Profile Photo

Santosh Dasari

Bay Area, CA

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/santosh-dasari

Phone: 925-786-6923

Work Experience

Technical Lead

Industrial Automation Startup | Remote, CA | Oct 2023 – Dec 2023

  • Developed and aligned technical product requirements with market needs to ensure the MVP is aligned with potential investors and first customers.
  • Recruited an initial engineering team of mechatronic and software engineers to build the initial prototype.
  • Served as the link between technical product success and market demand.

R&D Intern

Silk Road Medical | Mountain View, CA | May 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Developed a process to clean laser-cut Nitinol implants for final assembly and sterilization.
  • Designed fixtures to secure implants during ultrasonic cleaning, minimizing damage and process noise.
  • Coordinated with vendors, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to ensure process compatibility with the final manufacturing line.

Mechanical Engineer Intern

Carl Zeiss Meditec | Dublin, CA | May 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Mitigated structural design issues of an optometry medical device to avoid shipping damage up to a 25G load.
  • Performed FEA analysis to redesign structural elements, improving load capacity by 2x.
  • Designed test fixtures and performed stress and dust testing to ensure device integrity after mitigation.

President/Technical Manager

SJSU Robotics | San Jose, CA | Jan 2022 - May 2023

  • Directed cross-functional teams to develop a Mars rover, overseeing Mechanical, Control Systems, Electrical, Geology, Mission Control, and Autonomy.
  • Conducted design reviews and milestone checks to align project objectives with competition goals.
  • Assisted with PCB soldering, motor wiring, and sensor integration into the main control board.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | Expected May 2025

Projects

Assisted Medicine Bottle Opener

Davis, CA | Project Lead | Dec 2019

  • Led a team of 5 to prototype a device that can open and close child-safe medicine bottles for elderly and disabled patients.
  • Designed the device in SolidWorks and programmed stepper motor functions using Arduino.
  • Wired the device with a microcontroller, stepper motors, buttons, and a battery pack with a voltage regulator module.

Technical Skills

  • SolidWorks
  • SW FEA
  • GrabCAD
  • Onshape
  • Mechanical Drawings
  • Python
  • Arduino
  • MATLAB
  • 3D Printing
  • Laser Cutting
  • Water Jet
  • Lathe
  • Mill
  • Soldering
  • Wiring
  • Final Assembly
  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Process Development