COMPANY: Prysm Incorporated - R&D division
POSITION: Summer 2015 Engineering Intern
SKILLS OBTAINED: Supplier negotiations, Cleanroom optics testing, Packaging Design

BACKGROUND: Prysm provides a cloud-based visual workplace that drives engagement between in-office and remote teams to increase productivity. In addition to the software side, their mechanical engineering division designed its own visual display technology using Laser Phosphor Dioides (LPD).

PROBLEM: The light engine is a highly sensitive opto-mechanical product that often requires repair and maintenance work after shipping.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To design and test a secure packaging process for the light engine to ensure its protection while shipping.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: To redesign a fixture used to measure laser power for next generation light engine under development. To test focal distances of lenses manufactured in China and analyze results against manufacturer's data.

For confidentiality reasons, final designs may not be shared.