mechanical_engineer // available

Matthew
Scott

UCI BSME — building systems that work
in the physical world. Test & validation,
hardware lab, systems integration.

Matthew Scott

Things I've built.

Rocker-bogie rover CAD render - 1000 Yard Stair
2nd place · UCI MAE Senior Design 2026
1000 Yard Stair

Six-wheeled stair-climbing rover with a rocker-bogie suspension system built for autonomous navigation over uneven terrain. Led mechanical design, chassis fabrication, and motor integration.

SolidWorks PETG / Plasti-Dip 12V worm motors ESP32 laser-cut plywood
View case study → Design binder ↓
IDAR Impulse-Driven Navigation Robot
Team lead · UCI MAE
IDAR Navigation Robot

Impulse-driven autonomous navigation robot. Responsible for system architecture, embedded control logic, and coordinating mechanical and software subsystems across the team.

Arduino C / C++ IMU system architecture team lead
View case study → Design binder ↓
Autonomous Line-Following Rover SolidWorks render
Top 6 of 30+ · UCI MAE
Line-Following Rover

Autonomous rover with real-time object detection and dynamic path correction. Handled sensor integration and control loop tuning — the two systems most responsible for competitive performance.

computer vision PID control IR sensors Python OpenCV
View case study → Design binder ↓

What I work with.

mechanical
SolidWorks GD&T 3D printing CNC laser cutting FMEA DFM / DFA
embedded + hardware
ESP32 / Arduino C / C++ sensors & actuators motor control I2C / SPI PCB basics
software + data
Python MATLAB / Simulink Flask REST APIs Git pandas OpenCV

I'm a mechanical engineer freshly out of UC Irvine, where I spent the last two years building robots that actually had to work — a stair-climbing rover, an impulse-driven navigation system, a line-following machine with computer vision.

My background spans mechanical design, embedded systems, and enough Python to be dangerous.

I'm targeting roles in test & validation, hardware lab engineering, and systems integration — places where the job is making sure the thing doesn't fail. Based in Orange County and open to opportunities nationwide.

degree B.S. Mechanical Engineering
university UC Irvine
graduated March 2026
target roles test / validation / lab eng.
location Orange County, CA
availability open // nationwide

Let's work
together.

Open to full-time roles and contract work.