C’lette Coronado is a junior Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Houston and a NASA L’SPACE LEAP Intern, currently serving as a Thermal Engineering Mentor. Her engineering experience emphasizes hands-on system integration, combining mechanical design, electrical wiring, sensing, and software-based analysis to build reliable, constraint-driven systems.

She has served as a Lead Systems Engineer in both the Mission Concept Academy (MCA) and the Proposal Writing & Evaluation Experience (NPWEE), contributing to interdisciplinary mission design and proposal development while applying systems engineering principles across thermal, mechanical, electrical, and CDH subsystems. These experiences strengthened her ability to evaluate trade spaces, subsystem interfaces, and performance under environmental and operational constraints.

A significant portion of C’lette’s technical growth comes from project-based work. In the MECE 2361 Design-Build-Test (DBT) course, she helped design, build, and iterate an autonomous mechanical sorting system under strict footprint, weight, time, and scoring constraints. She led CAD design and optimization of key mechanisms, produced engineering drawings, and supported multiple fabrication iterations using 3D printing—prioritizing low complexity, reliability, and system performance.

She also served as the Electrical Engineering and Wiring Lead for the USIP IV Guided Parachute Recovery project, where she designed and integrated a multi-sensor flight system combining IMU, GNSS, and altimeter modules for autonomous balloon flight. This work involved circuit schematics, sensor integration, and CAD design for hardware organization, reinforcing her understanding of real-world sensing, data reliability, and system robustness.

In parallel, C’lette is a Teaching Assistant for Computing and Problem Solving for Engineers, supporting over 180 students in MATLAB-based problem solving and early engineering design. Teaching has shaped her approach to engineering—favoring clarity, structured thinking, and the ability to translate complex concepts into intuitive steps. She also serves as Vice President Internal of ASME-UH, coordinating academic initiatives, membership engagement, and 3D Print Lab operations.

C’lette approaches engineering with curiosity, creativity, and a strong systems mindset. She is motivated by technically rigorous environments that value thoughtful design, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuous learning, and she is eager to contribute to teams working at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, thermal, and software engineering.