At Sorcerer.Earth, I supported the development of high-altitude airborne sensor systems by prototyping and integrating mechanical and electrical subsystems that enable orders-of-magnitude more data collection. I worked on densely populated PCBs (300+ components), contributed to build documentation, and streamlined assembly flow to help scale production from 1 unit/week to 7 units/week.
I also built, set up, and calibrated the team’s fabrication tools , including the CNC, laser cutter, and 3D printers , improving reliability and speeding up iteration cycles. During development sprints, I helped launch high-altitude balloons, provided material and mechanical feedback to the founding team, and stepped in wherever hands-on support was needed.
A major contribution was diagnosing and repairing a one-of-a-kind, 12-foot sealing machine critical to the balloon workflow, bringing it back to operational condition during a time-sensitive build window.