ABOUT ME

Sam Zajczenko is a mechanical engineer that wants to work to help people and create iconic designs.

Sam Zajczenko is a mechanical engineer that wants to work to help people and create iconic designs.

I am a senior mechanical engineering student at UIUC with a strong focus and love for design, analysis, and hands-on engineering work. I have tackled projects ranging from product design of drivetrain systems, design review of CAD/Systems, and more. I’ve worked extensively with 3D printing, manufacturing analysis, and iterative design processes, learning how engineering decisions impact performance, cost, and production. I am familiar with the engineering process as a whole from styling too aftermarket.


Looking forward, I aim to move into roles that combine mechanical design with controls and system-level thinking. I’m particularly interested in developing systems where mechanical components and control strategies interact: such as drivetrain systems, robotics, and dynamic mechanical systems. My goal is to contribute to engineering solutions that are not only well-designed physically, but also optimized through intelligent control and performance analysis.

Sam

Zajczenko

Sam Zajczenko is a mechanical engineer from Chicago. He attended University of Illinois Urbana Champaign earning his Bachleor's in Mechanical Eng and minor in Electrical Eng.

United States

Engineer and Creative

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Ready to Work

CAPABILITIES

Manufacturing Experience

Woodworking, Metalworking, Welding, 3D Printing, Electroplating, etc. Name it I have done it!

Teamwork

Passionate

Human Design

Manufacturing Experience

Woodworking, Metalworking, Welding, 3D Printing, Electroplating, etc. Name it I have done it!

Teamwork

Passionate

Human Design

Let's Build Something

Current Projects

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SLA DISK

Replicating the DISH method from a 2026 Nature paper: printing a whole object in under a second. Light patterns from many angles overlap to cure the entire 3D volume at once with no layers.

Timeline

Summer 2026

01

SLA DISK

Replicating the DISH method from a 2026 Nature paper: printing a whole object in under a second. Light patterns from many angles overlap to cure the entire 3D volume at once with no layers.

Timeline

Summer 2026

02

GoKart

Fabricating and welding a custom go-kart frame, moving from CAD design this summer, into hands-on metalwork in fall.

Timeline

Spring 2027

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GoKart

Fabricating and welding a custom go-kart frame, moving from CAD design this summer, into hands-on metalwork in fall.

Timeline

Spring 2027

03

ShadR

A G-code app that creates custom 3D-printable lampshades for my CAD lamp base attachment.

Timeline

June 2026

03

ShadR

A G-code app that creates custom 3D-printable lampshades for my CAD lamp base attachment.

Timeline

June 2026

04

PCB Design

A working PCB business card that links recruiters straight to my online portfolio.

Timeline

Summer 2026

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PCB Design

A working PCB business card that links recruiters straight to my online portfolio.

Timeline

Summer 2026

Highlights

Progress Rail

Honda

Yaskawa

Sam Zajczenko

Sam Zajczenko

Sam Zajczenko