Mostafa Kassem

Tucson, AZ ***** 520-***-**** admm70@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/mostafakassem96/

Professional Summary

Motivated mechanical engineer with 2 years of experience working in the space and defense industry. Seeking to leverage my knowledge and expertise by joining your company.

Skills

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

SolidWorks

MATLAB

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T)

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Teamwork

Project Management

Leadership

Work History

Aerospace Engineer, 08/2019 to 07/2020

Paragon Space Development Corporation – Tucson, AZ

Succeeded in using all available resources to create trade studies during the conceptual and preliminary design phases for the space and defense industries.

Applied Design for Manufacturability (DFM) practices of sheet metal enclosures to facilitate manufacturing process and reduce manufacturing costs.

Achieved thermal mitigation by testing variety of insulation materials to protect lithium-ion batteries.

Applied GD&T to engineering drawings, and generated Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) of the Extruded Radiator (xRAD) for the Dream Chaser.

Meet NASA design requirements of a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) radiator by performing trade studies.

Optimized diving rebreather system of a Navy submarine chamber.

Meet system requirements by examining Customer Requirements Review (CRR) documents.

Intern, 06/2017 to 01/2018

Global Engineering Research and Technologies – Tucson, AZ

Planned test procedures to predict fracture and crack propagation in composite materials for an air force funded project; Application: aircraft body and wings.

Analyzed flaws and cracks resulting from impacting various 24- and 32-ply composites.

Implemented Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques to enhance the analytical procedures of ultrasonic scans.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering, 05/2019

University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ

Member of Formula SAE Club

Capstone Project, 08/2018 to 05/2019

Multi-functional Mining Machine Boom and Conveyor System

Completed Senior Project sponsored by Caterpillar Inc, a manufacture of mining equipment and engines.

Created models using SolidWorks and participated in cross functional product-development meetings.

Analyzed the motion of the Boom System by utilizing MATLAB & ANSYS to perform structural and fatigue analysis.

Contributed to design change that improved the processing rate of the machine. Product in conceptual design phase.

Certifications

Certified SolidWorks Associate, Jun 2019 – [Credentials: C-BUKJHT9AZX]

GD&T Basics Fundamentals Course, Dec 2020 - [Credentials: vjpmbfep6h]

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