Kaiden Contino

I'm a mechanical engineering student at Northeastern University building hardware for extreme environments. At the Silicon Synapse Lab, I'm leading the mechanical redesign of COBRA, a NASA-collaborative snake robot engineered for lunar crater exploration. I'm transitioning it from prototype to flight-ready aluminum construction with hermetic sealing, dual-motor actuation, and thermal management for vacuum operation. Previously, I spent four years as design lead for FRC Team 1197, delivering competition robots under 6-week build cycles: custom gearboxes, pneumatic systems, and full system integration from CAD to CNC to field-ready hardware. I'm looking for co-op opportunities in defense and aerospace, but I'm open to any opportunity where I can design, build, and test hardware that can help change the world.