Nicolas Fransen
Graduate Research Assistant
College Station, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolNicolas Fransen is a mechanical and aerospace engineer with eight years of hands-on experience designing and troubleshooting electro-mechanical systems, from factory automation and robotic work cells to aerospace controls and lab-scale experimental rigs. He combines practical CAD and manufacturing expertise—having delivered a $250k automotive inspection machine and rescued a struggling five-axis laser line—with software and data skills applied at GE Aviation and NASA, where he developed test automation and computer vision tools. Now a Graduate Research Assistant in Texas A&M’s LASR Lab pursuing a PhD, he bridges research-grade robotics with industry-proven production engineering. Fluent in German and self-taught coding through early consulting and software internships, he brings a rare blend of shop-floor empathy, controls/software fluency, and research ambition that accelerates complex mechatronics projects.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BSME, Mechanical Engineering, BSME, Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University College of EngineeringDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Texas A&M University
German
Stackoverflow
11reputation
196reached
1answer
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Github Skills (4)
filemaker6
wordpress6
raspberry-pi4
python3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nikolai0413/spring_calculator
Apr 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:33 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
nikolai0413/ENGR132-M4
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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