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Mike Z.

Mechanical Design & Product R&D | SolidWorks | FEA & CFD | DFM | NPI

Your product needs to work - and it needs to be affordable to manufacture. I design mechanical systems in SolidWorks optimized for real-world production from day one: right materials, right processes, right suppliers. With 10+ years of experience and a private R&D lab in Massachusetts - equipped for prototyping, assembly, and physical testing - I cover the full cycle: • Machine automation - I redesign existing equipment to reduce operators, increase throughput, and improve ROI • Full cycle ownership - design, FEA, BOM, supplier sourcing, production documentation • DFM from day one - I design for your manufacturing process, not against it • Cost-optimized sourcing - global supplier network focused on the best quality-to-cost ratio All engineering and simulations exclusively in SolidWorks - fully compatible with any development team or manufacturing facility worldwide. Message me to discuss your project.

🇺🇸Westborough, United States$80/hr100% JSS4.78 (3)Since Jul 2024

Earnings and projects

MRR
$988

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#48,819 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#8,140 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$212

Last 6 months: $5.9k

World#80,906 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#10,276 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$29k

Billed in all: $31k

World#113,578 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#19,464 / 62.1k
Per project
$2.9k

$988 in the last 6 months

World#57,683 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#9,629 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
6

Across 7 contracts

57% fixed43% hourly
World#34,405 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,906 / 62.1k
Projects in all
10

Across 15 contracts

67% fixed33% hourly
World#201,797 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#28,778 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$31k+$212 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$30.6k$30.8k$31.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Dotted: longer than usual between two readings.

Skill rankings: Top 9% in Research & Development

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