Implementation Engineering Intern / Electric Era Technologies
Supporting EV charging deployment through implementation engineering, field coordination, and hardware-focused problem solving.
Donovan
Burke
University of Pennsylvania / School of Engineering and Applied Science
Building aerospace, automotive, and robotic systems that perform in the real world for the real world.
About
I am a mechanical engineering student at the University of Pennsylvania focused on aerospace propulsion, automotive systems, robotics, and design for manufacturing.
My experience spans biomedical devices, EV infrastructure, robotics, and aerospace design and fabrication.
More About Me
Propulsion Systems
Robotic Hardware
Automotive Technology
Major Projects
Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine
Developing a testable propulsion architecture around continuous rotating detonation and pressure-gain combustion.
Propulsion
Combustion
Project Wavefront
Microturbojet Afterburner
Leading chamber and flameholder design for a compact afterburner at Penn Jet Propulsion.
Thermal Design
Fabrication
PJP
Big Hero Six Battle Bot
Translating a character-inspired concept into a compact combat robot that can be fabricated, repaired, and controlled reliably.
Robotics
CAD
Fabrication
ArmAssist
Founder and engineering lead on an assistive arm orthotic using compliant mechanisms and artificial-muscle actuation.
Assistive Tech
Mechanisms
ISEF
Professional Experience
Hands-on engineering across EV technology, research, and propulsion.
Experience building and testing real systems, from EV charging deployment to soft robotics research and pressure-gain propulsion design.
Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine / Project Wavefront
Developing a testable pressure-gain propulsion architecture with chamber, injector, instrumentation, and staged test planning work.
University Research / BU Material Robotics + Iowa Mu Lab
Designed soft robotic bronchoscope bodies and fabricated fibroin-based therapeutic patches through lab research.