Honda of Canada Mfg.
May 2026–nowMechatronics Engineer, Engine Plant (PEY co-op)
- Dual appointment to the Die Casting Mass Production and New Model (Hybrid Engine) teams for Civic and CR-V engines.
- Delivered 20 production-line improvements to die casting machines and robots, including 12 Mitsubishi PLC ladder logic and HMI upgrades and 8 custom mechanical parts designed in CATIA V5 and made in-house.
- Eliminated $180K a year in downtime by leading the move from paper-tag engine block traceability to automated barcode scanning, with custom fixtures and upgraded PLC logic that flags defective bins before final inspection.
- Saved $2.5K a year across 2 sand mold machines, and removed a severe sand inhalation hazard, by programming a PLC pre-die-change routine that drains the sand reservoir into 8 extra parts and cycle-stops the robot.