Wade Wilson
Mechanical Engineer, Robotics | Detroit, MI | (555) 017-5583
| w.wilson@example.com | wadewilson.example.com
Summary
Mechanical engineer with 9 years in robotic actuation and mechanism design.
Shipped 4 actuator platforms now running on 12,000+ deployed robots.
I design in tolerance stacks, prototype in aluminum, and validate with data from the test rig, never from the CAD screen alone.
Experience
Principal Mechanical Engineer2022 – Present
Corvid RoboticsDetroit, MI
- Lead mechanism design for a warehouse manipulation arm; BOM cost cut 31% between rev B and rev D.
- Designed the cycloidal joint used in 3 product lines; field failure rate 0.4% over 18 months.
- Run design reviews for a team of 7; introduced tolerance-stack sign-off, rework down 45%.
Senior Mechanical Engineer2018 – 2022
Halcyon AutomationAnn Arbor, MI
- Owned end-of-arm tooling for automotive pick-and-place cells; 22 fixtures in production.
- Cut changeover time from 40 to 9 minutes with a quick-swap tool interface (US Patent 11,xxx,xxx).
Mechanical Engineer2015 – 2018
GLD Design ServicesChicago, IL
- Consumer product DFM: 14 injection-molded assemblies taken from prototype to tooling.
Education
M.S. Mechanical Engineering2015
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI
B.S. Mechanical Engineering2013
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN
Skills
| Design | SolidWorks, NX, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA |
| Analysis | FEA (Ansys), fatigue, thermal, MATLAB, Python for test data |
| Build & test | CNC and manual machining, rapid prototyping, DAQ, vibration testing |
Patents & Publications
- US Patent 11,xxx,xxx, "Quick-exchange robotic tool coupling," granted 2021.
- Wilson, W., et al., "Backlash characterization of compact cycloidal drives," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, 2023.