Abhinaya Parameswaran
Mechanical Engineer (M.Eng) | Precision Hardware Systems • Robotics & Controls • Ultra-High-Vacuum Mechanisms • Computational Simulation & ML
Oakland, CA
ABOUT ME
Mechanical Engineer (M.Eng, UC Berkeley) specializing in precision electromechanical systems, system integration, and vacuum hardware. Experienced in cross-domain R&D design and validation, with a background in simulation, ML, and controls.
W-Band Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier with Precision Alignment
Developed a W-band (75–110 GHz) Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) amplifier beamstick employing sub-micron precision alignment techniques—including kinematic coupling, quasi-kinematic coupling, and elastic averaging—to integrate the electron gun, beam...
CARIE PHOTOINJECTOR CAVITY
I contributed to two major design revisions of the 1.6-cell C-band (5.712 GHz) RF photoinjector cavity for the CARIE project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, with nearly full end-to-end involvement on Revision 2. My work focused on the mechanical...
Ion-Deuteron H-Type Linear accelerator
Owned the end-to-end mechanical design of multiple major revisions of an Ion–Deuteron H-type linear accelerator, including alignment and tolerance stack-up, thermal and structural FEA, cooling system design, peripheral integration, and...
C-band Proton Radiography booster (Accelerator)
I supported the 2-cell C-band (5.712 GHz) Proton Booster Cavity Accelerator for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) proton radiography (pRad) program, focusing on mechanical design, manufacturability, and validation of a brazed RF cavity...
ITER ECH RF Dummy Load
I supported the prototype fabrication, integration, and test-readiness of ITER’s 107 GHz, ~1 MW RF Dummy Load, a high-power RF absorber requiring extreme precision and full UHV compatibility. My work included validating precision-machined components...
Hermele CNC Automation
During a multi-day workshop at Hermle’s US headquarters, I trained on the C250 and C650 5-axis machines, learning advanced manual operation and automation workflows. My training covered machine navigation, manual jogging and overrides, CS...
UAV Swarm Acoustic Simulation Tool (MATLAB)
Designed and lead a MATLAB simulation project to model and optimize the acoustic behavior of UAV swarms in urban environments, for UC Berkeley's MEng Master's Capstone. The system combines discrete element and ray-based dynamic models to simulate...
Controls of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Lab Project
Developed and implemented a full feedback control system to autonomously stabilize a quadcopter in hover. Designed and tuned controllers for altitude and attitude control, performed state estimation, and identified physical system parameters through...
Genetic Algorithm for Material Optimization
Simulated the creation of composite materials with tailored effective properties through a genetic algorithm framework. The model integrates mechanical, electrical, and thermal governing equations to compute composite behavior at varying doping...
Modeling and Simulation of Laser Processing
Simulated a 3D laser-heating process, for the UC Berkeley course Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes, using the finite-difference method to model heat transfer, intensity absorption, and temperature distribution in a solid...
Truck Board Project - Peterbilt
Restored the electrical functionality of a lightning-damaged 2018 Peterbilt truck harness by interpreting schematics, rebuilding wiring subsystems, and resoldering damaged connections. Applied mechanical and electrical engineering principles to...
Human Powered Quad-Coptor Blade Design
In this project, I designed a human-powered quad-copter rotor blade from first principles using aerodynamic theory, rotorcraft physics, and computational modeling. I validated NACA-4515 airfoil performance, estimated stall behavior, and built...