Summary
Kaize Yuan (Tony) is a mechanical and integration engineer with four years of hands-on experience designing and testing advanced laser systems for space applications at SpaceX. A Columbia MS graduate with a 3.95 GPA and a USC BS magna cum laude, he blends rigorous academic research in human motion and rehabilitation with practical expertise in digital manufacturing, programmable fabrication, and precision hardware integration. At SpaceX he progressed from Space Laser Mechanical Engineer to Integration and Test Engineer II, driving assembly, test, and qualification of mission-critical opto-mechanical systems. He has taught and mentored hundreds of students in CAD, robotics, and manufacturing workflows, and produced technical tutorials and custom hardware enhancements for 3D food printers. Based in Redmond, WA, Kaize is comfortable moving between lab research, classroom instruction, and high-stakes aerospace test environments—an engineer who pairs deep technical rigor with a knack for practical, reproducible fabrication solutions.
4 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.86/4.00, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.86/4.00, Magna Cum Laude at University of Southern California
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering (Advanced Research Track), 3.95/4.00, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering (Advanced Research Track), 3.95/4.00 at Columbia University