Hello, my name is Seojoon Kwon, an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in AI Applications at USC. My main interests are in robotics manufacturing, electric aircraft propulsion, and systems testing. I’ve just finished my internship at Boston Dynamics, and looking to head into my senior year. Outside of the classroom, I compete with USC Men’s Club Rowing, work as a Residential Assistant for student housing, and love traveling and hiking! Here you'll find my projects, my resume, and more about me.
At Boston Dynamics and Hyundai Motor Group, I conducted production time studies, analyzed manufacturing bottlenecks, improved standard-time calculations, and identified opportunities to optimize assembly methods and production layouts. I also studied high-volume automotive manufacturing in Korea and applied those practices to robotic manufacturing.
QPROP | MATLAB | RC Benchmark
As Propulsion Lead for the USC AeroDesign Team, I optimized electric propulsion systems by testing and configuring motors, ESCs, batteries, and propellers, developing MATLAB tools with QPROP and XFOIL to analyze over 100 components, and leading training sessions for 30+ team members.
CAD | GCode | Rhino Grasshopper
I led the design and development of a 4-axis CNC Hotwire Foamcutter for the AeroDesign Team, transforming an inefficient manual process into a precise, automated system now used by multiple engineering teams for complex foam part fabrication, with ongoing improvements including a turntable system and custom GCode generation software.
Composites | 3D Printing | Woodworking
As a Manufacturing Engineer for the USC AeroDesign Team, I dedicated over 100 hours to building and testing our competition aircraft. I helped manufacture over six aircraft and represented the team at the competition in Wichita, KS and Tuscan AZ.
CAD | CNC Gantry | Manufacturing
At the USC Robot Locomotion and Navigation Dynamics Lab, I engineered and programmed CNC systems to create controlled environments for robot leg and mud dynamics testing. I also designed and built custom testing apparatuses using CAD and hardware tools to support multiple ongoing research projects.
Solidworks
NX
Python
Neural Networks
MATLAB
C++
Laser Cutting
QPROP
Composite Layups
3D Printing
GCode
Arduino
Propulsion @ AIAA Design/Build/Fly
4-axis Hotwire CNC @ Baum Family Makerspace
Manufacturing @ AIAA Design/Build/Fly
Experiment Apparatus @ RoboLAND
Manufacturing Engineering @ Boston Dynamics + Hyundai Motor Group