Sharil Maredia

Engineer. Builder. Incoming @ Sunday Robotics.

I like building hardware for hard problems.

Currently: finishing my MS at MIT. Next up: Sunday Robotics.

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Where I've worked:

Sunday Robotics
MIT
Tesla
SpaceX
NASA
Sharil Maredia
01 / About

About

I don't want to build things that only exist on a screen. I want to build hardware that moves - machines that interact with people. There's a special type of challenge and satisfaction in developing hardware humans rely on - and that's my kind of engineering.

I prefer the hard problems - the ones with ambiguous requirements and contradictory constraints. I start with first-principles and embrace the design process, iterating until my math becomes machines and movement. From vehicles, tools, and soon humanoid robots at Sunday, I live for my sketches becoming something real.

When I'm not building cool stuff, I'm probably at the gym or obsessing over the NBA, NFL, or F1 with unhealthy intensity. I’m a two-time fantasy football champion, which is the most important credential on this webpage. As a Texas native, I'm justifiably obsessed with country music and have a very specific devotion to DC Comics.

Sharil Maredia
02 / Experience

Experience

Incoming · Full-Time
Sunday Robotics
Mechanical Engineer
  • Joining full-time post-MIT.
Aug 2024 – Present · Cambridge, MA
MIT Self-Assembly Lab
Researcher
  • Constructed a 5m × 5m × 3m gantry system to simulate oceanic forcing on atolls for coastal regrowth research.
  • Architected integrated electronics and control software enabling data-driven simulation.
3 INTERNSHIPS
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024 & May 2025 – Aug 2025 · Hawthorne, CA
Tesla
New Programs Engineering Intern
  • Led HVAC system development for the Tesla Robovan and a safety critical Roadster system as Responsible Engineer.
  • Supported Cybercab prototype builds — designed parts to resolve assembly issues and optimize processes.
  • Produced a LIDAR-based ground truth test rig for Model 3 used for Cybercab calibration.
May 2023 – Aug 2023 · Palo Alto, CA
Mechanical Design Engineering Intern
  • Designed and validated Model S/X battery pack changes to reduce thermal event propagation, cut costs, improve assembly.
  • Developed HV distribution structural parts for Model 3/Y battery pack to minimize headcount and BOM costs.
May 2022 – Aug 2022 · Redmond, WA
SpaceX
Mechanical Engineering Intern
  • Designed and implemented automated tooling for Starlink v2.0 solar module production line — significant rate and yield improvements.
Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 · Houston, TX
NASA – Johnson Space Center
Mechanical Engineering Intern
  • Engineered a more efficient water capture and recirculation device for the ISS with NASA Crew and Thermal Systems.
03 / Education

Education

MIT
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Sep 2024 – May 2026 · Specialization: Machine Design
GPA: 5.0 / 5.0
MIT
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Sep 2020 – May 2024
GPA: 5.0 / 5.0
MIT Commencement 2024 MIT Commencement, 2024
Laminar Flow Mixer
Publication
Development of a Millimeter-Scale Laminar Flow Mixer for Rapid Iteration of Sustainable Energy Materials
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04 / Projects

Projects

OnTrack — MIT 2.009
MIT 2.009 · 2023
OnTrack

Led a team to design an automated rail-cleaning system for commuter trains, preventing traction failures that cause trains to miss their braking zone. Enables more frequent maintenance while cutting operating costs.

Product Design Team Lead MIT 2.009
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Desktop Lathe — MIT 2.72
MIT 2.72 · 2023
Desktop Lathe

Designed and built a precision desktop lathe capable of machining aluminum to 50 micron accuracy and 40 micron repeatability.

Machining GD&T Precision Engineering Manufacturing MIT 2.72
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Mass-Manufactured Yoyo — MIT 2.008
MIT 2.008 · 2022
Mass-Manufactured Yoyo

Designed and produced 50 injection-molded yoyos through MIT's manufacturing class — full lifecycle from DFM to tooling to production.

DFM Injection Molding Mass Production Product Design MIT 2.008
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Line-Following Robot — MIT 2.679
MIT 2.679 · 2024
Line-Following Robot (Custom PCB)

Designed a custom PCB from scratch for a computer vision line-following robot — schematic design, board layout, and bring-up.

PCB Design Computer Vision Robotics MIT 2.679
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Nimbus — MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team
MIT SEVT · 2020–2022
Solar Electric Vehicle — Nimbus

Member of MIT's Solar Electric Vehicle Team. Built CAD for the suspension and steering system and collaborated with the Aerospace Team on energy optimization. Raced and won the 2021 American Solar Challenge.

CAD FEA Machining
Van's RV-12 Airplane — High School
High School · 2019
RV-12 Airplane

Led construction of the avionics and inner wing structure for a fully functional, flyable Van's RV-12 aircraft — built in high school.

Avionics Aerospace Structures
05 / Skills

Skills

SolidWorks Siemens NX CATIA PTC Creo FEA CFD GD&T DFM Python MATLAB PCB Design Robotics Precision Manufacturing Machining

Get in touch!

sharilmaredia@gmail.com

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