Seeking Summer 2027 Internship
Mechanical Engineering · Northeastern University '29

Matthew
Hong

I build autonomous systems and test hardware — from an unmanned survey vessel field-tested at St Katharine Docks, London, to shock-and-vibration testing for aerospace and defense clients. Mechanical design, embedded systems, and the software that ties them together.

3.76
GPA
Mechanical Engineering · EE & Business minors
75+
Shock & Vibration Tests
run for aerospace, defense & industrial clients
125+
Accelerometers Tracked
by the Flask/SQLite inventory app I built solo at Quanta Labs
01 — About
Matthew Hong demoing D.R.E.A.M.S. on a laptop at the Northeastern project showcase

Engineering with
purpose.

I'm a second-year Mechanical Engineering student at Northeastern University, now based on campus in Boston after completing my first year abroad in the London Scholar Program. I'm minoring in Electrical Engineering and Business, and I'm on Northeastern's PlusOne accelerated master's track: on course to finish my B.S. and a master's in 4.5 years total. My work sits at the intersection of mechanical design, embedded systems, and autonomous platforms.

My engineering interests range from autonomous marine systems and aerospace structures to motorsports — with a long-term goal of contributing to Formula 1 or the aerospace and defense industry. I believe the best engineers build things, break them, and build them better.

Outside of engineering, I'm a competitive rower, an avid skier, and an F1 enthusiast who thinks deeply about the engineering behind every lap time. I also enjoy working on my 1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 — diagnosing electrical faults, restoring broken systems, and slowly building it out for overlanding.

Northeastern University 3.76 GPA PlusOne B.S./M.S. Track Boston, MA London Scholar Program Alum Electrical Engineering Minor Business Minor Bay Area, CA (Hometown)
02 — Projects

Selected Work

DREAMS USV
IN PROGRESS · WATER TESTED
2025–2026 In Progress

D.R.E.A.M.S.

Co-Founder · Mechanical & Structural · Firmware · Planning & Comms

A fully autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that navigates to GPS waypoints, winches a custom waterproof sensor pod down to profile water temperature, salinity, and light, and radios the data to shore over a 1 km verified link. Built with fellow co-founder Kyle Tran in one semester on a £100 budget and water-tested at St Katharine Docks, London. I co-led the mechanical and structural design in SolidWorks — including a Van Veen grab sediment sampler delivered with a full drawing package and BOM — and co-wrote the MicroPython firmware with Kyle. The team has since grown to four and is building V3.

SolidWorks Raspberry Pi Pico MicroPython Autonomous Navigation Sensor Integration Wireless Comms Fault-Tolerant Systems 3D Printing
Smart Accelerometer Cabinet manager dashboard
INTERNSHIP · SHIPPED
2026 v1 Complete

Smart Accelerometer Cabinet

Sole Developer · Quanta Labs Internship

An inventory management and checkout system built to replace a manual sign-out process for a lab's fleet of triaxial accelerometers. A Flask + SQLite web dashboard tracks checkout/return of a 125+ unit accelerometer inventory, with a planned scaled-up version adding RFID fob access, solenoid-locked drawers, and LED status indicators — plus real-time availability lookups for project engineers quoting jobs to customers.

Flask SQLite Python Inventory Systems RFID / Access Control
Golf Practice Net
DIY · FABRICATION
2026 In Progress

Golf Practice Net

Designer & Builder · Solo Project

A 10 × 7.5 × 3 ft freestanding golf practice net designed from the ground up. Features a custom PVC frame with 3D-printed ASA structural joints designed for UV and weather resistance, and repurposed HDPE construction netting — about $50 all-in. Every joint and connection point was designed in CAD before fabrication to ensure structural integrity under repeated impact loading.

CAD Design 3D Printing (ASA) Structural Design PVC Fabrication Load Analysis
Magnetic Fishing Rod Vest Clip
CAD · HARDWARE
2026 In Progress

Magnetic Fishing Rod Vest Clip

Designer & Builder · Solo Project

A two-part magnetic quick-release that holds a fly rod on a fishing vest between casts. The vest-side housing carries pull loads through a ribbed internal gusset; the rod-side clamp snaps onto the blank with four curved spring fingers. Paired epoxy-coated N52 magnets are spaced to resist rotation and give a predictable release direction.

CAD Design 3D Printing (ASA) Magnet Engineering Hardware Design
Worm Compost Bin Cover
CAD · 3D PRINTING
2026 Completed

Worm Compost Bin Cover

Designer & Builder · Solo Project

A reverse-engineered replacement tray for a worm composting system that only shipped with one cover. Modeled in SolidWorks to match the original's perforation pattern, grip divots, and vent slots exactly, then 3D-printed in ASA for outdoor durability. Now in active use as an additional tray.

CAD Design 3D Printing (ASA) Reverse Engineering
The finished maze-solving robot with tank tracks, an LCD status screen, and a Raspberry Pi Pico

2025 Completed

Autonomous Maze-Solving Robot

Partner · Concept Sketches · Test Maze Design

A two-person build with classmate Kyle Tran: a tank-drive robot that autonomously maps and solves a previously unseen maze, running concurrent sensing, motor control, and pathfinding on a single Raspberry Pi Pico. Kyle led the robot's CAD and wrote the MicroPython firmware; I drew the early concept sketches, designed the test maze (AutoCAD layout and 3D-printed corner brackets that join its walls), and modeled smaller robot components while learning CAD from him.

Raspberry Pi Pico MicroPython Tank Drive Autonomous Navigation Sensor Integration
03 — Experience

Experience & Education

June 2023 – Aug 2023
May 2026 – Aug 2026
Intern — Shock and Vibration Team
Quanta Labs · Santa Clara, CA
  • Ran 75+ shock and vibration tests and worked directly with aerospace, defense, and industrial clients on project deliverables
  • Designed and built a Flask/SQLite web app that replaced manual tracking of a 125+ unit accelerometer inventory with PIN-based checkout, calibration-due alerts, and full audit history
  • Customized and fabricated a three-dimensional test environment to meet customers' high-precision test requirements
  • Authored and organized standard operating procedures supporting quality-system compliance; set up and monitored multi-hour stress tests
  • 2023: supported battery testing for automotive and energy-sector clients — test setup, data collection, and reporting under senior engineers
View Experience Page →
Sept 2025 – Present
B.S. Mechanical Engineering · PlusOne M.S. Track
Northeastern University · Boston, MA
  • 3.76 GPA · Minors in Electrical Engineering and Business
  • PlusOne accelerated master's: I'll have the credits to complete my B.S. in Spring 2029 with half of my master's-level courses already taken, putting me on track to finish both degrees in 4.5 years total
Aug 2025 – Apr 2026
London Scholar Program
Northeastern University · London, UK

Completed first year of Mechanical Engineering abroad in London. Coursework included Physics II, Calculus III, Differential Equations & Linear Algebra, and General Chemistry alongside a semester-long autonomous systems engineering project.

June 2024 – Aug 2024
Student Teacher
ICode · Palo Alto, CA

Designed and taught weekly VEX Robotics lessons for groups of 20 students aged 10–14, and provided one-on-one instruction to reinforce engineering and problem-solving concepts.

June 2024 – Aug 2024
TA / Intern
Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula · San Mateo, CA

Designed and taught STEAM lessons for students ages 5–13 and gave talks on life skills drawing on personal experience.

Graduated May 2025
High School Diploma
Junipero Serra High School · San Mateo, CA

3.71 / 4.38 GPA (Unweighted / Weighted) · ACT 32/36 · AP Scholar with Honor · National Honor Society · Service Scholarship Award · Leadership Award.

04 — Skills

Technical Toolkit

Engineering & Design
  • SolidWorks (CAD)
  • AutoCAD
  • 3D Printing & Prototyping
  • Machining & Fabrication (lathe, laser cutter)
  • Structural Analysis
  • Mechanical Design
  • Tolerance & GD&T
Electronics & Systems
  • Embedded Systems
  • Raspberry Pi / Pico
  • Sensor Integration
  • Wireless Communication
  • Circuit Design
Software
  • Python
  • MicroPython
  • Java
  • Flask & SQLite
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Data Logging & Acquisition
  • Microsoft Excel
Domain Knowledge
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Fault-Tolerant Systems
  • Shock & Vibration Testing
  • Battery Characterization
Professional
  • Project Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technical Communication
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Outreach

Let's Connect

I'm currently seeking a Summer 2027 engineering internship — mechanical design, test engineering, autonomous systems, aerospace, or motorsports. I reply to every message, and I'm happy to walk through any project here in detail.

 ·  hong2matthew@gmail.com  ·  Boston, MA