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.
Rethinking actuator design for dexterous end effectors
Personal project
Designed a modular coupler interface that decouples actuators from manipulators in tendon-driven hands, cutting repair time from hours to minutes and enabling one actuator to drive multiple end effectors.
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.
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.
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.
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.