CU Boulder · 2025
Drill-powered tricycle↗
Frame and drivetrain design, manufacturing drawings, and integration for an endurance vehicle.
Mechanical engineering portfolio
Noah Rafkin
Mechanical design.
Hands-on development.
Integrated systems.
CU Boulder mechanical engineering student, connecting CAD and analysis with fabrication, assembly, and testing.
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Selected projects
Design, build, test, refine.
FIRST Tech Challenge · 2020–2022
Up-A-Creek Robotics↗
Modular mechanisms, Onshape CAD, fabrication, and mechanical troubleshooting.
VEX Robotics · 2019–2022
Semicolon↗
Three seasons of mechanism development, systems integration, and competition-driven iteration.
for digital notes. Enclosure · Electronics · Firmware
CU Boulder · 2023
Digital sticky-note device
A touchscreen prototype joining custom packaging, Arduino firmware, and power-system integration.
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About
From a model
to working hardware.
I'm a mechanical engineering student at the University of Colorado Boulder, graduating in May 2027.
My experience spans competition robotics, mechanical analysis, and design-build projects. My work connects CAD models to functioning systems through preparing drawings, making parts, resolving interfaces, and learning from tests.
Competition robotics gave me a hands-on foundation in building and troubleshooting complete electromechanical systems. I bring that same attention to interfaces, serviceability, and iteration to new projects.
Creo & SolidWorks
Onshape
GD&T
ANSYS & SimScale
Fabrication & assembly
Arduino & C++
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