Atharva Kharwadkar

Experience

Research Assistant

2024 — Present

ARMS Lab, UC Davis

Developing AI-driven DFM automation software; custom C# CAD tools, and GD&T parser scripts to connect 3D design models with manufacturing databases. Maintained DMG Mori CNC machines and processed 10K+ optical measurements using Micro-Vu programming to evaluate metal 3D printing accuracy.

Building Model Context Protocol (MCP) software to automate Design for Manufacturing (DFM) under agentic supervision.
Leveraged Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to create a “manufacturing-informed” ML agent for 3D design feedback.
Deployed a C# CAD engine engaging the SolidWorks API to extract & re-inject Model-Based Definition (MBD) on 3D parts.

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Summer 2026

Recor Medical

Engineered medical device assembly fixtures and UV-curing machinery to cut cycle times and save over $30K in manufacturing expenses. Utilized JMP for Gage R&R, DOE, and Root-Sum-Square tolerance stackups to optimize catheter production quality.

Eliminated $10K in annualized outsourced manufacturing expenses by designing de-skilled cutting fixtures used in-house.
Designed UV-curing machinery for adhesives to cut cycle times and drive $20K in annualized medical catheter production. Gage R&R, DOE, in JMP.
Engineered multi-part holding fixtures that geometrically enforce a Work Coordinate System, enabling automated Micro-Vu optical inspection for complex catheter components at a 200% rate.

Engineering Intern

Summer 2025

John Cockerill

Automated industrial steel equipment quoting by building custom Python application tools that generated automated CAD drawings and cost estimates. Reduced quote lead times by 87% using database search algorithms across 600+ equipment configurations.

Reduced steel manufacturing machinery quote lead times by 87% by developing a Python app for automated workflows.
Created algorithms matching inputs with database references to rank 600+ equipment solutions for industrial applications.
Standardized technical documents by coding internal tools to generate CAD drawings and Excel cost sheets using input data.

Technical Skills