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title: "Sailesh Patra - Placement Coordinator in Visakhapatnam | Tal"
description: "Meet Sailesh Patra, Ex-Mechanical Design Intern @ Water | BITS Pilani | Placement Unit | SAE based in Visakhapatnam. AI stack includes antigravity, claude code, and claude."
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# Sailesh Patra on Tal

## Headline

Ex\-Mechanical Design Intern @ Water \| BITS Pilani \| Placement Unit \| SAE

## About

I’m a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, with a strong interest in mechanical design, thermal systems, and computational analysis\. My experience spans from high\-vacuum thermal optimization at BARC Visakhapatnam to structural design and FEA validation of ATV suspension systems and auxetic vibration\-isolation structures\.I work extensively with ANSYS, ABAQUS, and SolidWorks, and complement my core engineering background with programming in Python, C, and MATLAB\. Currently serving in leadership roles within the Placement Unit and SAE, I actively engage with industry and drive technical initiatives\.I’m particularly interested in opportunities in mechanical design, manufacturing, and simulation\-driven engineering\.

## Location

Visakhapatnam

## AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

geminicli

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Placement Coordinator at Placement Unit, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, Jun 2026 \- Present · 5 mos

Mechanical Design Intern at WATER™ Robotics, Jun 2026 \- Aug 2026 · 2 mo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Head of Operations at SAE BPHC, Jul 2025 \- May 2026 · 10 mo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, – Managing vendor relationships to ensure timely procurement and delivery of tools and equipment for technical projects\. – Executed recruitment drives and outreach programs through F1 screenings and social media content\.

Vehicle Dynamics Engineer at Team Vulcan, May 2024 \- Aug 2026 · 2 y 3 mo, Hyderabad, Worked on simulations of various suspension components to ensure structural viability of the same\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

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