Jude St John
Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University
Minor in Theater and Performance Studies • Mandarin Speaker
Creating Memorable Experiences
About Me
Hello! I'm Jude, a Mechanical Engineering student at Stanford University (Class of 2028) with an interest in placemaking and engineering design.
I'm passionate about bringing others joy with my work and have both research and design experience in settings ranging from research institutes to theatre.
While I'm continuously developing my technical skills, I'm particularly interested in the intersection of engineering, creativity, and entertainment.
Themed Entertainment Association
Stanford Chapter President
IAAPA North America
Member
ASME
Student Member
IEEE
Student Member, Robotics and Automation Society
Experience
The Walt Disney Company
Engineering Intern, Worldwide Safety Assurance Tier-III Auditing & Investigations (Jun 2026–Present)
Anaheim, CA
Support Worldwide Safety Audit & Investigation work through technical audit preparation, documentation review, and cross-functional follow-up for ride/show systems.
Track requirements, open questions, and follow-up items across Maximo job plan alignment, hazard analysis, manufacturer requirements, drawings/specs, and Disney standards checks.
Midea Group's AI Research Center
Embodied Intelligence Intern (Summer 2025)
Shanghai, China
Worked at Midea's AI Research Institute for the summer, exploring language-controlled generalist robots. Co-authored ActiveUMI, a framework for robotic manipulation with active perception from robot-free human demonstrations, achieving 70% success rate on bimanual tasks. Also see past work: DexVLA, ChatVLA2.
The Arbor
Part-time Audio/Lighting Engineer (January 2025-Present)
Stanford, California
Live mixing, sound checks, and lighting for Stanford events. Separately, in a freelance capacity, I serve as a mixer for various groups' performances, managing load-in, strike, and hearing safety.
Stanford Department of Theater and Performance Studies
Student Theatrical Technician (Sep 2025-Present)
Stanford, California
Work in the scene shop on tasks directly related to the installation, creation, build, implementation, maintenance, and strike of a TAPS production. Duties include carpentry, welding, installing lighting/sound/video equipment, 3D printing, rigging, automation, painting, etc.
Office of Naval Research
Science and Engineering Apprentice (Summer 2022)
Keyport, Washington
Supported development of a novel optics/photonics process; analyzed results in MATLAB and briefed engineering leads.
Get In Touch
I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities related to mechanical engineering and theme park design.
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