# Anjan Srivatsa Melkote

> New Grad Mechanical Design Engineer. Mechanical Engineering (B.A.Sc., Honours Co-op) at the University of Waterloo, graduating May 2027. Open to full-time new grad mechanical engineering roles in the United States and Canada starting May 2027.

## Quick facts

- Name: Anjan Srivatsa Melkote
- Target role: New grad / entry-level Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
- Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Open to: full-time roles in the United States and Canada
- Available: May 2027
- Education: University of Waterloo, B.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Honours Co-op, 2022 to 2027 (GPA 3.8/4.0, President's Scholarship)
- Co-op terms completed: 6
- Email: amelkote@uwaterloo.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelkote
- Resume (PDF): https://anjanmelkote.me/Anjan_Melkote_Resume.pdf
- Portfolio (PDF): https://anjanmelkote.me/Anjan_Melkote_Portfolio.pdf

## Profile

- [Full profile in plain text](https://anjanmelkote.me/llms-full.txt): experience, every project with results, and skills in one file
- [Portfolio home](https://anjanmelkote.me/): projects, experience, skills and contact
- [Resume PDF](https://anjanmelkote.me/Anjan_Melkote_Resume.pdf)
- [Portfolio PDF](https://anjanmelkote.me/Anjan_Melkote_Portfolio.pdf)

## Experience

- Mechanical Design Engineer Intern, Tesla (Collision Repair Engineering), Austin, TX, May 2026 – Sep 2026
- Mechanical Design Engineer Intern, Alchemy Nano, Kitchener, ON, Sep 2025 – Dec 2025
- Manufacturing Engineer Intern, Owens Corning, Scarborough, ON, Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
- BIM Design Engineering Intern, BIMQP, Singapore, May 2024 – Aug 2024
- Mechanical Design Engineer Intern, Delta Elevator, Kitchener, ON, Sep 2023 – Dec 2023
- Manufacturing Engineer Intern, Skyjack (Linamar), Guelph, ON, Jan 2023 – Apr 2023
- Mechanical Engineer, UW Automotive Future Team (EcoCAR Innovation Challenge), Waterloo, ON, May 2023 – Present

## Projects

- [Triaxial UV Sensor Detection Assembly](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/triaxial-uv-sensor-assembly): Concept-to-fabrication mount that lets a UV sensor find glue strips on insulation before packaging, built to survive vibration, corrosion and fibre build-up on the line.
- [Windshield Protection Film Mould Design](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/windshield-film-mould-design): Scan-to-production workflow for Tesla and BMW windshield protection film (WPF): 3D scans verified in CloudCompare, surface-modelled in SolidWorks and released as production thermoforming moulds.
- [Autonomous 3D-Printed Crane Robot](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/autonomous-crane-robot): A 3 DOF pick-and-place crane that locates, grips and moves payloads on its own, with a custom ray-fin gripper and load-cell force feedback.
- [Engine Teardown: Manufacturing and Materials Analysis](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/engine-teardown-manufacturing-analysis): Tore down a $250 competitor OHV engine and benchmarked it against the Honda GX200: identified each part's alloy from micrographs and composition, reverse-engineered how it was made from the evidence on the part, and built a cost-down plan checked with a lifecycle eco-audit.
- [Drag Reduction System Aerodynamics](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/drs-aerodynamics): CFD study of a multi-element rear wing for UW Formula Electric, quantifying how much drag an active DRS flap removes and what downforce it costs.
- [Drone Landing Gear Assembly](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/drone-landing-gear): Carbon-fibre landing gear for an x-frame drone with a sacrificial joint that breaks first, so a hard landing costs a cheap printed part instead of a carbon tube.
- [Smart E-Paper Display Module](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/smart-epaper-display): Battery-powered e-paper photo frame with a custom ESP32 PCB, microSD slideshow, Wi-Fi photo upload and a 3D-printed press-fit enclosure.
- [High-Torque Cycloidal Gearbox (15:1)](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/cycloidal-gearbox): A 15:1 cycloidal drive for precision robotics with out-of-phase rotors for balance, validated with static FEA under bearing load.
- [Electric Drive Assembly Line 3D Layout](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/assembly-line-layout): A 300+ component 3D layout of an electric drive assembly line, rebalanced to clear a bottleneck and cut station cycle time.
- [Weigh Hopper Protective Cover](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/weigh-hopper-cover): A sealed cover that keeps glass cullet off a weigh hopper, protecting $40,000 of epoxy resin and adding an estimated 12 years of service life.
- [BrailleBot: Text-to-Braille Robot](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/braillebot): An EV3 robot that reads a text file and places beads to form analog braille letters, with 3D-printed tight-tolerance parts.

## Optional

- [Electrical Switch Sheet Metal Mount](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/uwaft-switch-mount): A press brake formed sheet metal mount for a rotary electrical disconnect switch, designed in NX and used on the UWAFT competition car, a 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ.
- [4-Cylinder Engine Assembly](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/engine-assembly): A fully parametric 4-cylinder engine assembly with accurate piston-to-crank kinematics.
- [SkyTrooper Toy Design](https://anjanmelkote.me/projects/skytrooper): A low-cost aerial toy that launches and drops payload soldiers mid-flight.