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Shakthi Sairam

Helping Indians age gracefully @Aroleap

Chennai

6+ years of work experience

Aroleap
Nov 202511 moPresent

Bengaluru

Symbionic
Apr 20214 y 7 moNov 2025

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

As a founding engineer at Symbionic, I led the end-to-end mechatronics development of assistive and prosthetic robotic systems. - Owned the mechatronics architecture across mechanical design, electronics, sensing, firmware and biomechanics for prosthetic and assistive devices. - Mentored interns and junior engineers, contributing to team growth and cross-functional technical decision-making. Major impact form my work here - - Deployed 10+ prosthetic devices to 100+ users, supported field testing, iterated based on user feedback and real-world conditions. - Built functional demos and product prototypes that contributed to raising ₹8+ crore in venture and grant funding. - Developed the prototype showcased on Shark Tank India Season 4, Episode 52, and got 50L a grant and an 80L investment on air. - Patented 2 designs and won a few International design awards.
Stafford Controls Limited
Sep 20202 mosOct 2020

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

STAFFORD Valves has modern manufacturing unit, in Ambattur (Chennai). STAFFORD facilitates a State-of-the-art manufacture facility which leverages the best in technology. I was involved as an intern in the following activities, - Design of improved Butterfly valves - Simulation of Cv characteristics.
Shiretechnik Solutions Pvt Ltd
Aug 20203 mosOct 2020

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Involved in the CFD simulation of Aerospace components using CAESES Software
Symbionic
Jun 202011 mosApr 2021

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Worked on my final year thesis to complete the design of bionic arm TITAN - Designed enclosures for electronic components - DFA for SLA and FDM 3D printing - FEA and material selection for different components, tolerance stack analysis.
Vellore Institute of Technology
May 202011 mosMar 2021

Worked on a year long project involved in the testing of 3D printed TPMS structures using different materials. I was mainly involved in, - Modelling of test geometry conforming to the product - FEA Simulation of geometry and recording data - Destructive testing of components for failure mode validation

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Education

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering

Vellore Institute of Technology

20174 yrs2021
Chinmaya Vidyalaya

12th grade

Chinmaya Vidyalaya

20161 yr2017

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Headline

Helping Indians age gracefully @Aroleap

About

Mechanical engineer by profession, Does-anything-that-solves-the-problem-engineer by passion. 5+ years of New product development experience in the MedTech and HealthTech industry. Loves bringing crazy ideas to life, takes complete ownership of his products. Currently part of a team of curious individuals who are trying to revolutionize the way Indians do strength training, and help a million people age with grace and strength. Read more @ www.aroleap.com

Location

Chennai

AI stack

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Work experience

Lead R&D engineer at Aroleap, Nov 2025 - Present · 11 mo, Bengaluru

Founding Engineer - Mechatronics Lead at Symbionic, Apr 2021 - Nov 2025 · 4 y 7 mo, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, As a founding engineer at Symbionic, I led the end-to-end mechatronics development of assistive and prosthetic robotic systems. - Owned the mechatronics architecture across mechanical design, electronics, sensing, firmware and biomechanics for prosthetic and assistive devices. - Mentored interns and junior engineers, contributing to team growth and cross-functional technical decision-making. Major impact form my work here - - Deployed 10+ prosthetic devices to 100+ users, supported field testing, iterated based on user feedback and real-world conditions. - Built functional demos and product prototypes that contributed to raising ₹8+ crore in venture and grant funding. - Developed the prototype showcased on Shark Tank India Season 4, Episode 52, and got 50L a grant and an 80L investment on air. - Patented 2 designs and won a few International design awards.

Intern Mechanical Design Engineer at Stafford Controls Limited, Sep 2020 - Oct 2020 · 2 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, STAFFORD Valves has modern manufacturing unit, in Ambattur (Chennai). STAFFORD facilitates a State-of-the-art manufacture facility which leverages the best in technology. I was involved as an intern in the following activities, - Design of improved Butterfly valves - Simulation of Cv characteristics.

Intern Simulation Engineer at Shiretechnik Solutions Pvt Ltd, Aug 2020 - Oct 2020 · 3 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Involved in the CFD simulation of Aerospace components using CAESES Software

Intern Design Engineer at Symbionic, Jun 2020 - Apr 2021 · 11 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Worked on my final year thesis to complete the design of bionic arm TITAN - Designed enclosures for electronic components - DFA for SLA and FDM 3D printing - FEA and material selection for different components, tolerance stack analysis.

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Vellore Institute of Technology, May 2020 - Mar 2021 · 11 mos, Worked on a year long project involved in the testing of 3D printed TPMS structures using different materials. I was mainly involved in, - Modelling of test geometry conforming to the product - FEA Simulation of geometry and recording data - Destructive testing of components for failure mode validation

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology

12th grade, Chinmaya Vidyalaya