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Mechanical Design Intern
Worked on the dexterous hand team and took an individual project from design through ordering parts, external manufacturing and testing.
View experienceMechanical engineering / Northeastern UniversityJuan-Mario
Juan-Mario
Vuksan
Cambridge, Massachusetts Expected graduation: Spring 2028
Mechanical & product design.
Humanoid robotics.
Hi, I’m Juan-Mario! I’m a mechanical engineering student at Northeastern interested in robotics and mechanical design.
About meMy background
My background
and direction.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering candidate
Northeastern University
Spring 2028
I’ve gotten the chance to work on everything from dexterous robotic hands to hydrofoil boats. I really enjoy designing things, building them, testing them, and figuring out what needs to change when they don’t work the first time.
I liked LEGO and Iron Man as a kid, but what really drew me to mechanical engineering was wanting to explore where biomimicry and mechanical design intersect. Watching Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah robot was an early spark for that curiosity. Through my studies and boat projects, I’ve also become interested in fluids and understanding how they work, while continuing to explore robotics.
I want to keep working in mechanical and product design, with a particular interest in humanoid robotics. I’m looking for opportunities to design mechanisms, build prototypes and test how they perform.
I’m from Cambridge, Massachusetts, speak English and Spanish, and enjoy boating and watching soccer.
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Where I’ve worked
All experienceNavier
Mechanical Intern
Designed underwater camera hardware, fabricated composite components and restored a development prototype.
View experienceHyke
Mechanical Intern
Used CFD to estimate hull resistance, checked results with Savitsky calculations, and calculated forces for emergency autonomous stops.
View experienceSelected projects 04
Mechanical design & prototype integration
Mechanical design / Composite fabrication
Hydrofoil camera fairing
Designed and fabricated an Insta360 enclosure to observe underwater flow, adapting the manufacturing process through printer failures and material setbacks.
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System integration / Prototype restorationThe original Navier prototype
Rebuilt core systems on a nonfunctional boat, including actuator drivers, onboard computing, CAN connections and propulsion cooling.
Hardware troubleshooting & documentationExplore the case study
Independent project / CAD & prototypingRC Hydrofoil Boat
Designed, 3D-printed and tested a surface-piercing RC hydrofoil boat, exploring the challenges of lift-off control, manufacturing tolerances and systematic iteration.
Senior year of high schoolExplore the case studyIndependent project / In progressMark 1 Mini Hydrofoil Boat
A second-generation design combining fully submerged foils, a canard layout and planned active pitch and ride-height control.
CAD, foil analysis & control-system planningExplore the project