# Anuoluwapo Solola > Mechanical Design Engineer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/anuoluwapo Hello! I’m Anu Solola, a mechanical engineering new grad with over 5 years of hands-on experience across internships and academic projects. I’m passionate about bringing creativity to mechanical design, from early ideation to prototyping and product realization. Explore more of my work at anusolola.com. ## Work Experience ### Product Design Mechanical Engineer @ Verkada Jan 2025 – Present | San Mateo, California, United States ### Device Engineer (Senior Capestone) @ Gilead Sciences Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Stanford, CA - Co-led design of a single use, vial-to-vial transfer device for at-home Hepcludex reconstitution, achieving ±0.05 mL accuracy in 92.5% of trials. - Led prototyping and design iteration using CAD, 3D printing, and experimental validation. - Conducted FMEA and performance testing to inform design changes improving reliability and user safety. ### Product Design Engineering Intern @ Apple Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 - Led early design and validation of a critical stamped acoustic component through design iterations on NX, robust prototypes, and experimental tests. - Performed tolerance and Monte Carlo analyses for complex assembly gaps to create robust designs for high-volume manufacturing. - Designed CNC’d fixtures and ran FEA analysis for vendor and module reliability testing of new component geometry and material. - Managed DFM of novel components with international vendors to validate manufacturability of new geometries. - Fabricated mockups with CNC mill/ lathe, 3D printing, and laser cutting processes to create realistic user experience for leadership review. ### Mentor @ Breakout Mentors Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 ### CHARM Lab Research Intern @ Stanford University School of Engineering Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Stanford, California, United States - Supported redesign of a 4-DOF haptic device by developing experimental setups for blocked force and torque testing. - Analyzed test data and built prototypes to improve device performance and data quality. ### IRIS lab research intern @ Stanford University School of Engineering Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Stanford, California, United States ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering Stanford University ### Southland College Preparatory ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anusolola - Portfolio: https://www.anusolola.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/anuoluwapo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/anuoluwapo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13