Mechanical Design Engineer Capstone Specialist

Tanmay Dharmaji Mhatre

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University of Colorado Boulder Aug 2024 – May 2026 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.84/4 Coursework: Design for Manufacturability, Advanced Product Design, Bio-Inspired Robotics, Aesthetics of Design, Fracture Mechanics, Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)

University of Mumbai Aug 2019 – May 2023

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3/4 Coursework: FEA, Dynamics of Machinery, Production Processes, Automation & AI, Product Design and Development TECHNICAL SKILLS

Mechanical Design: SolidWorks (Champion and CSWP), Surfacing, PDM/BOM Management, Enclosure Design, Electronics Packaging, Siemens NX, AutoCAD

Manufacturing: GD&T (ASME Y14.5), DFM/DFA, CNC machining, SLA/FDM 3D printing, Injection molding, materials selection Programming Languages: C++, Python, Arduino IDE

EXPERIENCE

Practical Scientific Solutions, Inc. Aug 2025 – May 2026 Mechanical Design Engineer - Sponsored Graduate Capstone Boulder, Colorado

• Designed a compact 6061 aluminum electromechanical enclosure in SolidWorks for an autonomous vehicle tracking and launch prototype within 7.24 4.5 8.6 in SWaP constraints.

• Packaged mechanical, electrical, and embedded subsystems while maintaining structural rigidity, electronics packaging, serviceability, cable routing, assembly clearance, and human-centered access.

• Integrated NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano, Raspberry Pi Camera Module 2, OPS 243-C radar sensor, custom PCBs, LFP battery, 80V driver circuit, 10,000 µF capacitor bank, and GEEPLUS 870C solenoid.

• Maintained BOM/PDM records for component tracking, revision control, subsystem alignment, cable routing, and prototype configuration management.

• Manufactured CNC-machined 6061 aluminum plates, housings, battery brackets, and PCB spacers with tapped holes, dowel-pin alignment, datum features, and inspection-critical dimensions.

• Applied GD&T, DFM/DFA, tolerance stack-ups, and dimensional checks to verify manufacturability, subsystem alignment, and final assembly fit.

• Developed and validated real-time vehicle detection, radar-based launch timing, solenoid actuation, and enclosure thermal performance, achieving 9.78 ft launch distance at 60 mph, 2 ft deployment accuracy, 0.11 sec latency, and 50% temperature reduction from 60 C to 30 C using a thermal chamber, K-type thermocouples, and LabVIEW. University of Colorado Boulder Jan 2026 – May 2026 Graduate Teaching Assistant Boulder, Colorado

• Mentored 250+ first-year engineering students in SolidWorks part modeling, surfacing, assemblies, design intent, and individual project guidance; reviewed 250+ engineering drawings for ASME Y14.5 GD&T, datum selection, tolerance stack-up, manufacturability, and 0.005 in tolerance targets, providing corrective CAD, drawing, and design feedback. Pillai College of Engineering May 2022 – May 2024

Research Assistant Navi Mumbai, India

• Designed and validated forced-convection cooling architecture for hybrid solar PV dryer, reducing panel temperature by 1.51 C and improving average panel efficiency from 23.219% to 25.617%.

• Built thermal validation setup using 4 K-type thermocouples, DAQ, LabVIEW, pyranometer data, and airflow calculations, identifying 8.81 CFM required cooling flow.

• Published experimental results after validating recovered-heat drying of 100 g spinach over 6 hours, reducing final mass to 12 g and achieving 16.66% final moisture content.

PROJECTS

Pit Viper Inspired Dual Sensing Robot

• Designed a bio-inspired differential-drive robotic chassis in SolidWorks, packaging Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi Camera Module 2, Adafruit MLX90640 IR thermal sensor, motors, wiring, and battery components into a compact 3D-printed platform.

• Redesigned early failed 3D-printed chassis into modular manufacturable sections with improved sensor mounts, wire routing, assembly access, and serviceability, reducing print failure risk and improving prototype reliability.

• Integrated visual and thermal target-tracking logic using AprilTags and >35 C thermal thresholding, validating performance across 15 trials where thermal sensing achieved the shortest time-to-reach and dual sensing achieved the lowest heading-angle variance. Consumer Product Teardown, Reverse Engineering & DFM: Dyson Bladeless Fan

• Reverse-engineered a Dyson Bladeless Fan by tearing down 38 unique components/46 total parts, measuring mating surfaces, and rebuilding the assembly in SolidWorks to analyze product architecture and assembly flow.

• Applied DFM/DFA, Ashby charts, Pugh matrices, and part consolidation to reduce parts from 48 to 40, interfaces from 118 to 105, and DFA complexity by 14%, supporting a projected 15% manufacturing cost reduction.

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