Hey there! I am

Megan Smith

About

About Me

I am a robotics engineer with diverse experience in hardware design & manufacturing, software development, and systems engineering. During my time at NASA working for Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, I developed robotic tools, designed lunar habitats, and created mechanisms for the Orion spacecraft. As a lead engineer at an innovative robotics startup, I expanded my coding skills by developing an app to control the robot. Now, I am teaching these rewarding skills to promising future leaders.

  • Name: Megan Smith
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
  • Email: megansmithspace@gmail.com
  • LinkedIn: Let's Connect

Education

Aug. 2012 - May 2017

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Purdue University

Hyperloop Design Team (Co-founder & Assistant Project Manager), Marching Band, Jazz Band

Experience

Mar. 2021 - Present

Founder & CEO

Startup

Coming Soon!

Sept. 2019 - Feb. 2021

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Rugged Robotics

Design, build, and test robots

Manage procurement and manufacturing schedules

Develop mobile deployment app with Flutter

Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2019

Mechanical Engineer

Lockheed Martin

Docking mechanisms design engineer for the Orion spacecraft

Jul. 2017 - Jan. 2019

Mechanical Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Mechanical lead for the lunar habitat mockup at NASA Johnson Space Center

Robotic mechanisms designer for the CIRAS program

Creative concept designer for proposals

Awards

2017

STAR Award

Orbital ATK (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems)

For going above and beyond my job description

2016

Walter Hesse Solar Energy Scholarship

Purdue University

For projects related to sustainable energy

Projects

Projects

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