Matteen Tabrizi

ISA for AE 246 - Advanced Aircraft Stability and Control

- Managing budgeting and fundraising for the AIAA SJSU Chapter, ensuring allocation of funds for events, tours, and student initiatives

I collaborate with industry professionals to coordinate speaker events and industry tours that offer SJSU students valuable exposure to diverse companies and sectors within Aerospace Engineering. Additionally, I serve as a moderator for speaker events, facilitating insightful discussions for students. I have led efforts to coordinate tours and speaker events in collaboration with Ursa Major, Archer Aviation, Longshot Space, and Venus Aerospace.

- Designing and manufacturing components and structure for world’s first flying car at a startup, gaining experience in a production environment - Designed and modeled gear drive assembly and assembled it with propeller in SolidWorks and evaluated its feasibility compared to gearbox alternatives - Conducted servo current output testing on a horizontal rig setup and assembled the test fixture while researching gear drive options for propeller integration - Assembled and integrated servo with a gearbox onto a metal beam and designed and CAD-modeled a reference frame for the servo and gearbox compartment - Constructed and mounted a wooden housing using a 3D-printed reference frame and validated servo output and gearbox performance through functional testing - Conducted iterative finite element analyses of mated gear assemblies in SolidWorks - Performed FEA validation on propeller rig setup in vehicle in SolidWorks to ensure structural integrity - Developed improvements for driver and passenger comfort by designing new seat support stand using SolidWorks - Performed analytical calculations and measurements with high attention to detail to ensure alignment of seat support stand being designed with tilted part of seat which guaranteed accuracy - Provided technical support and input to team of engineers and technicians to develop mechanical design solutions for door hinge mechanism for butterfly door that would enable inward tilting upon opening to ensure door hinge meet required standards - Developed panels of vehicle and ribs for wing by making composite layup which was then vacuumed and baked for enhanced strength - Constructed windshield prototype made of acrylic sheet using orbital cutter - Refined edges of carbon fiber frame for window of cabin to ensure smooth finish and accuracy using dremel - Set up electrical components and wiring of infrared heat lamp, paying close attention to detail to ensure accurate setup - Documented manufacturing processes in a build log

- Designed a science-driven Mars rover focused on in-situ analysis at Jezero Crater to investigate Martian geological processes and potential signs of habitability using Siemens NX - Led systems integration by coordinating subsystem design trade studies, component selections, and testing protocols to align with overall system-level requirements - Developed mission requirements in SMART format and authored Interface Control documentation ensuring traceability across mechanical, power, payload, CDH, and thermal subsystems - Coordinated cross-subsystem integration through requirement verification matrices, redundancy strategies, and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to meet top-level system constraints - Defined verification methods (inspection, test, analysis, demonstration) for subsystem compliance, including power load shedding under simulated dust storm conditions - Led engineering sub-team meetings with 6 members to set agenda, distribute tasks, and provide clarification to team members

- Conducted the design and validation of a 1U CubeSat system exposed to spaceflight launch conditions for NASA-hosted Thermal Fluids and Analysis Workshop in a small team -Independently performed finite element analysis using Ansys for the CubeSat’s static structural response to quasi-static launch loads - Researched and defined realistic boundary conditions and constraints at the deployer interface to model load transfer - Interpreted and validated stress and deformation results - Contributed to the structural design by designing internal components in SolidWorks to meet performance and integration needs - Created a technical poster to present project’s objectives, analysis approach, and key findings

I co-authored a technical proposal on developing a cost-effective and wireless structural health monitoring system for composite materials in spacecraft. My team competed against 30 other teams for a $10,000 grant from NASA to fund our project.