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Supplier Engineer, 2019 - Present

Mechanical Engineer, 2015 - 2019

Sunnyvale, CA

Design and improvement of advanced energy medical devices
Instrument performance verification and validation testing on DaVinci Surgical Robot
Data analysis for instrument performance evaluation and improvements
Design and Failure mode analysis of Metal Injection Molded (MIM) and Plastic Injection Molded Parts
Design of plastic transportation packaging parts
Design of test jigs for surgical instruments and instrument components

Lead Mechanical Design Engineer for next-generation Advanced Energy Power Generator

Design, DFM, and DFA of 35+ plastic and metal parts: Injection molded; Machined; Sheet Metal
Design, development, and testing of thermal cooling system for power generator and PCB boards
Development of a testing plan for:
- Design verification and validation
- Shipping, Drop, and Shock & Vibration tests
- Thermal Safety and Fluid Ingress tests
Technical project planning and management
Design and technical reviews with suppliers for DFM and DFA

Intuitve Work Experience

Mechanical Engineer, 2013 - 2015

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Designed Thermal Safety Management Solution (TSMS) for 4th generation photovoltaic cogeneration system
Modeled, Tested and Optimized prototypes of TSMS using variety of thermal testing tools and techniques
Designed Actively Cooled 5th gen. extruded PV aluminum substrate optimized for thermal and fluid performance
Performed FEA for static loads, thermal loads and thermal cycling load optimization of PV aluminum substrate
Designed Active Cooling System (ACS) for 5th gen. PV cogeneration system, optimized for cost and performance
Simulated Thermal and Electrical FEA for CTE affect study in solar module and optimal current flow paths

Designed and integrated a semi-automated robotic assembly line system for PV thermal safety component
Programmed and Integrated Cartesian robot system into assembly line for accurate dispensing of adhesive
Designed and built automated thermal cycling testing equipment with data collection and analysis capability
Developed vision inspection and indexing solutions for solar module tool for inline solar wafer inspection using Python and OpenCV libraries
Implemented image processing algorithms to characterize thermal response of solar modules using Python and OpenCV libraries
Designed and built custom motorized precision wafer inspection tool with high digital zoom capabilities and image processing tool

Characterized system materials for reliability from thermal and electrical perspective
Developed methodologies to test designed components for reliability and failure testing
Implemented image processing algorithms to characterize thermal response of solar module

Cogenra Work Experience

Crash Testing Facility

Engineering Intern, summer 2009

Evaluation of different airbag ECU calibration algorithms used in Restraint Systems development programs for vehicles:
- Analyzed Crash Test Data
- Evaluated algorithms used for deployment of restraint system
Evaluation of seat design for real-world safety environment:
- Development of Design Validation Plan
- Carried out Failure Mode Analysis
- FEA of idealized components of car seat system

Computer Vision