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Aishwarya Rao, PhD

Senior Engineer - Robotics | Isaac Sim, ROS2 and Physical AI

Pune City

10+ years of work experience

KION Group
Jun 20242 yrs 2 mosPresent

Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Senior Engineer - Technology and Innovation Department at KION AG.
KION Group
Jun 20242 yrs 2 mosPresent

Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Working on Vehicle Simulation in Digital twin of warehouses
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Jul 20186 yrs 1 moJul 2024

Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, India

Ph. D scholar, Mechanical engineering at IITGN. Contributing as a Teaching assistant for technical courses such as Introduction to Robotics, Solid Mechanics and Control theory. Working on Intermittent control in human balancing as a research problem. Work includes Dynamics calculation, simulation, robot building and human subject data analysis. Currently holding two conference publications in ACC and Advances In Robotics, and a Journal Publication in Springer Nature.
Rane NSK Steering Systems Ltd.
Jul 20179 mosMar 2018

On-site

Reasearch and Development engineer in Automotive Testing. Worked on the Testing and analysis of Steering Columns. Contributed to solving product performance and durability issues. Designed and developed test fixtures and testing methods for performance testing.
Rane NSK Steering Systems Ltd.
Jul 20161 yr 1 moJul 2017

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Graduate trainee in Advanced Engineering section of Research and Development department. Worked on a new product development of designing plastic steering column housing. Analyzed the product through decision tree, quality function analysis and prepared prototype DFMEA for further design modifications. Also worked on design evolution of benchmarked products.
NESPAL Air Water Heater Pvt. Ltd.
May 20152 mosJun 2015

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Worked on a project named 'Design of Downdraft Gasifies to produce electricity for small Agricultural applications'. Performed design calculations for building a gasifier - converts biomass into fuel by partial burning. Submitted a report including the tentative design, thermal and design calculations and material requirements for further product development.

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Education

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

20187 yrs2025

B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering

Government college of Engineering, Amravati

20124 yrs2016

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Headline

Senior Engineer - Robotics | Isaac Sim, ROS2 and Physical AI

About

My major work areas are Robotic design, Project Management and Research. I have experience with leading small projects and events, both individually and also with a team. Ph. D. from IIT Gandhinagar Mechanical Engineering Department.

Location

Pune City

AI stack

claude

github copilot

notion

Work experience

Senior Engineer at KION Group, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, Senior Engineer - Technology and Innovation Department at KION AG.

Senior Engineer at KION Group, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, Working on Vehicle Simulation in Digital twin of warehouses

PHD at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Jul 2018 - Jul 2024 · 6 yrs 1 mo, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, India, Ph. D scholar, Mechanical engineering at IITGN. Contributing as a Teaching assistant for technical courses such as Introduction to Robotics, Solid Mechanics and Control theory. Working on Intermittent control in human balancing as a research problem. Work includes Dynamics calculation, simulation, robot building and human subject data analysis. Currently holding two conference publications in ACC and Advances In Robotics, and a Journal Publication in Springer Nature.

Senior Engineer at Rane NSK Steering Systems Ltd., Jul 2017 - Mar 2018 · 9 mos, On-site, Reasearch and Development engineer in Automotive Testing. Worked on the Testing and analysis of Steering Columns. Contributed to solving product performance and durability issues. Designed and developed test fixtures and testing methods for performance testing.

Graduate Engineering Trainee at Rane NSK Steering Systems Ltd., Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Graduate trainee in Advanced Engineering section of Research and Development department. Worked on a new product development of designing plastic steering column housing. Analyzed the product through decision tree, quality function analysis and prepared prototype DFMEA for further design modifications. Also worked on design evolution of benchmarked products.

Project Intern at NESPAL Air Water Heater Pvt. Ltd., May 2015 - Jun 2015 · 2 mos, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Worked on a project named 'Design of Downdraft Gasifies to produce electricity for small Agricultural applications'. Performed design calculations for building a gasifier - converts biomass into fuel by partial burning. Submitted a report including the tentative design, thermal and design calculations and material requirements for further product development.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Government college of Engineering, Amravati