Andrei T

- Lead the design, prototyping, testing, release, and deployment of a new-generation mobile robotic platform, collaborative robotic systems, and a variety of related products. - Support series production by investigating hardware issues, developing and rolling out hotfixes, updating documentation, searching for component substitutes, and guiding quality control activities. - Conduct stress and thermal Finite Element Analyses (FEA). - Create and maintain technical documentation (drawings, BOMs, assembly manuals, deviation requests). - Manage and maintain an in-house rapid-prototyping 3D printing workshop. - Lead project management activities: vendor management, meetings organization & moderation, cross-functional collaboration, cost-saving analyses, and business trips to the company and partner production sites. - Prepare certification documentation, including impact analyses and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA). - Mentor Junior and Mid-Level Mechanical Engineers. - Participate in recruiting and interviewing processes to build a strong and well-balanced hardware team.

– Designed, prototyped, tested, and deployed delivery robot subsystems and infrastructure, including chassis, computer cooling systems, sensor integration, indication systems, and charging stations, with a strong focus on the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) methodologies. – Conducted structural and thermal Finite Element Analyses (FEA) to validate performance of designed systems. – Performed initial technology and material analyses to fulfill project requirements in the most cost-effective way. – Created and maintained technical documentation (drawings, BOMs, assembly manuals, change requests, etc.). – Led design and drawing reviews during system releases. – Developed complex multi-vendor overseas production chains, delivering sub-systems for the final assembly. – Managed project-related activities, including project planning, vendor management, and cost-saving analyses.

– Designed, prototyped, tested, and deployed solutions for self-driving cars and delivery robots, including cooling systems, PCB enclosures, sensor mounting, and calibration systems. – Developed jigs and fixtures for precise mounting and position verification, including basing on A-class surfaces. – Created technical documentation (drawings, BOMs, cost calculations, design reports, assembly manuals). – Performed stress, thermal, and fluid FEA simulations. – Led design and drawing reviews during system releases. – Assembled and tested prototypes to verify concepts and gather feedback for further improvement. – Managed campaigns of new hardware feature deployments on fleets of self-driving cars and delivery robots. – Managed multinational vendors, sticking to production schedules and consistent quality of manufactured parts.

– Created mass-market and custom solutions in the field of industrial safety. – Designed, assembled, and tested prototypes. – Created technical documentation (drawings, BOMs, assembly guides). Supported certification processes. – Led design reviews within the company. – Patented an innovative energy dissipation system for a self-retracting fall protection device.

– Developed, prototyped, and tested automated equipment for industrial applications. – Created technical documentation (drawings, BOMs, cost calculations, assembly manuals).

– Analyzed mass, center of gravity, and inertia characteristics of space satellites. – Developed a software package to automate calculations and data management.

– Designed, prototyped, and tested components for security scanners.

– Analyzed mass, center of gravity, and inertia characteristics of space satellites. – Developed a software package to automate calculations and data management.

– Developed a software package for predicting satellite orbits. – Created a software module for statistical data processing in an aerospace defense simulator.

Major: Space Vehicles and Upper-Stage Propulsion Systems Minor: Management and Marketing in the Aerospace industry