Saahil Mohal

Conceived and led the deployable Starlink satcom module for an unmanned underwater vehicle, built a 2,500 N thruster test rig through CDR, and architected the vehicle's HV power board and surface antenna system.

• RF modeling
• Structures
• Siemens NX
• HV power
• Test & measurement
• Python

Interned across Rotary & Mission Systems and Missiles & Fire Control on the F-35 program. Built a computer-vision pipeline that qualified a new EOTS frame material at 78% lower unit cost.

• Python
• Computer vision
• MATLAB
• Machine learning

Designed a field-ready GPS antenna testing module, tested a phased array antenna, and built LVDS test fixtures with custom tooling that sped up assembly by over 30%.

• SolidWorks
• Prototyping
• Thermal
• RF testing

Produced 76 construction and renovation drawings for federal projects, including the U.S. Cannon House and the FERC renovation in Washington, D.C.

• Drafting
• Construction drawings

An internet-connected outdoor feeder with a custom KiCad power board, a screw-drive dispenser, and a Raspberry Pi web interface with live camera feeds.

• KiCad
• Power electronics
• Raspberry Pi
• CAD

Designed and built, in a 4-day sprint, a motorized cable system that flew a giant hot-air balloon across the fraternity house for Homecoming. Won Best Mechanical Pomp.

• Arduino
• 3D printing
• Machine design

Classified FDM printer faults (blockages, material run-out) from acoustic emission signals with a tuned Random Forest, handling heavy class imbalance.

• Python
• Random Forest
• PCA
• Manufacturing

Benchmarked linear models, XGBoost, and a neural network for predicting material stiffness from microstructure. The tuned ANN hit a test RMSE of 2.32, versus ~8 for linear models.

• Python
• Neural networks
• XGBoost
• Materials