About Peter Arnold

Contract Mechanical Engineer

SiFly

Mechanical engineering, manufacturing support, and production documentation for long-endurance drone systems.

• Designed five custom adapters and built 10+ high-capacity battery packs
• Led DFM and tooling reviews for injection-molded components
• Authored detailed chassis and gimbal manufacturing build guides

Contract Mechanical Design Engineer

LightLinks, Inc.

Same-day renders, functional prototypes, and CAD process development for product design work.

• Translated stakeholder feedback into rapid physical and visual iterations
• Balanced manufacturability with aesthetics
• Spearheaded company CAD strategy and documentation

Staff Mechanical Engineer

Zonit Structured Solutions

Product validation, injection-molding DFM, sheet-metal design, technical reporting, and CAD leadership for data-center power hardware.

• More than doubled the lifespan of a flagship design
• Established quantitative tests across 100+ samples
• Created the company CAD philosophy, templates, and file structure

CAD/CAM Course Teaching Assistant

University of Colorado Boulder

Hands-on SOLIDWORKS instruction, troubleshooting, design feedback, and mentorship across three 30-student sections.

• Earned a 4.94/5 cumulative student review score
• Led labs, office hours, grading, and one-on-one support
• Provided detailed troubleshooting and one-on-one CAD support

Mechanical Design Engineer

TB2 Aerospace

Concept development, simulation, and technical visualization for emerging aerospace systems.

• Developed eleven concepts and more than forty renders
• Supported approximately $1.9M in awarded grants
• Used SOLIDWORKS Simulation to reduce structural risk