Jesse Kauffman

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INTRODUCTION

I'm an Engineer

ABOUT

My approach to building
the tech of tomorrow.

I believe that with a broad horizon and a diverse skill set, any problem can be solved.

 

As a mechanical engineer by training, my career has spanned various industries—from appliance repair to plastics and steel manufacturing, drug delivery devices, surgical tools, and defense systems. Now, I focus on product design for HVAC and industrial goods.

 

This wide-ranging experience equips me to tackle challenges with a unique perspective and adaptable solutions.

SERVICES

What I can do.

I have skills in Design, Verification & Validation, Manufacturing, and Quality

  • Design

    Mechanical Design, PCB Design, Software Architecture, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), Mechanical Drafting and Design, Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, Microsoft Suite, MathCAD, LabVIEW, ENOVIA, PDM, ERP, ANSYS, Cura, Qidi, Esprit, Tolerance Stacks, ANSI, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Welding, CNC Machining, 3-D Printing Design, Instron

  • Verification & Validation

    Gauge R&R, Data Analytics, Data Aggregation, Data Scrubbing, Tolerance Stacks, Design review,  and Design architecture review

  • Manufacturing

    3d Printing, Continuous Improvement, CAPA, CNC Fabrication, Lean Manufacturing, Welding, Injection molding, Extrusion

  • Quality

    Quality Fixturing, Test Method Protocols, FMEA, FEA

RESUME

Experience

Medical Engineering Consultants

2025-Current

Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer

  • Drafted & maintained engineering drawings of single use device (SUD) for next gen cryoablation system
  • Maintained Drawing Tree and Variation Documentation for most exploratory versions of parts
  • Hired and managed Designer to increase Drafting speed and throughput
  • Developed Calculation method for 2-phase zeotropic Reynolds number
  • Pursued Material optimizations for biocompatible, kink and puncture resistant line sets
  • Optimized miniature recuperative heat exchanger design in the SUD
  • Utilized Aerospace Heat Exchanger Design to develop a Copper 3D Printed TPMS Gyroid Heat Exchanger
  • Worked with manufacturers on multiple continents to develop metal 3D printed Heat exchanger
  • Developed preliminary costing drawings for supplier engineering to source from European markets
  • Designed Parts for IR and Green Laser Welding processes
  • Developed a Heat exchanger design that would integrate 9-piece design into a single part
  • Communicated across multiple fields of expertise and departments to ensure deliverables were met
  • Utilized WindChill PLM for document control, ensuring version compliance and full design traceability.
  • Identified and qualified specialty material suppliers to support catheter development
  • Have submitted 2 patents during my time on the team so far

Kinequip

2024-2025

Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Created 7 products to develop automotive HVAC portfolio
  • Developed 6 Condenser unit designs utilizing both custom and off the shelf Condenser units
  • Reverse engineered 2 specialty fitting ports and developed a naming system for IMACA fittings
  • Organized All HVAC portfolio items into a series of Excel documents for ease of navigation and analysis
  • Kept up with 14 separate projects concurrently
  • Mentored and at times managed junior engineer to prioritize work and break through obstacles
  • Coordinated manufacturing documentation on the floor and assisted with training of complex products

IDSS Corp.

2022-2024

Mechanical Engineer

  • Collaboratively contributed to design, manufacturing and assembly of X-ray systems
  • Built massive scanning systems for special DHS, DOD, and State service
  • Developed Mechanical, Electrical, and Software solutions to end-of-life hardware problems
  • Worked with FAT&E Testing and First Article testing to determine system functionality
  • Trouble shoot electrical and mechanical equipment to find root cause of issues
  • Managing multiple projects at a time with very different requirements
  • Created Machine vision algorithm used for automated measurement of pallet goods
  • Developed X-Ray containment systems with optimized manufacturing cost
  • Worked on government contracts worth $5 million or more

BD/Embecta

2020-2022

R&D Mechanical Engineer II

  • Contract Biomedical R&D Mechanical engineering position in a fast paced environment like a startup
  • Proved out alternative pump mechanism which eventually became the main pump mechanism for an Insulin Delivery Device (IDD)
  • Developed a custom gear train by calculating gear train reduction, prototyping parts, performing FEA, updating for efficiency, and integrating the system into the IDD
  • Developed/Collaborated in the development of 15 fixtures for Incoming inspection, Quality, R&D Verification, Operations, and Manufacturing
  • Worked with Arduino and other microcontrollers to develop fixturing
  • Helped design subsystems for PCBa embedded systems
  • Wrote 5 MATLAB scripts that are implemented on a regular basis by multiple engineers
  • Used RSS and 4σ in tolerance stacks to inform key design and manufacturing decisions for a device that will be produced in the order of 5 million per year
  • Conducted independent research, contacted manufacturers, and wrote formal proposal for a necessary redesign to a safety electromechanical sensor subsystem
  • Generated a patented metal injection molded multipole magnet with alternating polarity for magnetic encoding which increased resolution by 20% while decreasing cost by 1666%
  • Learned metal injection molding (MIM) properties and Magnetization principles from scratch
  • Worked with/led interdisciplinary teams of Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Molding, and Systems engineering
  • Conducted testing using 2 methods developed by others and 5 developed myself
  • Have done test method validation through Gauge R&R to validate test method protocol and fixtures
  • Consistently put out fires and managed manufacturer/molding expectations with design needs
  • Had written 3 Quality inspection documents and updated them for changes in inspection rate
  • Used Excel with Crystal ball to conduct tolerance stacks for parts with up to 12 interactions
  • Used SOLIDWORKS and PDM to design, draft and do FEA on all projects
  • Drafted 17 drawings using ASME y14.5 2018 GD&T principles
  • Detail drawing experience using GD&T utilizing ASME Y14.5 – 1994 / 2009
  • Handled environmental treatment including Accelerated aging and Sterilization procedures/contracting
  • Created numerical ordering system for inventory of parts and hierarchy of manufacturing which is still used today
  • Created, controlled, and implemented new and similar Work Orders procedures
  • Wrote and modified Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for equipment and production processes

Garrison Kerrisons

2019-2023

Co-Founder

  • Researched and developed a novel method to produce a neurosurgical hand tool with modern tech
  • Lead engineering design, development, and FDA Class II approval of tooling for spinal/neurosurgery 
  • Analyzed mechanical properties of engineering materials using Solidworks FEA and ANSYS 
  • Evaluated Injection molding manufacturing to optimize material properties and reduce cost
  • Reduced maintenance costs by 38% and production cost by 20% while improving performance 

Primetals Technologies

2018-2019

Product Engineer

  • Collaboratively designed and drafted rolling mill components for ferrous and non-ferrous metals
  • Designed 6 standardized parts that reduced manufacturing times of complex assemblies by 5%
  • Simultaneously balanced several design, drafting, and engineering change notice projects
  • Drafted GD&T compliant engineering drawings using Solidworks, and AutoCAD
  • Improved compressive performance of machine housing parts using FEA while decreasing cost

Xponent Global

2018

Product Management Intern

  • Managed technicians, tooling, inventory, workflows, and work orders for plastic filament extrusion production
  • Organized all internal databases, resources, and processes using enterprise planning software
  • Met requests of existing customers to secure future orders while winning new customers 
  • Designed, documented and performed rework on medical grade products to save company $15,000
  • Utilized Six Sigma methods to create custom tooling to improve quality and reduce waste by 28%  

SKILLS

Skills I am most proud of.

Solidworks

96%

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

84%

Python

70%

Project Management

80%

PORTFOLIO

Selected Work

These are the projects that I am most proud of working on

Injection Molded Octopolar Magnet and Ultra-Low Power Hall Effect Sensor

Injection Molded Octopolar Magnet and Ultra-Low Power Hall Effect Sensor

Generated a patented metal injection molded multipole magnet with alternating polarity for magnetic encoding for BD diabetes care, which increased resolution by 20% while decreasing cost by 1666%. To do this I taught myself Metal Injection Molding (MIM) and Magnetism principles, created 2 Fixtures, 3 Matlab scripts, engaged in Gauge R&R for each of the fixtures, made 3 quality inspection documents, ran FEA on both the fixtures and the part in context, made a tolerance stack using excel and Crystalball, and wrote a formal proposal to change to this solution

Partially Disposable Kerrison Rongeur

Garrison Kerrison

Garrison Kerrisons (GK) is a Biomedical company focusing specifically on the classical spinal/neurosurgical hand tool: The Kerrison Rongeur. A Rongeur is a heavy- duty surgical instrument with a sharp scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone. This tool is used to “gnaw” small pieces of the spinal column or the skull to get to the spinal cord or brain. My mission was to provide surgeons with a sharper tool that is not only more efficient, but required less force to operate in some of the most sensitive areas of the body.

Shape Memory Polymers

Analysis of Shape Memory Properties in 3D printed PLA

In recent years, 3D printing has become a popular alternative to conventional
manufacturing techniques; untapped potential exists for application of 3D printing across various
industries. However, additional research on 3D printing technology is still required in order to
produce accurate results and to be able to apply the technology to a wide range of industries. This
research focuses on verifying relationships between printing parameters and thermal strain
accumulated in 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA).

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