Gabriel Marais

Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States7 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in mechanical design for mass manufacturing.
  • Proven track record in product design for leading tech companies.
  • Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and prototyping.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mechanical Design Engineer with expertise in Automotive and Consumer Electronics sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Mechanical Design EngineeringProduct DesignProduct Development

Other Skills

Tolerance analysisPrototype buildsCross-functional collaborationDesign for high volume manufacturingFlex PCB designIntegration of electrical subsystemsUSB-C designHeat transfer analysisConnector designInjection moldingHigh voltage designConcept engineeringProduction rampBattery pack designStamping design

About

Experienced mechanical design engineer with experience designing for prototype and mass manufacturing in CATIA and NX. Practical experience with DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, plastic design, stamping design, casting design, and sealing. Hands on skills in machining, prototyping, validation, and testing.

Experience

Sunday

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Feb 2026Present · 1 mo

  • Humanoid robots for your home!

Apple

Senior Product Design Engineer, iPhone

Jun 2022Feb 2026 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Cupertino, California, United States

  • Next generation consumer product battery technologies
  • Design of next generation iPhone architecture including flex PCB designs, and integration of antenna, electrical subsystems and USB-C.
  • Design for high volume manufacturing with tolerance analysis, led prototype builds and DOEs to troubleshoot new designs, work collaboratively cross functionally across industrial designers, RF, EE, and reliability teams.
Tolerance analysisPrototype buildsCross-functional collaborationDesign for high volume manufacturingMechanical Design EngineeringProduct Design

Tesla

3 roles

Mechanical Design Engineer

May 2020Dec 2020 · 7 mos

  • Developed innovative architecture and layout for the new generation Model S Plaid and Model X Plaid battery packs
  • Designed Plaid battery pack enclosure stampings for manufacturing, assembly, sealability, and serviceability
  • Designed high-volume power electronics injection molded enclosure for the Semi-Truck Dc Link Controller and Subpack Controller PCBs.
Battery pack designStamping designManufacturing assemblyMechanical Design EngineeringProduct Development

Mechanical Design Engineer

Jan 2019Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Engineered V4 supercharging post, with liquid immersed high voltage conductors, from concept through early production ramp and defined key technical specifications.
  • Performed heat transfer analysis and optimization to design supercharger high voltage junction box electronics enclosure to HV creepage and clearance regulations.
  • Root-caused connector field failures and implemented design solutions reducing monthly services costs and supercharger post downtime.
  • Designed new supercharger A-surface injection molded dock, including pawl locking mechanisms, NFC payment solution and Tesla's first outdoor display integration.
Heat transfer analysisConnector designInjection moldingHigh voltage designMechanical Design EngineeringProduct Development

Mechanical Design Engineer

Jan 2019Dec 2019 · 11 mos

  • Redesigned battery pack high-volume, injection molded parts to drive down manufacturing line rework time and BOM costs in automated in manual assembly
  • Led prototyping, fixture design, drawings, validation, and release of owned components ramping up to mass manufacturing and assembly for over 500,000 vehicles a year
  • Designed Semi-Truck battery pack structural components achieving structural integrity of vehicle for a target of 10 years
  • Led design and validation for Semi-Truck A and B sample battery pack enclosures
Injection moldingStructural designValidationMechanical Design EngineeringProduct Development

Promach

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Apr 2018Sep 2018 · 5 mos · Hamilton, Ontario

  • Designed mechanical components
  • Drafted part and assembly drawings to be manufactured in house

Education

McMaster University

Bachelor of Engineering — Mechanical Engineering

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