Jake Mckown is a Senior Automation Engineer based in Phoenix with a decade of engineering experience specializing in heat exchangers and pressure vessels. He has led design and delivery of ASME- and TEMA-compliant shell-and-tube and hairpin exchangers across KBR, Koch Heat Transfer, and now Metalforms, blending mechanical engineering rigor with automation expertise. Known for solving fabrication and external-load challenges (nozzle, wind, seismic, transport) and coordinating cross-functional teams, he consistently delivers commercially competitive products for global markets. A mechanical engineer who codes, Jake brings a practical software-minded approach to modeling and automation that accelerates production handoffs and reduces rework.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Degree of Science (B.S) Mechanical Engineering Technology, Bachelor Degree of Science (B.S) Mechanical Engineering Technology at Arizona State University
Contributions:28 reviews, 11 PRs, 77 pushes in 9 months
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