About Me

  • 6 co-ops across mech, electrical engineering -> Majority in mechanical design and integrating electrical components
  • 6 years of 3D CAD design experience in SolidWorks, and know how to use with a PLM environment
  • Since graduating, I joined the UW orbital design team -> where I am leading the design of the solar panel deployment mechanism.
  • Thorough understanding of how to execute the full engineering lifecycle to projects on my OWN, identifying constraints, conducting experiments, and writing and conducting test procedures. -> I’ve done this countless of times -> and even as a leader for my final year project group where I lead discussions and made tradeoffs between engineering options, and cost analysis. 
  • Never showed that I was unable to provide a working solution -> Shows my passion, reliability as employee, my attention to detail, and most importantly my learning capability. -> I didn’t know things
  • I find interviews tough because I work by showing actions, rather than trying to prove my worth through words -> outstanding track record delivering solutions under tight constraints -> backed by testimonials
  • I value teamwork. Co-ops -> I developed relationships with coworkers I miss seeing everyday, and hope to do the same at Lumentum -> as a mechatronics engineer

What Lumentum Does

  • Lumentum is a photonics company that designs and manufactures optical components and subsystems for high-speed networking, plus commercial/industrial lasers and 3D-sensing diode lasers used in consumer devices 
  • Fiber laser modules – sheet metal cutting
  • Micromachining laser 
  • Optical Circuit Switches
  • The Ottawa Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer role supports the design and development of next-gen optical products—mechanical packaging for optical assemblies/modules that go into those networking and laser/3D-sensing solutions.

Why I want to work here and for this position

  • Ultimately want a position that I can excel in from the beginning while advancing my skills long term, I’ll be investing in a career path, not just a job.
  • The role combines mechanical design, thermal/structural analysis, failure investigation and materials science, which aligns exceptionally well with my strengths and my engineering ambitions.
  • I’ll be working in a multi-disciplinary, highly technical environment, collaborating with electronics, manufacturing, and test engineers. In past roles I often had to handle those disciplines myself — as a mechatronics engineer I’ve integrated mechanical, electrical, and control systems end-to-end — so I already understand how each function thinks and can communicate effectively across disciplines to keep designs practical, testable, and manufacturable.
  • It’s an onsite role which fosters strong teaming, direct engagement with prototypes, testing labs, and hands-on design validation, exactly what I have learned what gets me out of bed in the morning. 
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