and Manufacturing and Test Tooling Design and Analysis for Manufacture of JWST Optics.
BP Chemicals; Materials and Composites; Tooling Design of molds for Resin Transfer Molding of Boeing 777 Blocker Doors for thrust reversal and braking of Airlines.
National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL); and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing; Tooling, Flexure, and Mechanism Design for manufacture of NIF Optics.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Babar Magnetic Field Detector Machine,
Linear Motion System and Multiple Axis Mechanism Data Acquisition Device Design.
Lockheed Martin; Advanced Technology Department; Opto-Mechanical, Telescope Mechanism, Optical Lens Filter mounting and Tooling Design, Trace Telescope.
Space Systems Loral; Satellite Component Placement and Design.
Trimble Construction; Machine Vision System Design, Opto-Mechanical Design, Lenses, CCD, and Camera packaging and Geometric Optics calculations.
Varian/Novellus Thin Film Systems; Lam Research, Physical Vapor Deposition Systems and Front-end Structural Design, PVD, Etch.
Tesla Motors, Manufacturing Engineering, Tolerance Stack-up Analysis of Rotor and Stator of Electric Motor.
Recent Professional Experience
Hydro-Systems; Boston, MA; Mechanical Engineer January 2021—current
Hydrostatic bearing and fluid delivery system design; Hydraulic piping locking system design; Plastic and metal part design; Tolerance analysis; Rapid prototyping proof of concepts; Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Innogen Energy; Pleasanton, CA, Mechanical Design Engineer May 2020—December 2020
Industrial design of Magnesium-Air Fuel Cell compartment and housing and Magnesium-Al Anode, including electronic enclosure design, plastic and metal part design, thermal design and analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and producing detailed drawings
Publications
L3-Communications, Tinsley Labs; Richmond, CA April 2025 (accepted)
“Elements of tooling and fixture design for the optical manufacture of Telescope Mirror Segments,” author: D. James; SPIE Proceedings, accepted for publication.
Research
Next Generation Quantum, LLC; Brooklyn, NY January 2022
“Computational Design of Electro-Optical Converters for Quantum Computers” – Senior Research Project
• Designed quantum computing interconnect device, diffusion equations, and Langevin equation.
• Modeled solid state semi-conductor device testing recombination effect of charges in a substrate.
• Produced solution of a Gaussian distribution equation equaling the given initial condition, when time t was set to zero.
Personal
Professional jazz drummer – 17 years active, Master drum teachers include: Lenny White, Eddie Marshall, Michael Carvin, and Donald Bailey. Tours with Eddie Gale of Blue Note records, who Elvin Jones played for.