Pranay Mehta
Portfolio
Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack
Tesla
(2021-2024)
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Battery Pack Design Model S/X Plaid
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Design Lead: Pack Safety systems- Thermal Runaway and PPr prevention and protection
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Designed plastic Injection and Compression molded Insulators – from concept to high-volume production
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DFMEA and DOE for critical safety parts
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Designed cosmetic parts with/ water ingress protection
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3D CAD + 2D Drawings with GD&T, FEA and DFM
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Supplier Coordination across Asia and the EU
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Factory coordination- NPI, equipment, mfg trial
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Sustaining part optimization for mfg. yield increase
Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack
Tesla
(2021-2024)
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Battery Pack Design- Future Vehicle Programs
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Defining system-level product goals; identifying design tradeoffs while optimizing mfg. goals for increased throughput.
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Cross-functional collaboration for defining new battery pack architecture.
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Directing leadership for subsystem improvements.
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Characterization and selection of Adhesive encapsulants.
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Manufacturing process for adhesive dispense systems.
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Defining timelines for new parts with extreme cross-functional collaboration.
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DFMEA and DOE for critical safety parts.
Mechanical Design Intern, Closures and Exteriors
Tesla
(2020)
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Designed the entire Charge Port Door Assembly for Tesla Semi while utilizing the following:​
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Motor selection
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Swing arm Mechanism Design
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Tesla Logo led light pipe Design and Validation
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Material Characterization and selection
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Injection molded parts
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Die Cast Parts
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ESD and Reliability testing
Mechanical Design Intern, NASA JPL +
UCSD ARC Labs
(2019)
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Designed and prototyped mechanisms for NASA’s Future Enceladus mission:
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Canfield joint mechanism for a full 360º hemispherical range of motion with 6DoF
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U joint mechanism for 360º range of motion with 4DoF
Canfield Joint Mechanism
