Chris Merian
Senior Product Development Engineer at Relativity Space
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Merian is a senior product development engineer with 14 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering high-performance moving systems—from rockets and propulsion builds to hyperloop pods and racecar drivetrains. Currently at Relativity Space after leading pod mechanical systems and vehicle engineering at Virgin Hyperloop, he brings cradle-to-grave ownership and a strong command of CAD, GD&T, hand calculations, and FEA. Known for competing under tight technical constraints, he combines meticulous attention to detail with rapid prototyping and systems-level thinking. Trained at UC Berkeley and MIT, he blends academic rigor with field-proven manufacturing and integration experience, often stepping into shop-floor problem solving to close the loop between design and flight.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of California, BerkeleyMaster's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySCCLCSequoia High School
English, German
Github Skills (23)
firmware10
usb10
keyboard10
atmel9
rp20409
avr9
arm9
gcode7
qmk7
cnc-controller6
3d-printing6
python6
qml5
audio-player5
player5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
cmerrill/kicad-nsrlib
Feb 2016 - Apr 2017
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
cmerrill/tt06-cmerrill
Jan 2024 - Apr 2024
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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