Shichen GU
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SUMMARY
Proactive & effective problem solver; Experience in mechanical design & manufacturing;
Experience in high volume automotive manufacturing; Experience with fast prototyping & 3D printing;
Familiar with GD&T, DoE, FEA & LabVIEW; Proficient in 3D CAD modeling with Soliworks;
Good at project management & supplier management; Strong communication skills; EDUCATION
University of Southern California 08/2015-05/2017
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University 09/2011-08/2015
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
TECHNICAL SKILLS
GD&T, Solidworks, AutoCAD, UG, Abaqus, FEA, SPC, DoE, MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, PFMEA EXPERIENCE
Tesla, Inc., Fremont, CA 01/2017-05/2017
Quality Engineering Intern
Produced a MATLAB image processing code for automatic VIN verification over 98% accuracy;
Conducted investigation for air flow issue; Reduced issue rate from 0.03 to 0.01; Save approx. $120K annually;
Resolved issues from automated production line; Monitor issues based on data from the system;
Designed customized gauges for quality inspections; Utilized CATIA V5 for parts and assemblies check;
Contribute design optimize input; Collaborated with metrology lab for parts measurement;
Collaborated with design engineers, process engineers and material planners to solve issues. BYD America Corp., Lancaster, CA 05/2016-12/2016
R&D Mechanical Engineering Intern
Instructed the manufacturing and assembly of the electric bus; Gained hands-on experience for manufacturing;
Developed and revised parts drawings & 3D models, with AutoCAD and UG;
Optimized the design for the electric bus; Drafted & implemented Engineering Change Order (ECO);
Organized received material; Documented design change and checked BOM. General Electric, Shanghai 09/2014-12/2014
Mechanical Engineering Co-op, Company Project
Designed and developed the equipment & integrate the system; finished technical documentation for the project;
Started from initial theoretical design to development, prototyping, test and release of final equipment;
Modeled & fabricated the product; performed simulation load analysis to ensure the reliability;
Sourced external supplier to procure specified parts; controlled and saved 15% of the budget;
The test system was kept by GE Company and applied to the test. Walking Machine 06/2014-07/2014
Designed, developed & integrated a walking machine with servo motors and control board;
Programed USBSSC32 control board; Modeled machine through Solidworks; Assembled & tested walking machine;
Won the first place in the competition against 15 teams; The machine finished 5 meters in 5.5 seconds. Novel Structure for Air Drag Reduction with Experiments 03/2013-12/2014
Negotiated with NSK company for sponsorship;
Converted the concept into a real design; modeled in SolidWorks & fabricated the test equipment.
Drove the project to move forward when it had stagnated for two years. OTHER
Membership: ASME Language: Fluent English; Native Chinese; Conversational Spanish