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Pranav Peddinti

Mechanical Engineer & Developer

Mechanical engineer with a passion for design, data-driven problem solving, and building tools that make engineering workflows faster and smarter.

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01. Resume

Experience

Jan 2025 — Jun 2025

Instructional Student Assistant

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Assisted, graded, and taught over 100 students in Engineering Design Communication Lab course covering Solidworks and hand drafting topics.

Jul 2022 — Jun 2023

Product Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Created Python-based web applications to access vehicle component data. Automated weekly updates of battery drain data for 19 vehicle lines using Selenium and Atlassian APIs, reducing upload time by 67%. Developed a Streamlit web app with SQL to track diagnostic trouble codes and identify failure trends.

Mar 2020 — Jun 2022

Research Assistant

UC Irvine Department of Radiological Sciences

Collaborated on developing a new method of treating spine tumors using radioactive powder. Designed, prototyped, and 3D-printed tools in Solidworks. Coauthor of publication in Physics in Medicine and Biology journal.

Jun 2017 — Dec 2019

CAD Designer/Drafter Intern

Brookwater Irrigation Consultants

Utilized AutoCAD to design high-quality and environmentally friendly irrigation systems for local buildings.

Education

Sep 2024 — Jun 2026

MS, Mechanical Engineering

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Thesis in Design for Repairability (DfR) investigating the effects of the Right-to-Repair Movement in consumer electronics and exploring the use of AI coding to develop analysis tools.

Sep 2018 — Jun 2022

BS, Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Specialization in Design of Mechanical Systems.

Skills

Design Tools

Solidworks AutoCAD Ansys Fluent Ansys ICEM CFD Mastercam Cura Siemens NX MSC Adams KiCad

Programming & Software

Python MATLAB C++ SQL Cursor Claude Code Microsoft Excel Jira JMP

02. Projects

ResearchAIPython

Design for Repairability Thesis

MS thesis investigating the effects of the Right-to-Repair Movement in consumer electronics and exploring the use of AI coding to develop analysis tools.

Solidworks3D PrintingResearch

Brachytherapy Bone Cement Research

Designed and 3D-printed tools for treating spine tumors using radioactive powder. Coauthored publication in Physics in Medicine and Biology journal.

03. Contact

Let's connect! Reach out to me on LinkedIn.