Simon Kaschock-Marenda
Mechanical Design & Quality
@simon
Mechanical engineer working in design and quality. Spends his days holding automotive parts to SAE and ISO standards and auditing the vendors who make them, which is the same discipline the lab applies to everything before it opens up.
- Mechanical design
- Design for manufacture
- Test & quality
- Standards
At the lab
- Mechanical design and test across anything the lab builds physically
- Hardware specification and the server build
- Standards and quality process, the same failure-mode discipline applied to software
Professional experience
Mechanical Engineer II
Feb 2024 to presentDorman Products
- Maintains DFMEA and the other living process documents that hold product quality in place
- Mentors new hires and brings new engineers up on the company's process
- Meets prospective clients and reviews audit documents before business is confirmed
Mechanical Engineer I
Mar 2022 to Feb 2024Dorman Products
- Designed automotive parts for the aftermarket
- Updated and approved engineering drawings against SAE and ISO standards
- Worked with international vendors to hold delivered product to spec
- Coordinated with Dorman India and Dorman China on task assignment and vendor workplace inspection
- Used a FARO arm and other measurement equipment to review prototypes before mass production sign off
Mechanical Engineering Co-Op
Sep 2020 to Mar 2021Dorman Products
- Tested and documented parts with the Engine Management System and Driveline team, and diagnosed faulty parts for quality assurance
Co-op Student, Operations
Sep 2019 to Feb 2020Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- Supported upper management with reporting and documentation for contractor management
Co-op Student, Safety
Sep 2018 to Mar 2019PECO, an Exelon Company
- Field work and reporting for the Safety Department
Education
Master of Business Administration
Jan 2024 to Mar 2028DeSales University
In progress
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
2017 to 2022Drexel University
Credentials
- SOLIDWORKS Associate Certification
Skills & tools
Design & CAD
- SOLIDWORKS
- Engineering drawings
- Design for manufacture
- Prototype validation
Quality & standards
- DFMEA
- SAE standards
- ISO standards
- FARO arm metrology
- Vendor audits
- Quality assurance
Program & vendor
- International vendor management
- Global communications
- Contractor management
- Excel