Quality Engineer

HEENAL PATEL

585-***-**** ********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/hp3212/ New York

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology (08/2022–05/2025)

• Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Focus on Robotics, Minor in Supply Chain Rochester, NY Nirma University (07/2016–07/2022)

• Master of Business Administration, Minor - Finance Ahmedabad, India

• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

SKILLS

Data Analytics Tool - Minitab, MySQL, Splunk Dashboards, Smart Sheets, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, and Advanced Excel. Technical Tools – C, Python, SolidWorks, 3DX, CATIA, LabVIEW, ROS, MATLAB, and Jira. Quality Tools - SPC, 8D, DMAIC, TQM, GD&T, Gauge R&R, PPAP, APQP, PLM, and Quality Assurance. CERTIFICATIONS

Operations Strategy for Business – PMI (01/2027)

Managing Jira Projects – Birdify (03/2026)

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt - Rochester Institute of Technology (05/2026) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tesla Inc. (01/2024–08/2024)

Vehicle Quality Engineering Intern Austin, TX

• Identified and resolved vehicle quality issues across key commodities, including thermal systems, chassis, interiors, center consoles, windshields, controllers, and cameras, while supporting TPM milestones and deliverables.

• Led root cause corrective action analysis (RCCA) efforts, from defect identification to countermeasures implementation on HVAC units, blower motors, PT pumps, and CFM, thereby reducing defect recurrence.

• Recovered $25K+ in scrap value through supplier collaboration to enhance quarterly operational profitability and thermal hose redesigns using CATIA and EBOM management.

• Reduced the daily failure rate from 12% to 2.07 % with a permissible RPN for panel airwaves and center consoles by leading failure mode effect analysis (FMEAs), improving customer durability KPIs.

• Developed containment creation strategies to isolate and prevent non-conforming products from impacting the overall functional quality.

• Launched WAHA laser calibration stations for the Cybertruck camera at the EOL with AGV-operated calibration on the assembly line and vision inspection provisions.

• Managed vehicle off-road (VORs) and 1MIS metrics to drive supplier product quality and process improvement. Tesla Inc. (09/2023–12/2023)

Test Automation Engineering Intern Sparks, NV

• Improved Quberts battery pack station with software and safety protocol updates while optimizing charging/discharging parameters during planned maintenance with the NPI team.

• Designed an automated functional tester prototype for the Optimus battery pack, along with revised schematics that curtailed testing errors by approximately 60%-70% compared to manual testing equipment by achieving a 3-minute tester cycle time.

• Provided critical production line support, enabling restart after 20-30 hours/month of station downtime and minimizing the delay impact. PROJECTS

Advanced Job Shop Scheduling for Energy Efficiency Optimization and Industrial Robot Integration. (01/2025–05/2025)

• Applied the mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) method with the given dataset and predefined constraints using IBM CPLEX Studio for problem formulation.

• Optimized energy usage and delivery times with minimum tardiness by achieving a 20% cycle time reduction for job shop robot scheduling

(included in IEEE paper).

Cyber Truck Controller Bent Pins Issue Analysis. (03/2024–08/2024)

• Diagnosed the vehicle’s functional safety issues, like complete electronic shutdown due to dislocation of the controller pins.

• Collaborated with the design team for pin tolerance change of the TPA connector harness and the NPI team for the post-revision trials and approvals, along with revised QAN handling instructions including pre- and post-torque quality checks.

• Improved failure rate from 20% to 6% based on trucks gated daily with proposed potential scrap rework strategies. Camera Pitch Calibration (01/2024–02/2024)

• Analyzed disengagement issues of the front-end camera position due to the top beauty cover pressure suppression, resulting in blurred object image resolution with a Cpk of approx.1.35 and a Cp less than 1 for factory vs. field camera pitch adjustments with given USL and LSL specs for an SD of 0.7.

• Induced IFTTT logic for NC autogeneration and redesigned the new camera bracket to stabilize space adjustment during calibration. Mobile Robots SLAM (01/2023–05/2023)

• Programmed EKF and RBPF algorithms on Husky using sensors, servos, LiDAR, and GPS systems.

• Incorporated distance mapping and locomotion for a preset maze using the Vector Field Histogram Technique via serial communication in MATLAB and Arduino interfaces.

Battery Management Systems for E-bikes (01/2020–05/2020)

• Built a 14-gear e-bike using a battery pack, related electronics, and individual component testing for the BMS module.

• Conducted a graphical demonstration with a test demo for cost-effective model production, with a run time of 4.5 hours of full charging.

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