Hello, I'm

Adrian Poitras

Engineering enthusiast building the future through hardware, software, and relentless curiosity. From custom electric scooters to AI-powered targeting gimbals — I design, machine, and code.

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Skills

Tools I work with

Hardware & Fabrication

3D Printing

7 years

FDM & resin printing for rapid prototyping across all personal projects

CNC Machining

6 years

Machined aluminum scooter frames and robotics parts; led CNC ops at WHS Robotics

Soldering

6 years

Custom battery packs, PCB work, and electronics assembly for drones & scooters

Design & CAD

Fusion 360

5 years

Primary CAD tool for scooter frames, gimbal mounts, and drone airframes

SolidWorks

4 years

Used at Boeing, Bronco Space, and Applied Composites for production-level assemblies

MATLAB

3 years

Engineering analysis, composite laminate theory, and data processing coursework

Software & Code

Python

5 years

TensorFlow Lite detection, battery cell sorting tools, HMI apps, and test frameworks

HTML / CSS / JS

3 years

Built this portfolio and project write-up pages from scratch

GitHub

4 years

Version control for personal projects and team collaboration at Bronco Space

VS Code

5 years

Daily driver for Python, web dev, and Arduino/embedded projects

Experience

Where I've contributed

Jun 2025 — Sep 2025

System Engineering Intern

Northrop Grumman · Dulles, VA

Managed IBM DOORS requirement databases for the space division. Created requirement change proposals for the HALO Lunar Gateway program. Wrote & deployed admin tools with a GUI in DOORS DXL to accelerate requirement module analysis & review. Developed Python unit testing framework to test DOORS DXL tools before pushing.

Systems Engineering Requirements Management Python DOORS DXL

Jun 2024 — Present

Project Manager

Project BILL-EE

Leading the BILL-EE robotics project. Previously served as Mechanical Team Lead (Feb 2023 – Jun 2024) and Software Developer (Sep 2022 – Feb 2023).

Robotics Python CNC SOLIDWORKS

Jun 2023 — Sep 2023

Engineering Intern

Boeing Defense, Space & Security · El Segundo, CA

Created a fully featured program using Python to group battery cells for satellites based on characteristics of each cell. Supported testing and validation of a satellite module. Used composite laminate theory to analyze test coupons.

Python PTC Creo Satellite Testing

Sep 2021 — Feb 2022

BLADE Riptide Team Lead

Bronco Space

Led a high-altitude balloon satellite team through design, PDR, and CDR stages.

SOLIDWORKS

Jan 2021 — Jan 2022

Engineering Intern

Applied Composites · Los Alamitos, CA

Headed a project to create a prototype automated vertical storage system for satellite flight panels. Worked on motor control systems, structure, and user interface programming.

SOLIDWORKS Arduino Python