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Jonathan Kofman

Aerospace & manufacturing engineer

Co-op mechanical design at Applied Materials; Northeastern M.Eng. student; Formula, liquid rocketry, and bench robotics—from CAD and analysis to machined hardware.

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Jonathan Kofman

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About me

M.Eng. candidate in Advanced & Intelligent Manufacturing at Northeastern (2024–2026), building on a B.E. in aerospace engineering from Rutgers. I turn models and simulations into hardware—test rigs, race cars, rockets, and robots.

Hi, I'm Jonathan Kofman. I'm motivated by internships and full-time roles where I can keep growing in aerospace manufacturing, CAD-heavy mechanical design, and electromechanical systems. Recent work spans semiconductor test hardware, student Formula, liquid-engine machining, and personal R&D builds.

  • Mechanical design co-op at Applied Materials: ultra-pure helium contamination test stands for cryo pump supply lines; Fluidflow analysis; wiring schematics for DI water leak/level sensors in flow loops
  • Northeastern Formula Racing — structural, aerodynamics, powertrain, and business contributions while in graduate school
  • CNC/CAM and ablatives lead with AerospaceNU on liquid rocket injector, nozzle, and chamber hardware
  • Personal build: two-stage coilgun integrated with a legged robot (controls, power, 3D-printed interfaces)
  • Scarlet Flight capstone co-lead (propulsion & finance); Rutgers Formula aero lead on 22A/23A plus chassis and welding support
  • Projects: adjustable climbing hangboard with an in-place pulley loading system; multi-stage water rocket (CAD/ANSYS/machining) aimed at an altitude-record class goal
  • Open source on GitHub — e.g. aria-auto-belay (STM32, SimpleFOC, ESP32-S3, Edge Impulse), this portfolio, and several Vercel-hosted apps
  • FE Mechanical passed (EIT)

Tools & focus areas

  • SolidWorks
  • ANSYS CFD / FEA
  • Fluidflow
  • CNC & CAM (HSMWorks)
  • Tormach 1100M
  • Wiring & sensors
  • 3D printing
  • Raspberry Pi / controls
  • Python
  • FE Mechanical (EIT)
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Work & projects

Experience

Industry co-op, graduate/undergraduate race teams, aerospace club machining, and personal R&D—open a tab for scope and tooling.

Jonathan Kofman — Formula, rocketry, and engineering project work

Mechanical Design Engineer (co-op)

May 2025 – Dec 2025

At Applied Materials I delivered mechanical design work for semiconductor capital equipment. I developed and built two ultra-pure helium contamination test stands for cryo-pump supply plumbing, ran Fluidflow analysis on components inside tool fluid routes, and produced wiring schematics technicians used to assemble DI water leak and level sensors in flow loops.

Code

GitHub projects

Recent public repositories — embedded climbing tech, this site, and several client / product web apps.

aria-auto-belay

Python

Lead auto-belay concept: hybrid mechanical catch plus AI-assisted slack management. Stack includes STM32, SimpleFOC motor control, ESP32-S3, and Edge Impulse.

Repository

JFKengineering

TypeScript

This portfolio — Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, and Framer Motion — deployed on Vercel.

RepositoryLive site

personaltrainerapp

TypeScript

Full-stack TypeScript app for personal-training workflows (scheduling, programming, and client touchpoints).

Repository

pocket-disc

JavaScript

Disc-golf companion utility — deployed as a lightweight web app on Vercel.

RepositoryLive site

tactical-forge-website

TypeScript

Brand / marketing site for Tactical Forge — TypeScript stack, Vercel hosting.

RepositoryLive site

daviddriscollfitness

TypeScript

Public-facing fitness professional site — Next.js on Vercel.

RepositoryLive site

View all repositories on GitHub

Let's connect

Contact

Internships, full-time mechanical/aerospace roles, or project collaboration—here's how to reach me.

jonkofm@hotmail.comjfkengineeringcswp@gmail.com(908) 798-8082