Jan 2026 – Present · 2 mos

• R15.08 Committee on Industrial Mobile Robots

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos

• Young Professionals Division: South-Central United States

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos

• Hardware product development

Aug 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

• AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robots) Deployment Engineer - Texas & Nevada
• Key focus:
• High-volume launch
• Operations ramp
• Infrastructure setup
• Systems integration
• Data Visualization
• Technical Project Management
• Technical Training
• Standards Development

Mar 2025 – Jul 2025 · 4 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

• AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robots) Deployment Engineer
• Key focus:
• Pilot Operations
• Process design
• Equipment commissioning
• Performance testing (FAT, SAT)
• Team: Factory Design — Material Flow Engineering

Jan 2024 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Austin, Texas, United States

• Cybertruck - Chassis, Doors & Final manufacturing lines
• Key focus:
• Systems design, workflow automation
• Data Analytics (SQL, Tableau, Splunk)
• Process design, continuous improvements (Kaizen)
• Line balancing, cycle time reduction, layout optimization
• Jigs & fixture design, equipment modifications
• New product introduction (NPI), RC, Pilot builds
• Ergonomics improvement, safety (EH&S) committee
• Team: General Assembly — Process Engineering

Sep 2023 – Dec 2023 · 3 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Equipped 48 students for Industry 4.0 & smart factory. Taught
• Process design with MES, Siemens PLC, FANUC robots, sensors, vision systems, AGVs & ASRS
• Product design (2D & 3D CAD modeling, GD&T-ASME Y14.5)
• Prototype build (CNC machining, 3D printing, laser cutting & engraving)
• Conducted weekly office hours to resolve student doubts, grading of weekly assignments & exams
• Cyber-Physical Systems Lab @ The College of Engineering

Jan 2023 – Aug 2023 · 7 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

• Managed the Cybertruck project from design, development to commissioning & launch for General Assembly (GA)
• Spearheaded the development of a global manufacturing standard with 12+ cross-functional teams to serve as guiding compass in future vehicle projects
• Optimized the network architecture by configuring NAT switches leading to a 33% increase in connection speed & saved $1M+ by eliminating the need for additional network infrastructure
• Implemented a sensor system to enable re-inspection of parts in response to high-frequency floor vibrations ensuring part accuracy, quality and reducing vibrations by ∼70%
• Improved ergonomics, equipment safety, and reduced hazards of limit switch remove/failure by 99% for 30+ process workstations using lift assists with risk assessments according to ISO 12100:2010
• Installed OSHA 1910.147 standards complaint Lockout Tagout (LOTO) procedures for 10+ injection molding machines in Model Y plastics shop engaging 170+ workers for a safe & risk-free workplace
• Team: Vehicle Manufacturing — Controls Engineering

Sep 2022 – Dec 2022 · 3 mos · Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

• Optimized cold-spray additive manufacturing for the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
• Enabled spraying of complex shapes & geometries with only 3/4th material & 5% of time spent earlier
• Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of powder particles impact on the deposition plate
• Cold Spray Research Lab @ The George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security

May 2022 – Aug 2022 · 3 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Built low-cost assistive devices for children with disabilities
• Led concept planning, DfMA, material & process selection, fabrication
• Eliminated 3D printer downtime by 70% through preventive maintenance

Mar 2022 – Feb 2023 · 11 mos

• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) committee - ISA Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division

Jan 2022 – Aug 2022 · 7 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Mentored undergraduate students on general well-being, academic & financial issues

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 7 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Spearheaded the planning, budgeting, and logistics of 12 high-profile hybrid events for the ALLIED (Allies for Leading, Learning, Inclusion and Education of Disabilities) project
• Led a team of 15 volunteers, oversaw a digital marketing campaign which increased attendance by 23% per event, independently developed the official website

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos

• Chapter: Boston, MA

Jan 2022 – Apr 2022 · 3 mos

• Supported makerspace operations for hardware product development teams.

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · 3 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Trend analysis of India's democratic erosion with Prof. Emily Clough at the Dept of Political Science.

Aug 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · India

• An examination conducted for recruitment to the Civil Services of the Government of India. Each year about 1 million students contest for 1,000 open positions (qualification rate: 0.001%). The examination is conducted over a 1 year period in 3 stages: Preliminary, Mains & Interview
• I attempted the exam thrice (2018-2020) and qualified to the 2020 Mains exam. Learnt subjects fundamental to governance such as Political Science, International Relations, Public Administration, Internal Security, Economics, History, Geography and Ethics during this period

Sep 2016 – Sep 2016 · 0 mo · Bahrain

• At ENGIE AEOM (Al Ezzel Operation & Maintenance), a 950MW combined cycle power plant, I
• Assisted maintenance department in the 3rd quarter maintenance
• Familiarized with the operation of gas & steam turbines, HRSG, De-mineralization & electro-chlorination plants and power plant control systems (PLC, DCS)
• Learnt about bearing damage & failure analysis, power plant design, GCC power grid

Aug 2016 – Jul 2017 · 11 mos

• Collegiate Chapter - Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Chennai, India