Megan Ying
Mechanical engineer · Carnegie Mellon ’25
I design mechanical systems from concept to production hardware, using CAD, simulation, and testing. I’m interested in robotics and physical AI.
Currently a software engineer at Bloomberg. Previously, I worked on interconnect product design at Apple and hydraulics and controls at Caterpillar.
Selected projects
- Battery doorA push-button battery door that provides one-touch access and automatically re-latches when closed.Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
- Trash compactorA standalone trash compactor that automatically compresses household waste to reduce its volume.Sep 2024 – Dec 2024
- Tripod attachmentAn assistive phone mount that reduces the force and dexterity needed for positioning.Nov 2022 – Dec 2022
More projects
- Linkage systemA motor-driven linkage designed to maximize button contact during a two-minute test.Oct 2022 – Nov 2022
- Well drillerA pedal-powered well-drilling concept designed to break rocky ground through repeated impacts.Nov 2021 – Dec 2021
- Truss structureA lightweight acrylic truss designed to fail near a 40-pound center load.Sep 2021 – Oct 2021
- Mobile robotAn autonomous robot that follows a curved path and stops for moving obstacles.Oct 2021 – Nov 2021
- Noise reductionA MATLAB adaptive filter designed to reduce background noise while preserving important environmental sounds.Feb 2023 – Mar 2023
- Chinese checkersA Python Chinese Checkers game that supports multiplayer play, computer opponents, and move hints.Oct 2021 – Nov 2021
Experience
Bloomberg
Software engineer
Oct 2025 – Present
Design Research Collective
Research assistant
Sep 2024 – Jul 2026
Apple
Interconnect product design co-op
Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
UBS
Quantitative trading summer analyst
Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
Caterpillar
Hydraulics & controls engineering intern
May 2022 – Aug 2022
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