Mariia Smyk
Mechanical engineer from MIT. Precision engineering, manufacturing and clean energy.
Hello! I'm a mechanical engineer from MIT, passionate about precision engineering, manufacturing and clean energy. I enjoy analyzing complex systems, from manufacturing lines to human movement, and making them more intuitive. This site collects my engineering projects, my resume, and longer write-ups about projects and adventures like climbing. (Current) S.M./PhD candidate in the Precision Engineering Research Group (PERG) with Prof. Alex Slocum at MIT.
Open to roles in Boston Area in mechanical engineering - R&D, NPD, design for manufacturing, and similar roles.
Skills
- Fabrication
- Machining (Lathe · Mill - CNC and Manual) · Waterjet · 3D printing (DFM/SLS) · Laser cutting · Injection molding · Thermoforming · Brazing
- Metrology
- CMM · Profilometry · Surface roughness · Industrial CT
- Production & Mfg
- Root cause analysis · Process improvement · Production ramp-up · Lean / Six Sigma
- Design & analysis
- SolidWorks · Fusion 360 (CAD · CAM) · Onshape · DFM / DFA · FEA (Abaqus · Ansys) · Analytical modeling
- Data & software
- (new - Claude Code) · MATLAB · Python · Arduino · Excel · DAQ · git · RealityCapture · Motive · Delsys Trigno · Adobe Illustrator
Key projects all projects →
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Vinyl Record Cutting Machine
Led a team of 5 graduate students in calibration and control of the flexure x-stage of a record cutting machine, reaching 4 micron tool position resolution and cutting playable records. 2nd place at the ASPE Student Challenge.
Tools: Flexure design, Calibration, Controls, Precision engineering
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Tabletop Lathe
Led a team of 6 in the rapid design and fabrication of a tabletop lathe with sub 50 micron repeatability, on a $200 budget, in 3 months.
Tools: SolidWorks, FEA, Tolerance stacking, DFM, Waterjet, Stress analysis
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Next-Gen Hydraulics Without Fluids
Designed high-force, long-stroke electromechanical linear actuators with Oshkosh that can fully replace hydraulics, as part of their effort to electrify their entire fleet.
Tools: CAD, CAM, CNC, DFM, Stress analysis, Market research, Customer value chain
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Custom Mass-Manufactured Yo-yos
Designed, produced, inspected and assembled 130 yo-yos at 4.5 min per yo-yo. Every measured part fit, with an interference of 0.0095 in.
Tools: CAD, CAM, CNC, Injection molding, Thermoforming, Tolerancing, Press fits
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Biomechanics and Human Movement Research
Developed and co-led $1M biomechanics data collection projects, and automated data processing and visualization for 100+ GB of data, cutting manual processing time by 90%.
Tools: Experiment design, Human subject research, Python, MATLAB, Motion capture, Delsys Trigno, DAQ, Blender
Latest blog posts all posts →
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