I am Arushi Jain, a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Carnegie Mellon University with 3+ years of experience in manufacturing and product design. Passionate about integrating machine learning into hardware design, I strive to create innovative, accessible technologies that drive positive change.
About Me
- My Introduction -Education
- Where I've studied -Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering – Research
- Mechanical Graduate representative for Spring 2025 at Carnegie Mellon University
- Relevant courses: Generative AI, Deep Learning, Thermal Design, Mechatronic Design, CFD
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: Applied FEA, Mechanical Modelling guided by Fundamentals, Product Design
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, minor in Mechanical Design
- Relevant courses: Fatigue and Fracture, Finite Element Methods, Vibrations, Modern Control Theory
Skills
- An overview of my technical skills -Programming Languages
Machine Learning
CAE Software
Engineering
Experience
- My work experience in the industry -Process Engineer
- Executed DFM of axial-flux stators via an in-house APG process and closed potting molds for high-volume encapsulation
- Designed in-house tooling, including an abrasive enamel-removal machine and fixtures for coil winding & laser welding
- Owned the laser welding process for stator components from parameter development through production scaling
Founding Engineer - Mechanical
- Led the MacBook program as DRI, conducting technical assessments, optimizing designs, driving improvements via DFMEA and DOE, and drafting detailed vendor drawings
- Reduced flexible PCB connector load by 50.3% by implementing a kirigami-inspired compliance design in the PCB through analysis and simulation; developed design guidelines to ensure optimal performance and reliability
- Designed and developed the Test Buck Assembly for battery testing in portable devices
Product Design Intern – Battery Pack
- Led the MacBook program as DRI, conducting technical assessments, optimizing designs, driving improvements via DFMEA and DOE, and drafting detailed vendor drawings
- Reduced flexible PCB connector load by 50.3% by implementing a kirigami-inspired compliance design in the PCB through analysis and simulation; developed design guidelines to ensure optimal performance and reliability
- Designed and developed the Test Buck Assembly for battery testing in portable devices
Quality Improvement Engineer
- Carried out defect analysis through XRF analysis and petrographic microscopic examination; implemented data-driven approaches to identify and mitigate defects — knots & stones — resulting in a 2% yield increase
- Monitored and assisted in routine & non-routine quality tests adhering to ISO standards
- Studied industrial robot installation for a manufacturing process involving technical surveying, recommendation of a suitable robot and its configuration, return on investment, and risk assessment; reduced process cycle time by 42%
Product Design Intern
- Designed a cost-effective (<$50), body-powered, modular, 3D-printed trans-radial prosthetic arm that mimics human hand functionality, enabling users to perform 20 essential grips for daily activities
- Developed a myoelectric trans-radial prosthetic prototype using EMG sensors
- Created 3D-printed, customizable orthopedic arm and foot orthoses currently in use by patients
Projects
- Some of the things that I have made -
Autonomous Robotic Biopsy System for Liver Tissue
Mechatronics course project, Carnegie Mellon University
Low-cost robotic system for precise needle insertion, using computer vision to achieve ±0.5 mm lesion localization.
Cryogenic Vaccine Storage Assembly for Air Drop
Thermal Systems Analysis and Design course project, Carnegie Mellon University
Portable cryogenic system keeping vaccines at −70°C for 12+ hours in transit, validated with MATLAB and ANSYS.
Design of Upper and Lower Limb Orthoses
Product development project, Cre-Aid Labs
Customizable 3D-printed orthotic splints in heat-malleable PLA, validated through patient and practitioner trials.
Development of Transradial Prosthetic Hand
Product development project, Cre-Aid Labs
Low-cost (<$50), 140 g body-powered prosthetic hand with Whipple-tree finger control and a custom 3D-printed socket.
2D Simulation of LMO Batteries
Research project, Panat Lab · Carnegie Mellon University
Coupled electrochemical simulation with additive manufacturing to compare 3D-structured, cobalt-free Li-ion electrodes in COMSOL.
Deep Learning-Enhanced FEA for Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Deep Learning course project, Carnegie Mellon University
Graph neural network FEA surrogate for heart valve deformation, achieving R² = 0.96 vs. a 3D CNN baseline.
CFD Analysis of Immersion Cooling for Batteries
Computational Fluid Dynamics course project, Carnegie Mellon University
Python/MATLAB Navier-Stokes solver for immersion-cooled battery packs, cutting temperature variation by 20%.
High-Fidelity Melt Pool Modeling Using Generative Diffusion Networks
Generative AI course project, Carnegie Mellon University
Diffusion super-resolution model upscaling LPBF melt-pool simulations, cutting compute time 100x with defect fidelity preserved.
Knots: Defect Analysis in Soda-Lime Glass
Yield improvement project, Saint-Gobain
Traced knot defects in soda-lime glass via XRF spectroscopy and process correlation, improving yield by 2%.
Stones: Defect Analysis in Soda-Lime Glass
Yield improvement project, Saint-Gobain
Studied petrographic properties of solid inclusion defects via thin sectioning and microscopy to trace their source.