Melissa Gabrielle Acuna Higareda
About Melissa Gabrielle Acuna Higareda
Melissa Gabrielle Acuna Higareda is a Sr. Stress Engineer at QuEST Global with 8 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing and medical products sectors.
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Melissa Gabrielle Acuna Higareda is a Sr. Stress Engineer at QuEST Global.
Current Role at QuEST Global
Melissa Gabrielle Acuna Higareda currently works as a Sr. Stress Engineer at QuEST Global. She is based in Chula Vista, California, United States. In this role, she focuses on ensuring the structural integrity of components, utilizing both classical manual calculations and finite element analysis to solve time-critical technical problems.
Previous Roles and Experience
Melissa has held several engineering positions in her career. She worked as an R&D Sustaining Engineer at Envista Holdings Corporation in Mexicali, Baja California, México, for 5 months in 2021. Prior to that, she was a Project Engineer for Air Thermal Components at Honeywell for 7 months between 2019 and 2020. She also served as a Research and Development Engineer II at Martech Medical Products, Inc., from 2018 to 2019. In 2018, she co-founded Tara Rehabilitación Integral Veterinaria and worked there for 6 months. Melissa spent 5 years as a Stress Engineer II at UTC Aerospace Systems, from 2013 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Melissa Gabrielle Acuna Higareda studied at CETYS Universidad, where she earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She specializes in ensuring the optimal functioning of components to achieve structural integrity. With 8 years of experience in the aerospace manufacturing and medical products sectors, she has expertise in solving time-critical technical problems using methods such as classical manual calculations and finite element analysis.
Technical Skills and Reporting
Melissa prepares comprehensive analysis reports to meet customer requirements for component certification. She has conducted in-depth studies to resolve technical concerns and develop design concepts, drawing on her extensive experience to ensure structural integrity and reliability of components.