# Nathaniel Thompson

> Product Design Engineer at Apple

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nathanielthompson

Since graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, I have been exposed to a unique set of interdisciplinary projects ranging from the design and testing of modular 2-Axis stabilized gimbals to the Model Y audio experience to a mechanical jump seat to imitate Steve McQueen's infamous car chase scene from Bullitt (1968) for the Detroit Motor Show. I am now applying this knowledge and creativity in the design of mechanical solutions at Apple developing the iPhone. Feel free to reach out to me by email [nthompso13@gmail.com], or check out what I have been designing on the side on my portfolio website [www.nthompson.me].

## Work Experience
### Product Design Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2023 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States

### Mechanical Engineer @ Iron Ox
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Carlos, California, United States

### Mechanical Design Engineer, Autopilot & Electronics Product Design @ Tesla
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States

### Mechancal Engineer @ Ascendant Engineering Solutions
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas Area
Design, prototype, and test cutting edge opto-electro-mechanical assemblies for both consumer products and defense programs.

### Contract Mechanical Design Engineer @ Produktworks Design
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Austin, Texas
Contracted to independently design, quote, and install an automated platform for sealing off a spiral staircase in a residential observatory to reduce air turbulence during long exposure photographs.

### Mechanical Design Engineer @ ACASS-SYSTEMS
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Omaha Area
Completed FEA, mechanism design, and documentation under tight deadlines for automated and structural elements found on the 2017/2018 world tours of Lorde, The Killers, Thomas Rhett, & Keith Urban etc.

### Mechanical Engineer Intern @ Zucker Institute for Applied Neurosciences
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Charleston, SC
Employed as an engineering design consultant developing and rapidly prototyping "napkin sketch" medical devices proposed by neuro-surgeons and practitioners at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Designed and prototyped a vertebral body replacement device fabricated by metals additive manufacturing capable of side independent extendability of 180%. Additionally, I collaborated on projects such as a portable concussion detection device and a modular reference adapter for brain surgery.

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Robotics Lab
Research under Dr. Maxim Likhachev whose studies interest high-dimensional planning based on experience autonomous robotics. Received $1,000 in grants through CMU to design and build a quad-copter capable of FPV and autonomous flight

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ UPMC
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Pediatric Critical Care Division
Research under Rajesh Aneja, MD focused on sepsis and the neural consequences of acute inflammatory shock. Received $4,000 in grants through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to continue research in summer 2014.


## Education
### Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-thompson-7901b098
- Portfolio: https://nthompson.me/

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Last updated: 2026-03-29