Megan Ying
Mechanical & Software Engineer · Carnegie Mellon ’25
I design mechanical systems from concept to production through CAD, analysis, and testing. With experience in software engineering and AI research, I’m interested in bringing these skills together in robotics and physical AI.
Previously worked in interconnect product design at Apple and hydraulics and controls at Caterpillar. Currently a software engineer at Bloomberg.
Selected projects
- Battery door A sliding-latch battery door designed for one-touch access and automatic re-latching2024
- Trash compactor An automated trash compactor that compresses household waste to reduce its volume.2024
- Tripod attachment An assistive phone mount that reduces the force and dexterity needed for positioning.2022
Experience
Bloomberg
Software engineer
2025 – Present
Design Research Collective
Research assistant
2024 – 2026
Apple
Interconnect product design co-op
2023 – 2024
UBS
Quantitative trading summer analyst
2023
Caterpillar
Hydraulics & controls engineering intern
2022
Other projects
- Linkage system A motor-driven linkage designed to maximize button contact during a two-minute test.2022
- Mobile robot An autonomous robot that follows a curved path and stops for moving obstacles.2021
- Truss structure A lightweight acrylic truss designed to fail near a 40-pound center load.2021
- Well driller A pedal-powered well-drilling concept designed to break rocky ground through repeated impacts.2021
- Optimization & learning for design agents Simulated annealing and reinforcement learning modules for reproducible engineering design research.2026
- AI for material selection An evaluation pipeline for benchmarking AI material selection against expert judgment.2024 – 2026
- Noise reduction A MATLAB adaptive filter designed to reduce background noise while preserving important environmental sounds.2023
- Chinese checkers A Python Chinese Checkers game that supports multiplayer play, computer opponents, and move hints.2021
Technical skills
- Product design & CAD
- Siemens NX
- SolidWorks
- GD&T
- DFM
- PLM
- Analysis & validation
- FEA
- ANSYS
- tolerance analysis
- DOE
- failure analysis
- Manufacturing & prototyping
- Machining
- 3D printing
- stamping
- injection molding
- rapid prototyping
- Mechatronics & controls
- Arduino
- control systems
- sensor integration
- Engineering software
- Python
- MATLAB
- C