Available for fabrication work — Washington, DC

Hi, I'm Victor Youk.

  • Maker
  • Engineer
  • Fabricator

I push mechanical design past its spec sheet — engineering high-performance hybrid drones, machining carbon fiber and 6061 aluminum, and casting the parts that can't be bought. From DARPA heavy-lift challenges to crank-driven kinetic toys, I build the hard things end to end.

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01 / What I build with

Capabilities

Five disciplines, kept sharp across the shop — from first sketch to the finished, load-bearing part.

K01

High-Performance & Hybrid Drone Engineering

Flagship

Hybrid propulsion, power-to-weight optimization, and custom motor–generator pairings for heavy-lift airframes.

K02

Advanced Fabrication — Carbon Fiber & 6061 Aluminum

Core

Structural carbon layup and machined aluminum — designed for stiffness where it counts and grams where it doesn't.

K03

3D Printing & Rapid Prototyping

Core

Fast iteration from FDM to resin — turning an idea into a fit-checked, testable part in a single afternoon.

K04

Platinum-Cure Silicone & Resin Mold Making

Specialty

Two-part molds and cast resin with the materials know-how — and safety protocols — to teach it to a room of people.

K05

Mechanical Design & Drivetrain Mechanics

Core

Gearing, shafts, and linkages that share power cleanly across modules — designed to actually turn, not just render.

02 / Selected work

Projects

Three builds that show the range — a heavy-lift aircraft, precision 3D printing, and embedded systems design.

PRJ-001 Heavy-lift / hybrid propulsion

DARPA Lift Challenge Drone

Engineered a hybrid-propulsion heavy-lift drone built to carry a 110 lb payload while holding its own base weight under 55 lbs. The work centered on power-to-weight optimization through custom motor–generator pairings and structural carbon fiber integration.

  • Carbon fiber
  • Hybrid propulsion
  • Motor–generator
  • Structural layup
Payload
110 lb
Base weight
< 55 lb
Propulsion
Hybrid
Structure
Carbon fiber
PRJ-002 Additive / rapid prototyping

3D Printing Project

Placeholder for a 3D-printing build. Summarize the part, the printer and material, the tolerances you held, and the problem it solved — then swap this copy for the real thing.

  • FDM
  • Resin (SLA)
  • Design for AM
Process
FDM + SLA
Material
TBD
PRJ-003 Embedded / firmware

Embedded Systems Design

Placeholder for an embedded-systems build. Describe the hardware, the microcontroller and sensors, the firmware stack, and what it controls — then replace this copy with the details.

  • Microcontrollers
  • PCB design
  • Firmware (C/C++)
MCU
STM32 / ESP32
Stack
C / C++
03 / Contact

Let's build something.

Got a hard part, a wild airframe, or a workshop that needs running? Send the details and I'll get back to you.

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