Nicholas

Melvin
28 Hearthstone Drive | Bethel, CT 06801 | (203) 788-2648
nmelvin19@gmail.com | nmelvin.weebly.com

Summary
A driven, hands-on and personable engineer with a significant passion for the aerospace and robotics industries, specifically in
new product design. Multi-faceted and have a strong attention to detail. Work well under pressure and can prioritize work as it
comes in to ensure on time delivery and satisfaction. Proven ability to take complete ownership of projects in order to solve
engineering challenges.

Education
Northeastern University | Boston, MA

May 2017

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering | Cumulative GPA: 3.62

Honors: Deans List | 2015 Elite Flight Services Scholarship | 2016 Alphonse Joseph Scholarship
Activities: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | Club Inline Hockey Assistant Captain | Intramural Sports

Relevant Skills
Design Software
SolidWorks CSWP
PTC Creo 2.0
CATIA V5
AutoCAD

Other Software
Matlab
Microsoft Excel VBA
C++
MasterCAM
ANSYS

Manufacturing
FDM 3D Printing
3-Axis Mill
Band Saw
Drill Press

Professional Experience

QinetiQ North America | Waltham, MA

July 2016 Current

Unmanned Systems Engineering Co-op

Designed and prototyped components for a robot fiber optic attachment package to enhance user-friendliness, and
transitioned into production
Wrote procedure and process documents outlining installation and use of the fiber optic attachment package
Conducted radio frequency range testing in order to evaluate robot antenna configuration limitations and documented
results and recommendations for the customer
Created several proof of concepts for different methods for mounting an attachment to a robot with several critical,
customer driven constraints
Assisted in production level builds for an attachment kit to meet contractual delivery dates

Sikorsky Aircraft A Lockheed Martin Company | Stratford, CT

July 2015 January 2016

Propulsion Design Co-op

Designed and prototyped an avionics cooling solution to exhaust heat from the multifunction displays out of the aircraft
skin with a manufacturability scope
Modeled propulsion systems on the top deck of a Black Hawk in a conversion from Mylar to 3D models
Designed solutions to assembly line impacting issues for the Black Hawk, Sea Hawk and Med-Evac helicopters
Developed and maintained an earned value tool that tracked cost, schedule and performance for all major programs,
saving the time of the Vice President and providing data in concise charts
Created 3D models of avionics hardware to assist in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and mesh creation
Performed tolerance stack-ups per GD&T standards for legacy Black Hawk component interference

UTC Aerospace Systems ISR and Space Systems | Danbury, CT

May 2014 January 2015

Optical Manufacturing Engineering Co-op

Created solid models and engineering drawings for diamond tooling, optic blanks, assembly fixtures and test equipment
mounting hardware
Executed dimensional analysis and assigned geometric tolerances to part and assembly drawings per the Machinerys
Handbook
Wrote Manufacturing Process Documents (MPD) for processes including machine refurbishments, equipment testing,
proof loading hardware and machine safety guarding
Acted as a designer on a team in support of major spreader bar proof load for a high priority contract
Wrote Manufacturing Operation Sheets (MOS) to rework optics after defects were identified