01Embedded systems
Solar car telemetry dashboard
A live dashboard that turns CAN bus data into readable driver alerts, pit strategy, and post-run analysis for a competition solar car.
40 ms refresh
- CAN bus
- React
- Data viz
University of Florida · Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
I build systems that movefrom model to motion.
Mechanical engineering student focused on controls, robotics, and clear technical communication. Seeking Summer 2027 product development roles.
Gainesville, Florida · Open to relocation
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Expected May 2027 · GPA 3.78
Expected May 2027 · GPA 3.78
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Selected work · 06 case files
Built to be tested.
Each project includes the problem, my contribution, the engineering decisions, and what the test data changed.
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03Structures
Composite beam study
A test-backed finite element model comparing layups for stiffness, mass, and failure margin.
18% lighter
- FEA
- Carbon fiber
- Instron testing
04Propulsion + controls
Cold-gas attitude control rig
A benchtop reaction-control demonstrator with closed-loop yaw control, solenoid valves, and live telemetry.
±1.5° hold
- Pneumatics
- Control loops
- DAQ
05Aerodynamics + Python
UAV wing optimization
A constraint-based geometry study that reduced predicted induced drag through span and twist tuning.
−11% drag
- XFLR5
- Python
- Trade studies
06Structures + embedded
High-altitude avionics bay
Mechanical integration lead for a student balloon payload flown to 92,000 feet and recovered intact.
92,000 ft
- Payload design
- Thermal
- Recovery
02Controls + vision
Autonomous drone landing
A Python and ROS pipeline for detecting a moving landing pad and commanding a stable final approach.
92% success
- ROS 2
- OpenCV
- PID control
- Python
- MATLAB / Simulink
- C++
- SolidWorks
- ANSYS
- ROS 2
- CAN bus
- FEA
- GD&T
- Rapid prototyping
Hands-on hardware
Flight hardware, up close.
The drone-landing project started with studying vehicles like this one. NASA's Ingenuity engineering model — drag to orbit it, scroll to zoom, and tap the markers.
Coaxial rotors
Counter-rotating carbon-fiber blades spin ~2,500 RPM to bite Mars' thin air.
Solar panel
A single panel above the rotors recharges the batteries between flights.
Avionics box
Insulated fuselage keeps flight computers alive through −90 °C nights.
Model courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA 3D Resources · no endorsement implied
INGENUITY MARS HELICOPTERDRAG TO ORBIT / SCROLL TO ZOOM
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Experience
Where the work happened.
Controls Research Lab
Undergraduate research assistant
Built and tuned test rigs for control experiments, wrote data pipelines, and co-authored an internal methods note.
2025 — present
Consumer products company
Mechanical engineering intern
Owned tolerance studies and DFM feedback for two injection-molded assemblies from prototype to pilot run.
Summer 2026
Solar car team
Telemetry lead
Led a four-student squad delivering the car's live telemetry stack and pit-side strategy tools.
2024 — present
Résumé
The one-page version.
Readable right here — no PDF viewer required — and downloadable for recruiters, professors, and design teams.
One page / recruiter ready / fictional demo content
MARCUS RIVERA
Mechanical engineering student · University of Florida
DESIGN / BUILD / TEST / ITERATE
- marcus.rivera@example.com
- linkedin.com/in/marcus-rivera-demo
- Gainesville, FL
PROFILE
University of Florida mechanical engineering student working across controls, robotics, embedded telemetry, structures, and hands-on test. Two design teams, one research lab, and six build-and-test projects.
EDUCATION
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
B.S. Mechanical Engineering — Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Expected May 2027 · GPA 3.78
SELECTED PROJECTS
Solar car telemetry dashboard
40 ms refresh
A live dashboard that turns CAN bus data into readable driver alerts, pit strategy, and post-run analysis for a competition solar car.
Autonomous drone landing
92% success
A Python and ROS pipeline for detecting a moving landing pad and commanding a stable final approach.
Composite beam study
18% lighter
A test-backed finite element model comparing layups for stiffness, mass, and failure margin.
Cold-gas attitude control rig
±1.5° hold
A benchtop reaction-control demonstrator with closed-loop yaw control, solenoid valves, and live telemetry.
UAV wing optimization
−11% drag
A constraint-based geometry study that reduced predicted induced drag through span and twist tuning.
High-altitude avionics bay
92,000 ft
Mechanical integration lead for a student balloon payload flown to 92,000 feet and recovered intact.
EXPERIENCE
Controls Research Lab — Undergraduate research assistant
2025 — present
Built and tuned test rigs for control experiments, wrote data pipelines, and co-authored an internal methods note.
Consumer products company — Mechanical engineering intern
Summer 2026
Owned tolerance studies and DFM feedback for two injection-molded assemblies from prototype to pilot run.
Solar car team — Telemetry lead
2024 — present
Led a four-student squad delivering the car's live telemetry stack and pit-side strategy tools.
TOOLBOX
Python · MATLAB / Simulink · C++ · SolidWorks · ANSYS · ROS 2 · CAN bus · FEA · GD&T · Rapid prototyping
PORTFOLIO RESUME / FICTIONAL DEMO / 2026MARCUS RIVERA
Contact
Let's build something that has to work.
Open to Summer 2027 product development, controls, and robotics roles — and interesting build projects year-round.
Download the one-page resume ↓