Mechanical Engineering • Rose-Hulman '30 • Open to summer 2027 internships

Ambrose Sigler

I'm a freshman studying mechanical engineering at Rose-Hulman. I design parts in Fusion 360, fabricate them in the shop, and write software when a project calls for it. I'm looking for a summer 2027 internship.

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Michelangelo's Creation of Adam: two outstretched hands about to touch — Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1512

Vesalius's first muscle plate: a standing figure with every muscle exposed, in a landscape — Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, 1543

Why hardware

Intelligence needs a body

I like AI and I like building physical things. A robot needs both, which is a big part of why I chose mechanical engineering.

So far I have pursued the two separately: robot parts on my FTC team, and an AI server I put together in my room. I'd like to try running a vision model on a real machine at some point. I haven't done that yet.

Studying: Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman, class of 2030
Right now: Learning SolidWorks in class · running my own AI server
Looking for: A summer 2027 internship: mechanical, robotics, software, or a mix
Tools: Fusion 360 · Python · Linux · PostgreSQL

Selected projects

Things I built

Fabtek Design · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026 · Web application and web design

Data Center Test Fit Visualizer

At Fabtek I built a WordPress plugin that takes a street address and works out the biggest data-center building that fits on that lot. The company uses it for early site studies.

It pulls the parcel boundary from the county's ArcGIS service, applies the city's setback rules (I entered the zoning for 16 cities into a PostgreSQL database), cuts out creeks and other water using USGS data, and then computes the largest rectangle that fits in what remains.

I handled the web design as well as the engineering, and I have since redesigned Fabtek's entire website from the ground up, with the tool built in.

Computational geometry
GIS
Web design
PostgreSQL
Google Maps API
turf.js

The King's Academy · FIRST Tech Challenge · Team 15385 Midnight Mayhem

FTC Robotics, Mechanical Team

Designed robot parts in Fusion 360 and 3D-printed them. My chassis concept was picked second out of seven designs. Built the competition robots on the bandsaw, drill press, lathe and mill, and competed at three events.

Fusion 360
3D printing
Machine shop
Robotics hardware

Personal project · 2026 – present · Home lab

Local AI Inference Server

I wanted to run large language models on my own hardware. I put an OCuLink adapter in the spare M.2 slot of my old gaming laptop, cut a hole in the bottom of the case for the cable, and connected a liquid-cooled RTX 3090 running off its own power supply.

The laptop runs Linux with no screen attached, and I connect to it from anywhere over Tailscale. I'm now building a micro-ATX version with 64 GB of RAM and two 3090s.

External GPU over OCuLink
Linux
Tailscale
Local LLMs

Fabtek Design · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026 · Field engineering

Engineering Site Surveys

I measured existing buildings for Google and biotech projects and drew up field sketches. The architects used my dimensions in their construction drawings.

Field surveying
Dimensional documentation

Bruegel's Tower of Babel: a vast tower under construction, covered in scaffolding and cranes — Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Tower of Babel, 1563

Holbein's The Ambassadors: two men standing either side of shelves of scientific instruments — Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, 1533

Capabilities

Tools of the trade

Mechanical

CAD — Fusion 360
SolidWorks (learning it in class)
3D printing
Robotics hardware
Physical prototyping
Machine shop — lathe, mill, bandsaw, drill press

Software

Python
PostgreSQL
Linux and SSH
Local LLM servers
Web design

Geospatial

ArcGIS
Google Maps API
turf.js geometry
Field surveying
Zoning data engineering

Human

XC captain — first state bid since 2006
$16,400 raised across 3 campaigns
Spanish (3 yrs)
Technical communication

About

The engineer

Raphael's School of Athens: philosophers gathered under a great vaulted hall — Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509–1511

I'm from San Jose. I'm a freshman at Rose-Hulman studying mechanical engineering, and I run cross country and track for the school.

In high school I was cross country captain. We made the state meet for the first time since 2006, and my best 5K is 16:28. I also captained three charity 6K teams that raised $16,400 for clean water.

Away from class and practice I go backpacking, tinker with my server, and work on websites like this one. I am also consistently ranked in the top 20 in the world for typing the alphabet. My record for A to Z is 1.504 seconds.

Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology — BS Mechanical Engineering, May 2030; The King's Academy '26 · GPA 4.038 · AP Scholar with Honor
Athletics: Rose-Hulman Cross Country and Track & Field, NCAA Division III
Honors: Eta Sigma Alpha · USATF Junior Olympics National Qualifier · WBAL Champion
Leadership: XC Captain (first state qualification since 2006) · World Vision Global 6K Captain — $16,400 raised, 328 people with clean water

Detail of the Creation of Adam: the two hands about to touch

Contact

Close the gap

I'm looking for a summer 2027 internship in mechanical engineering, robotics, or software. Email is the best way to reach me.

sigleras@rose-hulman.edu 669-270-8205 Download résumé