matthew luongo
Mechanical Engineer
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Bio
I'm a born engineer with a penchant for creative problem solving. I'm always seeking out new challenges, and I strive to pick up skills wherever and whenever I can. Apart from my technical skills, I'm easy to get along with. I can mesh well with any team. Outside of work, you can usually find me cooking, baking, or relaxing with my cats. I also enjoy video gaming, collecting music, gardening, and birdwatching.
Experience
I have two and a half years of professional experience across full-time non-internship roles. In my current role at Hamilton, I create electromechanical and sheet metal assemblies for life sciences products. I've also had plenty of opportunities to pick up new skills. Check out more details of my experiences using the buttons below.
Educaton and School Projects
While obtaining my BSME and MSME at Northeastern, I met countless wonderful people and gained a wealth of knowledge in technical subjects. Click here for a list of interesting, challenging, and rewarding school projects I had the opportunity to complete.
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Hamilton Storage
My tenure at Hamilton Storage has been filled with new learnings and experiences. I worked on the BiOS automated sample storage system and the LabElite line of robotic laboratory products. Read about my work below.
Hamilton Storage
Mechanical Engineer II
April 2024 – Present
Franklin, MA
I love when my work has an impact. At Hamilton Storage, I'm fueling biotech, sample storage, and clinical diagnostics with industry-leading automation.
| Product Types | Automated sample storage systems Robotic laboratory devices Large machinery |
| Projects | Lid lifter redesign and industrial design overhaul for Hamilton BiOS Camera array design for LabElite product line |
| Skills | 3D modeling, GD&T, DFX, mechatronics, electro-mechanical assemblies, vision systems, test fixturing, breadboarding, sensor selection, 3D printing, microcontrollers programming, rapid prototyping, basic PCB layout, work procedures, risk analysis, large drawing packages, EU regulations |
| Software | SOLIDWORKS, Excel, Arduino, Python, Jira, D365 KiCAD |
| Achievements | Completed GD&T and product design trainings Designed my first PCB |
Camera Array
Lid Lifter Redesign
Industrial Design Overhaul
& More!
LabElite Camera Array
BiOS Lid Lifter Redesign
Bios Industrial Design Overhaul
About the BiOS
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Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal afforded me the opportunity to work with many brilliant engineers. I supported large 3D printers intended for production quantities of metal parts and sand molds. Read about some of my projects below.
Desktop Metal
Mechanical Engineer
July 2023 – January 2024
Burlington, MA
In my first full-time role, I supported engineering efforts for production-level 3D printers at Desktop Metal.
| Product Types | Metal and sand 3D printers Large Machinery |
| Projects | Flex Coupling Project |
| Skills | Sheet metal, pneumatics, P&IDs, test fixturing, 3D printing, machining, rapid prototyping |
| Software | SOLIDWORKS, Jira, Arduino, Propel, Vizio |
| Achievements | Presented my first design review (flex coupling project) |
Projects
Flex Coupling Replacement
I sourced replacement flexible couplings on a small-factory-sized printer. Existing PU couplings had low pressure ratings. When the system was purged, those couplings ballooned to disturbing sizes. My task was to find flexible couplings that could withstand 7+ gpsi while being compliant enough to manipulate by hand for frequent disconnects and reconnects.
Ballooned coupling compared to unstressed coupling
Facilities Plate Redesign
I redesigned the facilities plate for a large 3D printer.
Redesigned facilities plate
Proportional Valve Upgrade
I upgraded a large 3D printer with a new proportional valve.
Proportional valve enclosure assembly drawing
Co-op Experiences
My two co-ops served as an excellent starting point for my professional career. Read more about my co-op experiences here.
Co-op Experiences
At Northeastern, I completed co-ops at Covaris and Amphenol Alden. This valuable experience was a kickstart for my professional career.
| Product Types | Benchtop lab products Connectors and cables for medical devices |
| Projects | Alignment tools Blowoff Fixture Custom overmolded enclosure |
| Skills | 3D modelling, manufacturing tools, work procedures, clean rooms, change orders, engineering documentation |
Covaris
Manufacturing Engineering Co-op
July 2021 – February 2022
Woburn, MA
At Covaris, I supposed the manufacturing engineering team as well as the manufacturing floor. Aside from building and calibrating their machines, Covaris also manufactures various types of consumables. As one project, I created alignment tools for a robotic RNA shearing instrument. As another project, I redesigned, assembled, and installed a blowout fixture into a cleanroom.
Alignment tool (pitch)
Alignment tool (yaw)
384-well plate blowout fixture
96-well plate blowout fixture
Amphenol Alden
Design Engineering Co-op
January 2020 – June 2020
Brockton, MA
During my first co-op experience, I supported the design engineering team with design changes, creation of documentation, and work on custom projects.
School Projects
At Northeastern, I took a number of interesting and enriching courses. School projects allowed me to learn new skills and explore a variety of subjects.
Education
BSME, MSME from Northeastern
September 2018 – May 2023
Boston, MA
I received my bachelor's and master's degrees from Northeastern University, attending from 2018 to 2023.
| GPA: | 3.54 - Undergraduate 3.83 - Graduate |
| Courses | Mechatronics, Robot Sensing and Navigation, Robot Kinematics and Control, Finite Element Method, MEMS |
| Software | SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB, Simulink, Ansys Workbench, APDL, C++ |
Annealing Attachment for 3D Printer
Capstone Project
My capstone team designed an attachment for a 3D printer that enabled targeted, in-situ annealing on semi-crystalline polymer parts.
My contributions included control code and enclosure design. Overall, our project was moderately successful. We showed a 12% increase in ultimate tensile strength on test speciments after targeted annealing on a planned failure point.
Tensile data of annealed and unannealed test specimens
GPS and IMU Sensor Fusion
Robot Sensing and Naviation
I wrote drivers for a GPS puck and an IMU in Python. I implemented these drivers in real-time using ROS and collected data while driving around the streets of Boston. During this project I calibrated magnetometer data, estimated position with forward integration, and tested a complementary filter.
GPS data vs. fused IMU sensor data
Magnetometer calibration
Plots of collected and calculated orientation
Simple Manipulator Simulation
Robot Kinematics and Control
I created a simulator for a two-link manipulator in Simulink.
Manipulator simulation in Simulink
Position and Speed Control of a DC Motor
Mechatronics
I created a control loop in Simulink and implemented it on a real DC motor using an Arduino and breadboarded circuitry. I also compared my custom controller to a simulated model in Simscape.
Control loop for angle tracking in Simulink
Simscape model of control loop and DC motor
Simulated vs. observed angular data
Metamaterial Analysis in APDL
Finite Element Method
I analyzed a honeycomblike frame in APDL to study the properties of an anisotropic metamaterial.
Frames and boundary conditions in APDL
Bonus Project — Swerve Module
High School Robotics
In high school, I designed and assembled this swerve module, which I'm still proud of. All custom parts were fabricated by me.
Custom swerve module, which features a coaxial driveshaft and alignment pulley
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