Lucas Griwicki

Mechanical engineering

Lucas
Griwicki.

Product development.
Design. Manufacturing.

I'm a mechanical engineering student at Michigan-Dearborn. I work across design, validation, and fabrication to turn an engineering problem into a working solution.

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Canton, MichiganB.S.E. expected April 2027
Lucas Griwicki wearing a navy suit and blue shirt
Engineering, with a hands-on perspective.01 / LG

Experience
& education

FordDriveline product development
YazakiComponent engineering
Michigan / DearbornMechanical engineering · 4.00 GPA

01 / Experience

Engineering beyond
the classroom.

From driveline development to the manufacturing floor.

2026

May - July

Dearborn, MI

Ford Motor Company

Driveline Product Development Engineering Intern

Owned a front-axle driveline corrective action from root cause investigation through validation planning and service release.

  • Led supplier meetings, set deliverables and timing, and tracked prototype orders.
  • Built tools for design-rule verification and extracting structured component data from CAD.
  • Analyzed production data from thousands of units to evaluate fill-level compliance and inform a cost-savings effort.
  • Delivered hands-on AI training focused on practical use and the tools' limitations.
2025

May - August

Canton, MI

Yazaki North America

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Supported the GM business unit by validating connector and terminal specifications and identifying lower-cost alternatives meeting the same requirements.

  • Prepared work orders for XC library updates tied to more than $200K in annual savings.
  • Automated recurring Excel work with VBA and trained engineering staff to maintain and use the tools.
2018 - Now

Canton, MI

Lightning Robotics

FIRST Robotics Competition · Team 862

Fabrication Lead · Sept 2018 - June 2023Alumni Mentor · Jan 2024 - Present

Led CNC machining and 3D printing, checked manufactured parts for accuracy, and trained newer members on the equipment. Now I help current students develop fabrication and manufacturing skills.

02 / Selected work

Built. Tested.
Improved.

A closer look at the tools and projects behind the experience.

Ford · Engineering automation

Less manual work.
More engineering.

Two tools to shorten repetitive engineering tasks: a design-rule checker across model years and a script to extract component data from CAD.

  • Excel VBA
  • CAD data extraction
  • Design verification
Project details

The problem

Manual design checks and repeated data entry took time and introduced avoidable errors.

My contribution

Wrote a VBA tool to verify designs against engineering rules and a separate script to move CAD component data into a structured format.

The result

Reduced the manual review effort and removed repeated data entry from the CAD workflow.

Michigan-Dearborn · Winter 2024

Arduino
path-tracking vehicle.

A small-team project combining a custom 3D-printed chassis, drivetrain assembly, IR sensing, and repeated testing.

  • 3D printing
  • Arduino
  • IR sensors
Project details

The challenge

Build a vehicle within the course's design constraints and make it track the assigned path reliably.

My contribution

Designed and printed the chassis with a small team, assembled the motors and electronics, and programmed the vehicle in the Arduino IDE.

Testing

Tuned sensor thresholds and motor values across repeated test runs until the vehicle followed the path reliably.

FIRST Robotics · Team 862

Competition robot
fabrication.

Turning engineering drawings into accurate parts while coordinating with design and programming teams to keep the robot build on schedule.

  • CNC machining
  • Fabrication
  • Team leadership
Project details

My role

Led fabrication, managed CNC machining and 3D printing, and checked parts for accuracy before assembly.

Working as a team

Trained newer members on equipment and worked with the design and programming subteams to meet the build schedule.

The outcome

The robot finished in the top 11 statewide and qualified for the FIRST World Championship. I continue supporting the team as an alumni mentor.

Michigan-Dearborn · Prototyping

3D-printed
ball bearing.

A rapid prototyping project exploring how modeled clearances translate into fit and motion in a printed assembly.

  • Fusion 360
  • FDM printing
  • Tolerancing
Project details

The design

Modeled the inner race, outer race, and ball retainer in Fusion 360, accounting for clearance between the moving parts.

Fabrication and review

Printed and assembled the bearing, then evaluated the fit and smoothness of rotation. The project connected dimensional decisions in CAD to the behavior of a physical assembly.

Also in the lab

Signal acquisition & frequency analysis

Instrumentation coursework using FFT analysis, frequency resolution, and Nyquist sampling to connect measured signals with their frequency content.

MATLAB / FFT

03 / Background

A builder at heart.
An engineer by training.

I like the part of engineering where a design leaves the screen and becomes something you can hold, test, and improve.

That started with Lightning Robotics. Machining parts, solving build problems, and working with a team gave me a practical foundation before I stepped into an engineering classroom.

At Michigan-Dearborn, Ford, and Yazaki, I've built on that foundation through product development, validation, and automation. My interests sit where mechanical design and manufacturing meet, especially in automotive systems.

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Education

University of MichiganDearborn

Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

4.00 / 4.00GPA
April 2027Expected graduation
  • James B. Angell Scholar 2025, 2026
  • William J. Branstrom Prize 2024
  • University Honors Every term

Technical toolkit

Tools I work with.

CAD & design

CATIA, Fusion 360, 3D modeling, engineering drawings

Manufacturing

CNC machining, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, fabrication, prototyping

Programming & automation

Excel VBA, MATLAB, Arduino, CAD data extraction

Engineering methods

Root cause analysis, design validation, design-rule verification, specification review

04 / Contact

Get in
touch.

For engineering opportunities, project questions, or a conversation about the work.

lgriwick@umich.edu
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Based in Canton, Michigan.

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