William Chen
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Thermal Control Systems Hardware at Vast
Torrance, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Chen is a Senior Mechanical Engineer specializing in thermal control hardware for spacecraft and advanced battery systems, currently designing and integrating Thermal Control Systems for Vast’s Haven stations. With nine years of experience spanning automotive battery thermal engineering at General Motors, materials and process development at Dow, and R&D test programs, he blends hands-on prototyping, CAE-driven design, and supplier integration to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions. He brings deep expertise in heat transfer, TIMs, liquid and immersion cooling, and test validation—having led battery validation, filed multiple patent applications, and commercialized new silicone thermal products. Known for converting ambiguous concepts into scoped, data-driven projects, he thrives at the intersection of product design, thermal science, and systems integration across aerospace, automotive, and consumer-tech domains.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering at University of MichiganMaster of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University
English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
11reputation
58reached
1answer
1question
Github Skills (2)
virtual-machine6
google-cloud-platform6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ferranschen/Learn-Web-Design-from-Scratch
May 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:518 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
ferranschen/leetcode
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:142 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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