PERSONAL LOG / EST. 2024

Joseph Cohen.

Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and the seams between them.

Space systems, robotics, optomechanics, and controls.
Trying to building things that feel a little like science fiction

Portrait of Joseph Cohen

JOSEPH COHEN
ENGINEER, DESIGNER, MAKER

NEW YORK, NY: 40.7127° N   74.0060° W
SYSTEM LOG: NOMINAL

01 / CURRENT FOCUS

On the bench.

Notes on the work and questions currently occupying my attention.

WORK

Cosmic Frontier Labs

Cosmic Frontier Labs is a nonprofit developing standardized space-telescope satellites that expand access to research through public telescope time and hosted instruments. I'm working on optomechanical hardware for the telescope, including its primary-mirror mount, handling hardware, manufacturing drawings, and bonding procedures. I'm also supporting the assembly and delivery of the Pathfinder Telescope.

ACTIVE · Summer 2026 Internship
STUDY

Fall 2026 - Senior Year

  • 2.71 · Optics
  • 16.851 · Introduction to Satellite Engineering
  • 16.853 · Advanced Satellite Engineering
  • 6.1903 [6.0004] · Introduction to Low-level Programming in C and Assembly
  • CMS.300 · Game Studies
  • 6.4570 [6.073] · Creating Video Games
Fall 2026
CURRENTLY READING
Cover of A View from the Stars

A View from the Stars

Cixin Liu

02 / SELECTED WORK

From the notebook.

ALL PROJECTS ↗

03 / CORRESPONDENCE

Have a technical question
or an interesting problem?