# Eric Gemnay

> Product Design Engineer at Apple

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ericgemnay

Excited about product design, robotics, and new materials

## Work Experience
### Product Design Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Present

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ Uber
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California
•  Research and development of thermal management strategies and battery technology for eVTOL applications
•  Mechanical design, analysis, and testing for next-generation battery packs for JUMP electric bicycles
•  Worked with overseas contract manufacturers to ensure part quality and build schedule were on track as product cycle entered mass production

### Reliability Engineering Intern @ Apple
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Cupertino, California
• Test development, specification justification, and statistical data analysis
• Investigated alternative drop testing metrics to better quantify shock severity and more accurately predict failure rates

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ Formlabs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Somerville, MA
• Redesigned, optimized, and prototyped the rotary axis of a robotic gantry system to eliminate backlash, decrease cost, and increase precision
• Implemented improvements to the Form Cell automated 3D printing system; responsible for subsystems that increased operator safety and enhanced user experience
• Validated design choices using 3D printing and SolidWorks simulations
• Used Matlab to model and verify robotic gantry rotary axis motion paths

### Hardware Developement Intern @ AOMS Technologies Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Mississauga, Ontario
• Designed lab equipment and software that integrated several different instruments together, allowing for more complex experiments, improved user experience, and increased measurement precision
• Implemented a smart part numbering system using Solidworks PDM to simplify revision tracking and improve design workflow 
• Designed an adjustable mechanical frame to enclose a tube furnace operating at a maximum of 500°C
• Built a custom lab instrument to explore different fiber optic coating techniques
• Developed, performed, and documented experiments to test fiber optic sensors at different pressure and temperature conditions

### Prototype Engineering Intern @ Future Motion
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Santa Cruz, California
• Developed electromechanical fixtures to test circuit boards, sensor integrity, and the mechanical properties of various parts of the Onewheel electric skateboard
• Responsible for creating various "Looks-Like" and "Works-Like" prototype parts and assemblies to provide early validation and cosmetic review samples
• Researched and prototyped an alternative rider-detection system using strain gauges in a motivation to reduce part count
• Various soldering, machining, coding, and CAD projects

### Electrical Prototyping Engineering Intern @ Future Motion
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Santa Cruz, California
• Developed a Li-Ion battery power cycling system to analyze the mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics of different battery cells
• Responsible for troubleshooting and designing repair procedures for products that received an RMA
• Designed and fabricated custom fixtures to automate various tasks on the production line


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Honours Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ericgemnay

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Last updated: 2026-03-29