Joe LoBue

Staff Mechanical Design Engineer @ Karman Industries

About

I’m a Mechanical Engineer with deep experience designing and analyzing complex hardware across energy and advanced manufacturing, including thermal systems, additive manufacturing equipment, and vacuum/semiconductor tooling. I blend mechanical design and packaging with analysis-driven methods (structural/thermal FEA, heat transfer, and CFD) to de-risk designs and deliver manufacturable products from concept through prototype, test, and production. I’ve contributed to 8 issued patents and enjoy roles that require strong cross-functional execution. I’m an active member of ASME and currently reside outside of Austin, TX.

Country

United States

City

Austin

Industry

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

Skill

Design Engineering, Renewable Energy, Design, Siemens NX, Electro-Mechanical Products, Mechanical Work, Microsoft Excel, Python (Programming Language), SOLIDWORKS, Ansys Mechanical FEA Software, Ansys Fluent, CAD Tools, Prototyping, Mechanical Systems, Product Data Management (PDM), Hardware Design, Solar Energy, Thermal Analysis, Photovoltaics, Thin Films

Experience

Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

Karman Industries

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

Advanced the mechanical design, thermal performance, and structural integrity of an electric heat pump system and its supporting heat exchangers, including associated balance-of-plant infrastructure.

Staff Mechanical Engineer

Antora Energy

2023-2 - 2025-1 · 2 yrs

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Design and simulation of critical components for high temperature thermal battery. Thermal and structural analysis of components within extreme temperature regimes. Designs have created intellectual property for organization.

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

3D Systems Corporation

2022-1 - 2023-2 · 1 yr 2 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

Leadership position within the technical community to execute R&D projects and transition technology into the manufacturing environment.

Principal Member Of Technical Staff

FTC Solar, Inc

2020-6 - 2022-1 · 1 yr 8 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

Advanced dynamic simulation, structural FEA and components design of industrial scale solar systems.

Senior Mechanical Engineer | EOS North America

EOS

2018-12 - 2020-6 · 1 yr 7 mos

Pflugerville, TX

R&D, Design & Analysis of next generation polymer & metal 3D printers

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Vulcan Labs (Stratasys Spin Off)

2018-1 - 2018-12 · 1 yr

Belton, TX

Next generation metal 3D printing solutions www.vulcan-labs.com

Senior Thermal Engineer

Stratasys

2014-11 - 2017-12 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Belton, TX

R&D for next generation metal 3D printing solutions

Senior Mechanical Engineer

SunEdison AG

2012 - 2014 · 2 yrs

Austin, Texas Area

• Implementation of the design and structural analysis of single axis trackers for SunEdison • Mechanical design of energy storage systems

Part Time Consultant | Mechanical Design Engineer

LIVENGOOD Medical

2008 - 2013 · 5 yrs

• Provision of mechanical engineering consultation for medical apparatus company which resulted in a patented design

Design Engineering Manager | Senior Design Engineer

HelioVolt

2009 - 2012 · 3 yrs

Austin, Texas Area

• Regular coordination with the Vice President of Technology at HelioVolt regarding budget, timeline, and status of projects • Execution of steady state and transient thermal evaluation performed on machine internals and substrate • Successful completion of the process of retrofitting an entire co-evaporation tool for a new thermal process • Proactive development of product for renewable energy storage system • Enhancement of existing tools through continuous delivery of innovated designs to enable new process requirements from research and development (R&D) scientists • Successful creation of advanced heater system for high temperature application for the HelioVolt Corporation