# Adarsh Anil Kumar > Hardware Products @ Aurora | Stanford Alum | UC Berkeley Alum Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/adarshanilkumar I design and build things! ## Work Experience ### Senior Mechanical Design Engineer @ Aurora Jan 2026 – Present | Mountain View, CA ### Mechanical Design Engineer II @ Aurora Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | Mountain View, California, United States ### Product Realization Lab (PRL) Course Assistant @ Stanford University Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Stanford, California, United States ### Research Assistant @ Stanford Hydrogen Initiative Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Stanford, California, United States Data-driven decision making for helping US transit agencies expand Zero-Emission-Bus (ZEB) fleets. Focusing on battery electric bus (BEB) and fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) strategy and operations ### Lidar Hardware Engineering Intern @ Aurora Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California, United States ### Mechanical Design Engineering Intern - Electric Power Conversion @ Rivian Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Carson, California, United States Designed a complex, modular and communized test fixture using CATIA v6 which enables the Top-down assembly, Rotation assembly, HiPot Testing, End of Line testing, Validation testing and Submersion testing of a Dual Powered Inverter Module (DPIM) optimized for cost, material usage and operator ergonomics Validated the reduction of the number of breather vents in the DPIM to 1 by analyzing the peak pressure change before equilibrium at max operating conditions using MATLAB and testing its functionality to reduce fill time to less than 15s during Air Cavity testing in the manufacturing line Implemented best practice of GD&T by creating a model which suggests design changes and the best fastener to be used at each interface of the DPIM considering thread engagement, static gap, packaging, cost and fastener availability Conducted quantitative and qualitative trade study to source the best and most cost-effective DC Input Busbar assembly, AC Output Busbar assembly and Chassis Seal Gasket supplier with minimal deviation from our technical specifications. ### Peer Advisor @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Berkeley, California, United States ### President @ Cal Aero Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Berkeley, California, United States ### Structures and Integration Team Lead @ Cal Aero Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | United States -Perform static structural FEA using ANSYS on the aircraft to analyse strength, survivability and modularity. -Manufacture and assemble the entire RC aircraft and create test rigs to test performance -Led the club in design, test and optimization of a semi-monocoque fuselage structure with a boom tail and spring telescoping landing gear -Created a dynamic model for the landing gear using MATLAB and Simulink that takes multiple scenarios of landing into account at different pitch and yaw angles. -Conducted research for an ideal detachable landing gear design, materials and shock absorbers ### Landing Gear Design Team Lead @ Cal Aero Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 -Conduct research for an ideal detachable landing gear design, materials and shock absorbers -Design an adequate landing gear system with an apt steering mechanism that can withstand landing impact without plastic deformation -Perform structural FEA and simulate dynamic landing conditions to test the integrity of the gear -Manufacture and assemble the landing gear using Metal Laser Cutters, Water Jets, 3-D printers & CNC. ### Structures and Integration Team Member @ Cal Aero Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, CA -Designed and tested multiples concepts of fuselage of the r-c airplane. -Conducted FEA for the airplane truss and landing gear. -Engaged in woodwork, wood-gluing, laser-cutting, machine-workshop and 3-d printing. -Designed and manufactured a cargo bay system for unloading and loading cargo under a time limit. -Participated in the Aerospace SAE WEST design competition that challenges students to create a remote-controlled airplane capable of performing various tasks. ### Engineering Intern - Manufacturing, Drive Unit @ Rivian Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, California, United States Led successful design validations and kick-off of a new manufacturing line through a series of optimization studies, design reviews and tests/prototyping by collaborating with other engineering teams and the supplier Designed and prototyped a multifunctional Go/No Go gauge and test fixture using CATIA for next gen stator components that validates critical dimensions, tolerances and positions to authenticate quality and standards of design validation builds Created a Master Process document and a detailed Process Flowchart using LUCID for a completely automated manufacturing line that comprises of over 20 individual stations which enables easier installation and monitoring of the line Constructed and oriented a layout for an entire Drive Unit line using AutoCAD considering structural & facilities constraints and optimal material/ process flow for a new expansion of the factory. ### Mec Eng 40 (Thermodynamics) Course Reader @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California, United States ### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ FormFactor Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Livermore, California, United States Created a dynamic thermal nonlinear FEA model of two Interposer springs using ANSYS to analyze the kinematics of this component in a probe card environment Developed a standalone GUI using MATLAB to reduce data processing time from two hours to 30 seconds for an Oven Heat Test with a multifaceted set of features built into the app for data analysis Critically analyzed an Oven Heat Test setup and increased efficiency by adding applications for Live Data Plotting using MATLAB and conducting cost analysis for test equipment replacement such as DAQs and MUX Enhanced skills in GD&T by validating and inspecting CAD drawings for Probe Card components. ### Energy Hardware Engineering Intern @ Tesla Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Palo Alto, California ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering Stanford University Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 ### High School Diploma in Science Al Ain Juniors School Jan 2004 – Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adarsh-ak --- Source: https://flows.cv/adarshanilkumar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/adarshanilkumar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07