Marisol Jimenez

Marisol Jimenez

I'm a designer and engineer in Los Angeles.

I fell in love with creating in 5th grade at DIY Girls, a nonprofit serving the Northeast San Fernando Valley. I started by making my first circuit, and eventually learned about conductivity with the Makey Makey and even conductive paint, which I used to make an electronic piano. I learned to 3D print and solder, and that desire to make never faded. I'm a first-generation American and college student, and when I did get to Brown University, I studied Design Engineering. Now I'm finishing my master's at Stevens Institute of Technology, focused on AI and machine learning.

Today, a lot of my work is for and with young people. I first joined The Rithm Project as a fellow, and now I facilitate sessions for educators and funders on what young people told us about AI and connection. I started the Convivir Fund because someone once covered my graduate tuition, and I saw how much that changed my life outside the classroom. I wanted to pass that on, so the fund gives students $500 to cover whatever keeps them from fully showing up. And I've come full circle with DIY Girls, writing the AI curriculum their high school students will start in November 2026.

No matter the project, I love being part of it from start to finish: getting to know the people it's for, building it, and helping figure out where it goes next.

Outside of work, you'll find me knitting, and I even started a knitting club at my local library. I'm also a competitive powerlifter and an avid journaler, and I practice calligraphy, currently studying Spencerian script.

  • Marisol smiling in her graduation gown and Brown stole under a twisting tree.
  • Marisol with a large group at the 2023 SHPE National Convention, standing behind giant FAMILIA letters.
  • Marisol knitting with blue yarn at the library knitting club she started.
  • A wood and acrylic load-testing rig with a stack of steel weights, in an engineering shop.
  • Marisol taking a big bite of a concha.
  • Marisol in a deep squat under a loaded barbell at the gym.
  • Marisol laughing while walking her brindle dog on a park path.
  • Marisol grinning in a library, wearing headphones and a green sweatshirt embroidered with flowers.
  • Marisol on the couch with her knitting, and her dog in the foreground with doodled-on eyelashes.
  • Marisol looking up at a parakeet perched on her head at a family gathering.
  • Marisol biting a chocolate chip cookie.
  • A baby photo of Marisol and another baby sitting on her dad's lap on a bench.
  • Marisol smiling while carrying her brindle dog in her arms.

I'm looking for a full-time role where I can build products and help shape what gets built. I'm open to relocating.