# Dafna Mitchell-Szafer > Mechanical Engineer at Base Power Company Location: Stanford, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dafna ## Work Experience ### Engineering @ Base Power Company Jan 2024 – Present ### Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery @ Tesla Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 ### Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery @ Tesla Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 ### Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery @ Tesla Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 ### Mechanical Design Engineer, Charging @ Tesla Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 ### Mechanical Design Intern, Charging @ Tesla Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, CA ### Course Assistant, Mechanics of Materials @ Stanford University Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 Taught students the fundamentals of stress and deformation analysis under axial loading, torsion and bending, column buckling, pressure vessels, stress transformations, and multiaxial loading; led weekly office hours, problem sessions, and review sessions; managed course logistics including grading, exams, scheduling, and record keeping. ### Product Design Engineering Intern @ Apple Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Cupertino, CA Designed connectors for next generation Apple products; performed static structural FEA and tolerance stack-up analysis to optimize designs and ensure manufacturing feasibility; provided DFM review and feedback to overseas vendors throughout the design development process. Performed extensive durability and validation testing for unreleased products; conducted failure analysis to troubleshoot and overcome issues during development and production builds. Worked with plastic injection molding, progressive die stamping, machining, metal injection molding. ### Needfinding Lecturer @ Stanford Mechanical Engineering Department Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Stanford, CA Taught needfinding to senior product design students; facilitated discussion section, evaluated coursework, and taught students proper techniques of ethnographic research and applications to design. ### Product Design Lead @ ReMaterials Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Ahmedabad, India Engineering and design of a sustainable roofing system for developing world homes; prototyping and refining system components; management of local manufacturing facility; developing company branding materials and marketing strategy. ### Tutor in Mechanics of Materials @ Stanford Mechanical Engineering Department Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Stanford, CA Planning and leading weekly review sessions in ME80 (Mechanics of Materials); topics covered include stress and deformation analysis under axial loading, torsion and bending, column buckling, pressure vessels, stress transformations and multiaxial loading. ### Fix-It/Capital Improvement Project Manager @ Stanford Mechanical Engineering Department Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Stanford, CA Day-to-day and long-term maintenance of 576 Alvarado Row (appliances, plumbing, lighting, general handiwork), design and implementation of large-scale improvement projects (e.g. building furniture, replacing floors, painting murals), inventory and maintenance of tools, educating residents in proper tool usage and care. ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Materials and Stress Analysis Stanford University ### Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Product Design Stanford University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dafnaszafer --- Source: https://flows.cv/dafna JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dafna/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13