Summary
Kowin S is a mechatronics engineer with eight years of hands-on experience designing and validating hardware across automotive and robotics domains, currently building sensing and actuation systems at Blue River Technology. His background includes hardware development roles at Amazon and Aurora and foundational work in vehicle electrification and autonomy at Tesla, Uber, and GAEI, giving him a rare blend of motor, power electronics, and compute-module experience. Trained at Cornell (MEng ECE) with ongoing systems-focused study at MIT SDM, he connects systems thinking with practical prototyping to drive products from concept to fielded hardware. Known for moving between fast-paced startups and larger R&D teams, he thrives on solving cross-disciplinary problems where mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries meet. A detail that often surprises collaborators: he pairs deep hardware test expertise with a developer’s mindset, enabling rapid iteration on complex mechatronic systems.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
System Design & Management, System Design & Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High School, High School at The Webb Schools
Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University
English, Chinese, Spanish