Jennifer
Nguyen
I specialize in hardware engineering with a focus on automation, autonomous systems, and robotics.
Selected Projects
Harvard ES51 - Turf Wars Robot
Needed a robot capable of driving up a 15 degree slope and picking up and placing rings, spheres, and cubes to maximize points.
Keutsch Lab — Stratospheric Particle Exposure Analysis Device
A stratospheric research capsule designed for extreme thermal and pressure conditions.
Microrobotics Lab — MDEA Gantry
High-precision camera calibration tooling for automated workstation assembly.
Harvard ES50 — Glow Grid
Statistical process control analysis to reduce manufacturing cycle time and defects.
Experience
Industry
Amazon Grocery Robotics & Automation
May - August 2025Hardware Development Engineer Intern
Developed an autonomous robotic picking system fully integrated with vision, motion control, and end-of-arm tooling
Harvard Reimagining Experiential Education & Fabrication (REEF) Makerspace
August 2024 - PresentMaker Fellow
Trained and advised others in the Harvard SEAS Reimagining Experiential Education & Fabrication (REEF) Makerspace to machine their academic and personal projects. This includes training in laser cutting, dye sublimation, 3D printing, wood shop machinery, casting, soldering, hand tools, etc.
Amazon Robotics & Mechatronics
May - August 2024Hardware Development Engineer Intern
Designed multi-camera presentation array, replacing previous scan tunnels to increase item eligibility by over 25%.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
May - August 2023Product Quality Intern
Revamped radar processing chips manufacturing process for high manufacturing yield and quality.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
August 2021 - August 2022Facility Engineer Intern
Strategized production reliability by analyzing previous equipment failures and implementing new preventative maintenance strategies.
Research
Harvard Keutsch Lab
Aug 2024 - PresentUndergraduate Researcher
Created an opening/closing capsule for a high-altitude balloon (HAB) system that automates the process of exposing chemical samples to the stratosphere upon ascension and safely returns to the troposphere.
Harvard Microrobotics Lab
October 2023 - May 2024Undergraduate Researcher
Modified a 3D printer to automate multi-layered dielectric actuator elastomer (MDEA) production, a process for producing microelectronics currently performed by hand.
Technical Skills
Mechanical & CAD
Simulation & Analysis
Robotics & Controls
Programming
Fabrication
Relevant Coursework
- ES125: Mechanical Systems
- ES181: Engineering Thermodynamics
- ES120: Mechanics of Solids
- ES183: Heat Transfer
- ES51: Computer-Aided Machine Design
- ES192: Materials Selection & Design
- ES50: Introduction to Electrical Engineering
- AP50: Physics as a Foundation for Science and Engineering
- ES105: Humanitarian Design Projects
- M21A: Multivariable Calculus
- M21B: Linear Algebra & Differential Equations
- CS79: Design of Useful and Usable Interactive Systems