Ojas Tayal

My role encompasses the design, development and testing of components for Nextpower's single axis solar trackers. The key focus areas are in sheet metal design, rapid prototyping, mechanical testing and field work.

Primary on-site engineering point of contact between the OEM customers based out of California and Woodbridge. - Responsible for development of new programs during the initial ideation stage. Collection of requirements, creation of high level proposals and working through early P0 issues. - Providing immediate support on the ground for production issues requiring design level changes while the responsible engineering owners are mobilizing their resources. - Escalating critical Voice of Customer (VoC) feedback up to Woodbridge management for a fast response and decisive actions.

Mechanical Design Engineer for seating systems in Tesla vehicles. Responsible for the overall engineering design and collaboration with cross-functional teams for the sourcing, validation, and launch of complete seat assemblies. - Performing an initial design based on a studio surface and determining the foam, trim, plastics, and frame break-up based on the program requirements. - Collaborating with the analysis teams to evaluate designs using FEA tools, studio designers for ergonomics, integration team for cross-vehicle integration, testing teams for DFMEA, and Working through DFM&A loops with suppliers - Creating detailed 3D CAD designs and engineering drawings, structuring and managing a system-level BOM, procuring prototypes, and carrying out engineering beta builds for production representative products. - Supporting the product launch through Release Candidates, Pilot vehicles, and the Start of Production

For the 10th iteration of the Deep Orange accelerated concept development program, 13 students develop a clean slate, electric autonomous mobility concept for the 2030 Smart City life, sponsored by Ford Motor Company. Role and Responsibilities: o Single point of contact between engineering team at Clemson and design team at College for Creative Studies • Worked on overall design-engineering convergence between Class A surfaces and vehicle components • Created detailed panel mounting and assembly sequence, aimed at aesthetics and ease of disassembly o Solely responsible for passenger ergonomics and human factors • Performed several simulations in RAMSIS automotive to evaluate solutions for passenger comfort • Worked on developing a 1:1 scale mockup to evaluate entry, egress and interior passenger volume • Designed, prototyped and fabricated a unique table mechanism housing a tablet, from scratch o Headed the team responsible for colors and materials in collaboration with SAGE Automotive Interiors • Developed several vehicle renders in KeyShot to evaluate different design iterations • Devised interior lighting solution in collaboration with the human-machine interface team o Led geometric integration for initial 11 months, responsible for maintaining master CAD assembly o Single point of contact for suppliers manufacturing fiberglass body panels and accent light covers o Responsible for rapid prototyping requirements using FDM 3D printing and 2.5 axis CNC machining o Supported the body-in-white team with conceptualization, SolidWorks modeling and integration

o Undertook extensive training in forward ship design and construction; worked directly under the GM (Design) o Led a team of 6 in a project to create the contract design of a 3000‐ton Oil Tanker for Competitive Bidding • Project by Egyptian Navy, tender notice forwarded by Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India • Completed the contract design from scratch in 1‐month time with dedicated team work • Consolidated the complete design in a total budget of approximately $12 mil. per ship o Obtained detailed hands on experience in Aveva Tribon, Aveva Marine, AutoCAD and Maxsurf Modeler

o Acquired detailed working knowledge on the process of submarine design and construction through contribution to live projects for the Indian Navy o Gained insights into aspects such as Structures, Lines Plan, Bill of Materials, Electrical Layouts, Quality Control and Outfitting, Project cycles and material considerations o Formulated the idea of incorporating the use of composite materials for complete hull structures of medium to large size cargo ships