Welcome to my website! I am a thermal engineer who ships consumer electronics — I have spent 8+ years taking products like Apple’s iPad Air and iPhone 17, and Amazon’s Echo devices and Astro robot, from first concept through mass production. I specialize in thermal validation (IR imaging, thermocouples, automated test frameworks), evaluating thermal solutions, and developing software thermal management policies and test methods that balance performance with thermal comfort and safety. I love ⚽ 🏓 📖 and learning languages. Also, I helped build a 🚗!
Thermal Engineer (System Product Design) @ Apple, USA
Thermal design and validation of iPad Air (6th & 7th gen) and iPhone 17 — from concept through mass production. Develop thermal test methods and software thermal management policies.
August 2023 - Present
Work
Thermal Engineer II @ Amazon Lab126, USA
Thermal design and validation of Echo Dot (3rd & 5th gen), Echo Show 10, Echo Studio, Halo Rise and the Astro home robot. Led thermal validation of Amazon’s first consumer robot and built Python test-automation frameworks that cut test time by 50%.
December 2018 - July 2023
Work
Product Engineer @ Syscon International, USA
Developed portable temperature measurement systems for the Iron & Steel industry, from concept to manufacturing.
February 2017 - October 2018
Work
Masters in Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University, USA
Thesis Research - Cooling smartphones using Phase Change Materials. Read more..
August 2014 - December 2016
Education (minor in Computational Science)
Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering @ Vellore Institute of Technology, India
August 2010 - June 2014
Education (BTech)
Powertrain Engineer @ The RoadRunners
Built an off-road vehicle for BAJA SAE Read more..
August 2010 - June 2014
Undergraduate Project
Undergrad Research Intern @ Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
CFD simulation of Electromagnetic Stirrer in ANSYS FLUENT. Read more..
January 2014 - June 2014
Undergrad Thesis Research
Undergrad Research Intern @ Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
Solar Thermal Energy Storage using Phase Change Materials. Read more..
May 2013 - July 2013
Research
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