Talal Mian

Experience

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  Stony Brook University

  Oct 2016 - May 2017

  • Taught students how to assemble circuits and use arduinos to control servo and DC motors.• Constructed prototypes of four bar linkage operated and rubber band based robots to ensure class assignments were possible.• Aided groups with the design and assembly of their final projects; a catapult controlled via servo motors and arduinos.• Utilized parts from student kits to test the feasibility of incorporating gear trains and linkages into existing designs. • Advised first year mechanical engineering students on their final projects, resolving issues related to DC motors, servo motors, ultrasonic sensors, and arduinos not working together as intended.• Examined 10 project proposals and provided practical solutions or alternatives to unrealistic and overcomplicated designs.• Selected 3 struggling groups and assisted with the design, wiring, and coding aspects of their projects.

  • Teaching Assistant - Introductory Robotics Course

    Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Technical Advisor

    Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
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  Air Force Research Laboratory

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Set-up, debugged, and tested different fuel delivery methods and fuel injection timings on a research engine, documenting the effects on power and specific fuel consumption within the engine.• Created GT-Power simulations of the existing engine set-up to perform experimental test simulations and to record the effects of each parameter on the case results.• Researched and presented a material analysis comparing the ability of materials to withstand stress concentrations in a piston.

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  Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2021

  Systems Test Engineer 1

  • Lead subject matter expert. Primary lead on shipboard test evolutions in support of scheduled key event deadlines for all shipboard Firefighting and select Deck Machinery systems.• Direct test evolutions, troubleshooting efforts, and system light offs in unison with Internal and External (Navy, Government, and Subcontracted) counterparts.• Research and synthesize NAVSEA Standards, Military Specifications, Ship specific requirements, and contractual requirements into a Test Program capable of verifying the system’s capabilities and limitations. • Apply lessons learned from shipboard test evolutions to further improve existing test procedures, approaches to test planning, and training documentation for Ship’s Force. Show less

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  Air Force Research Laboratory

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

  Associate Research Engineer

  - Develop a mesh network using software defined radios and sectional antennas to transfer sensor input and camera feeds from the field into our laboratory or partners command center.- Design, manufacture, and integrate modular camera mounts onto mobile security carts. Configure camera video streams to satisfy the streaming and delivery requirements of the customer using WOWZA’s Streaming Engine.- Configure existing commercial sensors to transmit data in a cursor on target format, to allow for ingestion and integration with different end user’s first responder software. Show less

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  The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

  Jun 2023 - now

  Mechanical Engineer