Engineering Design Portfolio

Campbell Downs

Aerospace engineering student at Purdue focused on design, simulation, and manufacturable mechanical systems. Four projects that follow a complete workflow: requirements, CAD, analysis, and iteration.

CAD FEA Design Optimization Thermal Analysis

Profile

Summary from the CAD portfolio deck and current resume.

Aerospace engineering student focused on design, simulation, and manufacturable mechanical systems. This site highlights four projects that demonstrate a complete engineering workflow: defining requirements, building CAD models, running simulations, identifying weaknesses, and iterating toward validated designs.

2029Expected graduation
PLMMinor
3.36GPA

Looking for

Open to aerospace, manufacturing, and general engineering internships. U.S. citizen. Purdue University, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

LinkedIn · campbellndowns@gmail.com

Core skills

Tools used to move from CAD geometry to a validated design decision.

CAD / PLM

  • Siemens NX
  • SolidWorks
  • Teamcenter / PDM
  • Parametric modeling

Analysis

  • Static FEA
  • Fatigue analysis
  • Thermal simulation
  • Design optimization

Programming

  • C
  • Python
  • C#
  • HTML / JavaScript

Engineering

  • ECO workflows
  • MATLAB plots
  • Excel analysis
  • 3D printing exposure

Workflow

The same engineering loop, shown four times with different physics.

CAD modeling

Assemblies, parametric geometry, design simplification, and product-focused part modeling.

Simulation

Static FEA, fatigue life, transient thermal studies, and nonlinear stress analysis.

Iteration

Decisions driven by failure modes, stress concentrations, mass targets, and manufacturability.

Let’s talk internships

Campbell Downs · Purdue Aerospace Engineering · U.S. Citizen · Open to aerospace, manufacturing, and general engineering internships.

campbellndowns@gmail.com