CAMDEN GALEN

Background

Work and education

Experience

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

TTM Technologies

Summer 2025
  • Shadowed process engineers across both mechanical and chemical stages of printed circuit board manufacturing.
  • Ran design-of-experiments work to refine process parameters for a new conductive paste manufacturing flow.
  • Qualified UV-sensitive film and an optical router for production use to reduce reliance on outdated single-point-failure equipment.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Oregon Sea Grant

Sep 2023 - Jun 2025
  • Designed, prototyped, and field-tested a device that attaches to community emergency caches and detects major earthquakes.
  • Produced a custom circuit board and C++ logic to detect seismic activity, unlock a key box, and trigger a visible LED beacon.
  • Designed the key-box door and latch assembly in Inventor and integrated the solenoid-actuated locking mechanism.

Practicum Student

Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center R&D

Summer 2023
  • Completed a subtractive manufacturing practicum while balancing full-time study at PCC with internship work.
  • Earned a pre-trades advanced manufacturing certification along with OSHA 30 and forklift certification.
  • Designed, modeled, toolpathed, CNC milled, and assembled a custom pair of steel tongue-and-groove pliers.

Youth As Inventors Mentor

Oregon State University

May 2023 - Jun 2023
  • Mentored high school students in the Lincoln County School District as they worked through community-centered design problems.
  • Ran presentations, encouraged collaboration, and supported prototyping with practical engineering guidance.

Laboratory Technical Assistant

Oregon State University

Summer 2022
  • Designed and developed a hydrostatic pressure vessel to expand iLab testing capability.
  • Owned research, 3D modeling, FEA simulation, prototyping, machining, testing, and the final operating guide.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Product Design & Manufacturing option | Oregon State University

2022 - Jun 2026

GPA: 3.65

CAD + CAM

SolidWorksInventorFusion 360MastercamSiemens NXEAGLE

Manufacturing

CNC millingPrinted circuit boardsManual machiningWelding3D printingProcess documentation

Programming

C++PythonMATLAB

Analysis

FEA in AnsysFEA in SolidWorksTechnical writingTest planning