Zhengyang Kris Weng

Robotic Systems Lead @ Sunday

About

https://wengmister.github.io/ Engineer. Roboticist. Problem solver. Life-long learner.

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

SOLIDWORKS, Rapid Prototyping, Numerical Simulation, Medical Devices, Python (Programming Language), Design Control, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Machine Learning, Industrial Design, Leadership, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Robot Learning, Robot Control, Prototyping, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, robot kinematics, Computer Vision, Machining, Design for Manufacturing, Six Sigma

Experience

Robotic Systems Lead

Sunday

2026-2 - Present · 8 mos

Mountain View, California, United States

Building the helpful robot and scaling policy evaluation. Come join us: https://www.sunday.ai/careers

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Johnson & Johnson MedTech

2022-10 - 2026-2 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Santa Clara, California, United States

MONARCH Robotic Endoscopic Surgical Platform System Hardware R&D: • V2 Robotic Arm Development • Calibration, manufacturing and V&V fixturing/process design MONARCH Platform Software Robotic and Control R&D: • Robotic calibration software development

Mechanical/Robotics Engineer

Neocis

2021-6 - 2022-10 · 1 yr 5 mos

Miami, Florida, United States

YOMI Robotic Surgery System Mechatronics R&D: • Designed robotic systems for the next generation dental surgical platform. • Led design reviews and processed design documents and transfers. • Developed, built, tuned and calibrated 3 generations of prototype systems. • Provided engineering support to field and manufacturing issues, and generated ECOs for QA/RA. • Mentored summer interns and provided trainings to onboard hardware new-hires.

Research Assistant | Design Team Lead

Laboratory for Intelligent Decision and Autonomous Robots (LIDAR Lab)

2019-4 - 2021-5 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Atlanta, GA

• Led the development and build of Athena, a 28-DoF biomimetic upper body robot: • Set up part numbering system and maintained online repository for CAD resources. • Helped group members develop simulation and design for manufacturability (DFM) skills. • Received President's Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for research topic on Athena. • Winner of IEEE/ASME AIM 2020 Best Late Breaking Results Poster.

Mechanical Engineer Co-op

Harmonic Bionics, Inc.

2020-5 - 2020-12 · 8 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

• Designed robotic systems for Harmony SHR, a 14-DoF assistive upper extremity exoskeleton with compliance to medical device regulations including IEC 60601 and ISO 13485. • Performed system compliance analysis and created solutions for design revision. • Participated in Harmony SHR unit 3 build, debugging, maintenance and demo prepping. • Set up company machine shop, compiled machining safety standard and trained the engineering team with shop equipment.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Georgia Institute of Technology

2016-12 - 2018-1 · 1 yr 2 mos

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Designed and manufactured mechanical systems of a 2-DoF gait assistive hip exoskeleton for stroke patient recovery in the Exoskeleton and Prosthetics Intelligent Control Lab.

Special Consultant

Toyota North America

2017-6 - 2017-8 · 3 mos

Plano, Texas, United States

• Designed and simulated an on-demand transit solution for vulnerable communities in Dallas Fort-Worth Area. • Winner of 2017 Toyota Mobility Foundation + Net Impact Next Generation Mobility Challenge. • US Patent US20210150434A1.