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Mechanical Engineer (Student Position)

Orion - Elbit Systems2020-01-012021-01-01

Designed high-impact force mitigation molds and managed CAD platform migration projects.

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Key Highlights
  • Designed molds for high-impact force mitigation
  • Transferred multiple projects between CAD platforms

Orion - Elbit Systems - Mechanical Engineer

Student position focused on mechanical design for defense applications.

Context

Orion, part of Elbit Systems, develops protective systems and equipment for defense applications. Work involved designing components that must perform reliably under extreme conditions.

Key Contributions

Mold Design for Impact Mitigation

Designed molds used in manufacturing components for high-impact force mitigation:

  • Constraints: Impact loads, manufacturability, tight tolerances
  • Key decision: Material selection balanced against geometry complexity—simpler geometries with optimized materials often outperformed complex shapes
  • Deliverable: Production-ready mold designs validated against specifications

CAD Platform Migration

Led migration of multiple projects from PTC Creo to SolidWorks:

  • Maintained design intent and parametric relationships during transfer
  • Validated migrated assemblies against original specifications
  • Documented migration procedures for team reference

Design Constraints

Working in defense applications required attention to:

  • Impact loads: Designs must withstand specified force profiles
  • Manufacturability: Molds must be producible with available tooling
  • Tolerances: Tight dimensional requirements for assembly fit
  • Documentation: Defense-grade quality standards for all design artifacts

Key Decision: Material vs Geometry

Evaluated tradeoff between complex geometry (expensive tooling, tighter tolerances) and simpler shapes with optimized material selection. In several cases, material upgrades achieved required performance at lower manufacturing complexity.

Technologies

SolidWorks, PTC Creo, GD&T, Technical Documentation