Professional Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) · Full-time

Mar 2026 – Present · · Daejeon, South Korea · On-site

Working at IESEL Lab under Prof. Daejun Chang, on energy systems research spanning solar thermal systems, thermal energy storage, and process-level optimization. Current projects include a PVT–TES co-simulation framework (Python + HYSYS + MATLAB), a CO₂ liquefaction facility design, and a closed-loop blanket gas system for industrial hot TES tanks.

Lab: https://iesel.kaist.ac.kr/home

Research and Development Engineer

ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC · Full-time

Feb 2025 – Apr 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos · 10th of Ramadan, Egypt · Hybrid

R&D work on power transformers in the Power Transformer Division — covering design validation, production support, and simulation-driven reliability improvement.

R&D Design Engineer

Midea Carrier · Full-time

Mar 2024 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr · Al Jizah, Egypt · On-site

Mechanical Engineer — Owner Representative (Military Service)

Egyptian Air Force (EAF) · Full-time

Apr 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Egypt · On-site

Military service period as an Owner Representative, reviewing designs and BOQs for projects owned by the Armed Forces: gas stations, structural trusses, and administrative buildings.

Private Instructor for Undergraduate Engineers

Self-Employed · Part-time

Apr 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Cairo, Egypt · Hybrid

Taught Stress Analysis, Theory of Machines, Electronics, and Engineering Physics to undergraduate engineering students.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Freelance

Nov 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Cairo, Egypt

Humanoid Robot — Freelance project to design and manufacture a nursing robot for Ain Shams Specialist Hospital. Built from scratch using a mix of conventional manufacturing and 3D-printed parts; now under implementation at the hospital.

Internships

Shaker Consultancy Group (Sep 2022 – Nov 2022)

ENPPI — Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industry (Aug 2022 – Sep 2022)

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) (Aug 2022 · 1 mo · Cairo, Egypt)

ProService — The Engineering Company for Project Services (Sep 2021 – Oct 2021 · 6th of October, Al Jizah)

Volunteer & Extracurricular Activities