
Atharva Shetye
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About me
Pre-Doctoral Fellow at Jules Stein Eye Institute UCLA | MAE Graduate Student at UCLA | Ex-R&D Design Engineer II at BD | NITT'20
Education

UCLA
2023 - 2025Master of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering 3.96/4.00 GPAMasters in Mechanical Engineering with the specialization in Design, Manufacturing and Robotics

UCLA
2025 - 2028Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
2016 - 2020Bachelor of Technology - BTech Production Engineering 9.10/10 CGPAActivities and Societies: Astronomy Club 3D Aeromodelling Club Pursued majors in Production Engineering with Honors (CGPA: 8.93/10) degree along with Minors degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience

Tata Motors
May 2019 - Jul 2019Engineering Intern-Ideated and designed a unique fixture for an Ultrasonic testing machine, enabling the inspection of spot weld integrity in gears of various sizes-Achieved 20% reduction in cycle time thereby enhancing operational efficiency

BD
Jul 2020 - Aug 2023- Secured 10 US patents for innovative medical device designs accompanied by 21 invention disclosures.-Guided design and development of Next-Gen caps for Needle Free Connectors-Deployed Systems Engineering principles to create a road map to get an overview of interactions between the subsystems for the new cap- Developed comprehensive CADs integrating GD&T to define the CTQs-Performed ISO 14971 based design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and implemented risk controls to bring the design risks down- Extensively worked on game-changing securement device based on microneedles from conceptualization phase to prototyping- Utilized 2-factor DOE to optimize the separation force of the securement device to reduce prototyping costs- Designed a precision test fixture to measure the separation force for this securement device and performed statistical analysis on the data collected. Show less -Handled the design and development of the luer for the complete hypodermic to make them compliant to ISO 80369-7:2021 with a net affected business revenue of $800 million-Developed a design with uniform wall thickness for the luer on SolidWorks and optimized the design based on DFM and FEA feedback thereby achieving 10% reduction in material usage- Implemented stringent design controls and waterfall diagram from user needs definition to design validation and design transfer. -Strategized DV activities and executed engineering analysis to prepare a DV plan for functional requirements testing and reduced the overall verification efforts by 30%-Formulated a project plan to reduce the total R&D execution time by accounting activities like DHF maintenance, phase gate and design reviews-Collaborated with the cross functional team to analyze the design risks and perform risk control analysis thereby developing 10 FMEAs compliant to ISO 14971 Show less
R&D Design Engineer II
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023R&D Design Engineer
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022Graduate Engineering Trainee
Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

Flexible Research Group | UCLA |
Jan 2024 - Jul 2024Volunteer Research AssistantFabricating metamaterial microcrystals using Optical tweezers assembly and 2-photon Lithography

UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute
Aug 2024 - nowPre Doctoral Fellow
Licenses & Certifications

DFSS Foundation Challenge
BDJun 2021
Communication Skills
Dale Carnegie Training IndiaAug 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Atharva Shetye"Drive Results" for Q2 FY23 Becton Dickinson Jun 2023 This Recognition Award was given by Michelle Cunningham, Vice President for Catheter Care, for contributing to a product launch before the committed milestone by strong collaboration and timely execution of all the design activities.
- Awarded to Atharva ShetyeStrong Teams Becton Dickinson Nov 2022 The Strong Teams award was solely awarded for critical cross functional collaboration which was instrumental in meeting the business goals for the fiscal year.
- Awarded to Atharva ShetyeINSPIRE Scholarhsip Government of Maharashtra May 2016 INSPIRE Scholarship was awarded for securing a spot in top 1% of the students across the state who appeared for the higher secondary board exams in the year 2016.
Languages
- enEnglish
- hiHindi
- maMarathi
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