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Rihards S.

Mechanical Engineer | SolidWorks | Sheet Metal, Weldment, 3D Printing

Mechanical engineer with a degree in machine design. I model parts in SolidWorks and deliver the files your fabricator or printer needs: STEP, STL, DXF flat patterns for laser cutting and bending, and dimensioned drawings with tolerances. I worked as a design engineer at Kärcher Technology Latvia, where I designed welded frames and made the production drawings the shop built from. I have also done metalwork myself and maintained automated production lines, so I know which details cost the shop extra time, and I design them out early. Most of my work is sheet metal parts, welded frames and enclosures for electronics. I run a small 3D printing business, so printed parts get a test print on my own machine before I send the files. For MJF and SLS nylon parts I plan for powder removal and flex in thin walls, because those processes behave differently from FDM. Send me a sketch, a photo of a broken part, an old drawing or a STEP file, and tell me how the part will be made. I will reply with what I need from you, a fixed price and a delivery date.

🇱🇻Valmiera, Latvia$30/hr100% JSS5.00 (1)Since May 2026

Earnings and projects

MRR
$293

Last 6 months ÷ 4 months active (since Jul 2026)

World#99,278 / 412k
🇱🇻Country#79 / 387
Revenue, last 30 days
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Read daily since Nov 3, under 30 days

Total earnings
$1.2k

Billed in all: $1.3k

World#378,894 / 412k
🇱🇻Country#353 / 387
Per project
$171

$169 in the last 6 months

World#275,321 / 412k
🇱🇻Country#290 / 387
Projects, last 6 months
7

Across 8 contracts

50% fixed50% hourly
World#28,826 / 412k
🇱🇻Country#23 / 387
Projects in all
7

Across 8 contracts

50% fixed50% hourly
World#236,188 / 412k
🇱🇻Country#233 / 387

Earnings, last 30 days

$1.3kNothing earned since Nov 3Billed in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$1,240$1,260$1,280$1,300Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7

Tracked from Nov 3, 2026.

Skill rankings: Top 26% in 3D Printing

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