# Garima Bansal

> Mechanical Engineering and Robotics @ Carnegie Mellon University

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/garimabansal

## Work Experience
### Product Design Co-op @ Apple
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Vision Products Group

### Uprights System Lead - Drivetrain @ Carnegie Mellon Racing
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Suspension Captain @ Carnegie Mellon Racing
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
- Oversaw manufacturing, integration, validation, and tuning for all suspension systems

### Bellcranks and Dampers System Lead & Welding Lead @ Carnegie Mellon Racing
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
- Designed bellcrank geometry for ideal motion ratio of 0.95 based on vehicle dynamics analysis on OptK
- Optimized bellcranks using DFM for a 3-axis CNC, analyzed failure modes, conducted FEA via Ansys Mechanical, and reduced bellcrank mass by 20% compared to previous year’s design
- Welded car components and held weekly sessions teaching members how to TIG weld

### Suspension Team Member & Assistant Welding Lead @ Carnegie Mellon Racing
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
- Designed, modeled on Solidworks, and milled jig blocks to ensure that anti-roll bar components are positioned correctly when welded to each other and to the car chassis
- Engineered torsional stiffness rig and measured the actual torsional stiffness of front and rear anti-roll bars to validate hand calculations
- Used TIG welding to weld systems on the car

### Product Design Intern @ Apple
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Vision Products Group

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Rapid Prototyping @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Held office hours to assist students with course projects involving Solidworks, Python, and Rhino3D
- Helped students troubleshoot laser cutting and 3D printing issues
- Provided grades and feedback for selected homework assignments


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering

### Cupertino High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/garimabansal34

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Last updated: 2026-04-13