Senior Materials Engineer
Jan 2026 – Present Novel Process Team, Texas Institute for Electronics, University of Texas at Austin
• Parametric optimization of microelectronic components through design of experiment in ANSYS Workbench.
• Materials development and their characterization for integration of wafers.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dec 2023 – Dec 2025 Carbon and Composites Group, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Design of novel textile-inspired metamaterials for improved energy-absorption capabilities.
• Materials development with improved thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties for heat exchanger applications.
• Synthesized vitrimers for self-reinforced recyclable composites.
Research Engineering Manager
Aug 2023 – Nov 2023 DB Technologies LLC, AL, USA
• Worked on DOE-funded fiberglass and carbon fiber reinforced composite manufacturing projects in partnership with ORNL and University of Tennessee and worked with other engineers, and technical staffs.
• Designed multi-cavity molds for pistol grip, seat post, and ballistic applications using SolidWorks and their production using braided carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites.
• Designed and estimated the strength of the cantilever and telescoping beam for a business proposal.
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
Aug 2019 – Aug 2023 Auburn University, AL, USA
•Design of polymer composites and their characterization for additive manufacturing of textile-inspired structures.
•Additive manufacturing of textile-inspired metamaterials.
•Finite element analysis of additively manufactured structures using developed polymer composites.
•Instructed undergraduate/graduate students in Dynamics, Polymer Processing and Textile Engineering courses.
Mechanical Design Engineer
Apr 2018 – Dec 2018 Sinohydro Corporation Limited, Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project – 456 MW, Nepal. •Design and preparation of steel execution drawings, using AutoCAD, such as gratings of Bus-Duct Tunnels in Powerhouse Cavern, Transformer Cavern and Control Building