Lucid Nexus (Autonomous Vehicle) (May 2025 - Present)

• Validated robust joint design through rigorous first-principles hand calculations, evaluating torque retention, differential thermal growth, and bending moments to prevent failure in extreme operating environments.

• Collaborated with industrial designers and cross-functional teams to resolve packaging challenges balancing cosmetics, manufacturing, serviceability. electronics (Camera, LCD screen, Mic and Lidar) performance, mounting and locating strategy.

• Conducted advanced static structural and modal analyses in ANSYS to optimize component stiffness, predict resonance frequencies, and successfully drive mass reduction without compromising performance.

• Accelerated the product development lifecycle by leveraging 3D printing and CNC machining to quickly fabricate functional prototypes, enabling rapid physical validation of form, fit, and function.

• Optimized manufacturing costs by applying strategic GD&T (ASME Y14.5) to 2D prints, deliberately maximizing tolerance bands while strictly maintaining critical-to-function requirements for complex exterior assemblies.

• Authored detailed DVP documentation to standardize testing procedures and facilitated cross-functional DFMEA sessions to ensure high reliability and safety standards for critical sub-assemblies.

Lucid Gravity (Jan 2024 - May 2025)

• Owned exterior chrome finisher system which consists of 8+ injection molded components delivering to tight project deadlines.

• Developed technical documents from scratch such as DFMEA, DVPnR, SCCAF, ESOW to source and validate multiple components.

• Implemented DOEs to root cause engg. issues using fishbone, tolerance stackup analysis resulting in smooth launch and handover.

• Delivered 2+ structural components from concept to grave incorporating rapid prototyping, FEA and cross functional alignment.

• Designed ALDC electronic cover and mounting bracketry using core design methodologies resulting in 10% reduction in weight.

• Created complex 3D assemblies and 2D drawings, incorporating GDT principles and communicated with contract manufacturers.

• Conducted DOEs on O-rings and PIP seals, validating performance and worked cross functionally to implement design changes(ECN)

• Assisted in landing two Drive Inverter automated lines (SAT and ramp up).

• Worked closely with the Design team to improve manufacturability (DFM/DFA).

• Drove DOE, DFM activities, correlation studies, SPC analysis, Root cause analysis and inspection system.

• Collaborated with cross functional teams including Product Design, Materials, Quality, Project Management.

• Process research, development, and validation for new manufacturing technologies on inverters. Job roles included designing experiments, CAD and fabrication of test fixtures, and analyzing data.

• Implemented GR&R, OEE requirements, Equipment qualification, MES, equipment debug and daily build plans.

Design and manufacturing of a rail bot for a MNC.

Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics study for the flow over a Porous Aerofoil.