Atharva Shetye

Atharva Shetye

Engineering Intern

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  • Timeline

  • 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 - 2025
      Master of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering 3.96/4.00 GPA

      Masters in Mechanical Engineering with the specialization in Design, Manufacturing and Robotics

    • UCLA

      2025 - 2028
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering
    • National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor of Technology - BTech Production Engineering 9.10/10 CGPA

      Activities 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 2019
      Engineering 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 2023
      • R&D Design Engineer

        Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
      • Graduate Engineering Trainee

        Jul 2020 - Jul 2021
    • Flexible Research Group | UCLA |

      Jan 2024 - Jul 2024
      Volunteer Research Assistant

      Fabricating metamaterial microcrystals using Optical tweezers assembly and 2-photon Lithography

    • UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute

      Aug 2024 - now
      Pre Doctoral Fellow
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • DFSS Foundation Challenge

      BD
      Jun 2021
    • Communication Skills

      Dale Carnegie Training India
      Aug 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 Shetye
      Strong 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 Shetye
      INSPIRE 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.