May 2025 - August 2025
Lutron Electronics
Design and Development Mechanical Engineer Intern
Developed and validated downlight hardware. Test data guided a 20% temperature reduction, while purpose-built tools improved installation and manufacturing throughput.
- Position
- Design and Development Mechanical Engineer Intern
- Dates
- May 2025 - August 2025
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Work
- Designed in Creo, prototyped, and validated a structural enclosure for a next-generation light fixture: D2 Remodeler.
- Balanced cost, manufacturability, and the unique constraints caused by the remodel use case and the fixture's variable space claim.
- Reduced operating temperature by 20% through iterative design, optimizing geometry, heat-dissipating fins, and materials.
- Engineered custom tools and a bespoke installation process to account for the fixture's varying space claims and in-field error.
- Reworked a manufacturing tool to process 4x more components at once while reducing operator handling.