Mechanical engineer with a Ph.D. in Robotic Systems Engineering, specializing in precision mechatronics and automated hardware systems across healthcare robotics, semiconductor capital equipment, and satellite systems. Experienced in requirements, mechanical design, integration, validation, and manufacturing release.
Professional experience
Senior Mechatronics Engineer · Kinematics LLC
Scottsdale, AZ · April 2024–present
Led robotics and automation development through EVT, DVT, and PVT for satellite positioning and solar tracking systems.
Designed a 2-DOF XY satellite positioner using planetary and worm gear trains, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
Reduced actuator backlash from 0.2° to 0.03° to address satellite pointing constraints.
Integrated BLDC drives and absolute encoders; developed trajectory generation and tracking algorithms in Python and simulated robotic systems using ROS 2 and Gazebo.
Collaborated with vendors on factory acceptance testing and integrated magnetic CAN position sensors into solar-tracker slew drives.
Product Development Engineer · Calviri Inc.
Phoenix, AZ · March 2022–April 2024
Designed, manufactured, and validated automated robotic hardware for peptide microarray synthesis on silicon wafers.
Developed a reconfigurable photolithography mask subsystem that reduced equipment costs by 90% and enabled three times higher sequence iteration efficiency.
Collaborated on wafer layouts and chip sizing, improving production yield by 30%.
Engineered a precision pick-and-place robot for silicon chip packaging; developed drawings, BOMs, and verification and validation procedures.
Research Assistant · Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ · January 2017–December 2021
Formulated and validated a stimuli-responsive hydrogel actuator, using thermal and structural analysis to increase response rates by 20×; results published in Advanced Materials.
Developed a wearable MEMS pressure sensor array, flexible PCBs, and custom validation fixtures.
Designed a wearable joint-support device using IMUs and microcontrollers for ergonomics and mechanical load verification.
Research Assistant · Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA · August 2014–December 2016
Designed and prototyped a wearable third arm using SOLIDWORKS, input shaping control, and Kinect, EMG, and hand-motion sensors.
Worked with an amputee drummer on a robotic prosthesis, recording and processing EMG signals to translate intent into action.
Medical Devices Engineer · Tuba Negin
Tehran, Iran · October 2011–May 2014
Installed, supported, and maintained medical equipment, including robotic ELISA machines and biochemistry analyzers. Applied root cause analysis and provided customer training.
Quality Control Engineer · Kaveh Mechatronics
Tehran, Iran · June 2008–September 2011
Implemented an ISO 9001:2008 quality management system for an avionics company, conducted internal audits, and developed quality control plans.
Education
Ph.D., Robotic Systems Engineering · Arizona State University · 2017–2021 M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics) · Tehran Polytechnic · 2005–2008 B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering · Shahrekord University · 2000–2005