Alyssa Young

Designing fixtures, innovating prototypes, modifying builds, and developing manufacturing processes for medical devices Executing V&V protocols, optimizing testing and documentation, performing inspections, and integrating custom tooling Constructing electromechanical parts and full device assemblies in compliance with ISO 13485 and FDA standards

Research & Development Engineering Intern at Blur Product Development (2025-09 – Present)

• Designing fixtures, innovating prototypes, modifying builds, and developing manufacturing processes for medical devices
• Executing V&V protocols, optimizing testing and documentation, performing inspections, and integrating custom tooling
• Constructing electromechanical parts and full device assemblies in compliance with ISO 13485 and FDA standards

Development Intern | Optical Communications Division at Corning Optical Communications, LLC. (2025-05 – 2025-08)

• Designed calibration tooling for mechanical qualification equipment using Autodesk Inventor and 3D Printing
• Conducted sample-based performance testing and synthesized results through advanced visualization/comparative analysis
• Supported process development and proposed concepts to enhance system diagnostics and predict manufacturing line issues

Research Assistant | Mathematical Modeling and Mechanical Analysis for Embolic Microspheres at Hu Research Group, NCSU (2026-08 – Present)

• Performing mechanical analysis on calcium-alginate via microcompression testing and Python coding
• Determining appropriate mathematical modeling of Young's Modulus for embolic hydrogels

Research Assistant | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Diagnostic Research at Hu Research Group, NCSU (2024-08 – 2025-04)

• Research assistance focused on the diagnosis/targeted treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) cells
• Optimized MATLAB scripts to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of protein-adhesion and AFM data analysis

Engineering Intern | Mechanical & Drafting at Kilian Engineering, Inc. (2024-08 – 2024-11)

• Produced PME and Fire Safety drawings in AutoCAD LT for public/private projects and attended site-visits

Mechanical Engineering Intern | National Team at MSS Solutions, LLC. (2024-05 – 2024-08)

• Traveled nationally to assist Project Managers and Engineers with on-site assessments
• Developed and enhanced CapEx documents and custom Excel/VBA tools

Research & Data Visualization Intern | Artificial Intelligence & Data Team at Verizon Corp. (2022-06 – 2022-07)

• Applied data-driven market research to design targeted media and optimize visualization and messaging alignment

Assistant Structural Engineering Intern at CDR+A Structural Engineers (2021-12 – 2022-04)

• Developed residential and commercial designs for clients while maintaining structural codes following on-site evaluations

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – North Carolina State University (2027-05)