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Andrew Campos

Last updated: Nov 2025
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Andrew Campos

Mechanical Engineer | Leader | Pilot | Aerospace/Robotics Enthusiast

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I am a junior Mechanical Engineering student from Palo Alto, California, studying at Columbia University in New York City. My experience spans electric-vehicle hardware, robotics, and aerospace. As of summer 2026, I’m a Mechanical Design Engineering intern on Tesla’s Drive Inverter Team, working on a phase-out busbar and a fault-response hardware component. Last summer, I interned at NASA’s Ames Research Center, where I helped develop and test a large-scale actuated tensegrity robot. At Columbia, I’m involved in research in Hod Lipson’s Creative Machines Lab, where I’ve helped design and fabricate a powered mobility system for wheelchairs and strollers. I am also an avid aviation enthusiast and hold a private pilot’s license with an instrument rating. Aviation has always shaped how I approach engineering: good systems should be dependable, intuitive, and designed around the people who operate them. I love creative design and rapid prototyping and am most excited by hands-on problems involving mechanical design, electromechanical integration, and testing.

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Education

Columbia University – New York, NY

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Expected 2028)

  • GPA: 3.84/4.00, Dean’s List
  • Relevant Courses: Multivariable Calculus, Data Structures, Physics Electricity & Magnetism, Physics Mechanics/Electricity&Magnetism/Waves, Intro to CS for Engineers, General Chemistry, Experimental Physics Lab, Foundations of Data Science.
  • Currently Taking: Intro to Physics Classical & Quantum Waves, Foundations of Data Science, Experimental Physics Lab, Art Humanities
  • Involvement: Formula SAE Frame/Body/Aero Team, Phi Gamma Delta Member, Columbia University Rugby Football Club (CURFC)

Los Altos High School – Los Altos, CA

High School Diploma | 2020-2024

  • UW GPA: 3.98/4.00
  • Class President (2021-2023)
    • Served as a liaison between school leadership, administration, and the 500 person Class of 2024, successfully raising over $40,000 for scholarships and events through innovative fundraising initiatives.
    • Led over 30 class council meetings, fostering collaboration and driving impactful student engagement
  • Associative Student Body
    • Led policy discussions and organized events to shape campus decisions and foster school spirit and inclusivity.
  • MVLA Service League of Boys Member
  • Varsity Football
  • Other Jobs
    • Lifeguard - Fremont Hills Country Club
    • Sports Camp Counselor - Decathlon Sports Club
  • Awards
    • Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition
    • LAHS Leadership Award
    • Seal of Biliteracy (Spanish & English)
    • National Honors Society
    • California Scholastic Federation

Experience

Tesla Motors, Drive Inverter Team

Mechanical Design Engineering Intern | June 2026 - September 2026

  • Designed and validated drive inverter hardware through CAD, CAE, material selection, DFMEA, supplier coordination, and reliability testing
  • Developed manufacturing and test fixtures for swaging, Hall sensor/PCB calibration, and laser-welding processes using machining and 3D printing.

Creative Machines Lab – Columbia

Research Co-Lead | 2025–present

  • Co-Leading the design and prototyping of a detachable Segway-like powered attachment for non-electric wheelchairs.
  • Managing project logistics, mechanical design, CAD modeling, component assembly, machining, and budgeting.
  • Working on getting our project patented

NASA Engineering on Tensegrity Structures

Internship | Summer 2025

  • Developing a scalable, motor-actuated tensegrity structure based on a NASA design to explore lightweight, compliant systems for robotic mobility.

High Performance Robotics Research Lab (HiPerLab) – Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley Research Volunteer | Summer 2025

  • Conducting research at UC Berkeley’s HiPeRLab, redesigning the PairTilt quadcopter to reduce weight and rotational inertia.
  • Objective is to improve agility, speed, and efficiency through mechanical optimization of the tilt-rotor system.

Columbia Formula SAE Racing, New York, NY

Frame/Body/Aero Team Member | Oct 2024 - May 2025

  • Design and optimize race car front and rear wings using CAD and computational fluid dynamics simulations in Altair to improve downforce, traction, and aerodynamic efficiency.
  • Assist in design and manufacturing of car full aerodynamics kit, including the nosecone and diffuser.

Fusion Reactor Research Project - Los Altos, CA

Independent Research Project | Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Conducted independent research on optimizing tritium breeding in tokamak fusion reactors using Monte Carlo simulations.
  • Focused on improving blanket design to enhance fuel sustainability for future fusion energy systems.
  • Developed research paper - working on publication.

Skills

Technical Skills

Language

Licensed Pilot

Interests

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Projects

NASA
NASA Tensegrity Research Project
Tokamak
Fusion Research Project
HiPerLab
Pairtilt Quadcopter Research Project
FSAE
Columbia FSAE Rear Wing
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Get in Touch

Contact Me

awc2161@columbia.edu

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