Dave Hong

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer @ Shinkei

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Solidworks, Machining, Matlab, 3D Printing, Project Management, Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Java, Arduino, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, Cura, Slic3r, Teaching, Leadership

Experience

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Shinkei

2026-6 - Present · 4 mos

El Segundo, CA

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Structures

Tesla

2025-12 - 2026-6 · 7 mos

Palo Alto, CA

Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Structures

Tesla

2022-7 - 2025-12 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Palo Alto, CA

Vehicle Engineering Intern, Dragon Structures

SpaceX

2021-6 - 2021-9 · 4 mos

Hawthorne, CA

- Responsible Engineer (RE) internship on Dragon Primary Structure - Led investigation of interior panel fastener failures and implemented design countermeasure to resolve - Designed & tested pilot safety strap for SpaceX Inspiration4 mission door lock - Optimized packing density of cargo configurations for Dragon ISS missions

Formula SAE Drivetrain Design Lead

Bruin Racing

2020-6 - 2021-5 · 1 yr

Los Angeles, CA

- Established load-cases and architecture for the car’s drivetrain subsystem - Led the mechanical design of the team’s first eccentric differential mounts - Created the team’s first vehicle simulation subteam and developed a semi-empirical tire model

Drivetrain Manufacturing Lead

Bruin Racing

2019-6 - 2020-5 · 1 yr

Drivetrain Member

Bruin Racing

2018-9 - 2019-5 · 9 mos

Power Electronics Mechanical Design Intern

Tesla

2020-5 - 2020-9 · 5 mos

Palo Alto, California, United States

- Designed injection molded and sheet metal bracketry for Solar Inverter PCBA - Designed heated test fixture to replicate thermal boundary conditions for solar roof prototypes