Sharil Maredia

Mechanical Engineer @ Sunday.

I like building hardware for hard problems.

Two-time fantasy football champion. Big country music fan.

Where I've worked:

Sunday Robotics
MIT
Tesla
SpaceX
NASA
Sharil Maredia with a Sunday humanoid robot
01 / Experience

Experience

Jul 2026 – Present · Full-Time
Sunday
Mechanical Engineer

Bringing humanoid robotics into the home

Sunday humanoid robot serving a plate at home
Image by Sunday
3 INTERNSHIPS
Tesla
May 2025 – Aug 2025 · Hawthorne, CA
New Programs Engineering Intern

Roadster

Tesla Roadster
Image by Tesla

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024 · Hawthorne, CA
New Programs Engineering Intern

Cybercab + Robovan

Tesla Robovan and Cybercab
Image by Tesla

May 2023 – Aug 2023 · Palo Alto, CA
Mechanical Design Engineering Intern

S/X and 3/Y HV Battery Pack

EV battery pack
Image by NexDrive
May 2022 – Aug 2022 · Redmond, WA
SpaceX
Mechanical Engineering Intern

v2.0 Starlink Solar Production Tooling

Stack of Starlink satellites in orbit above Earth
Image by SpaceX
Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 · Houston, TX
NASA – Johnson Space Center
Mechanical Engineering Intern

ISS Water Capture + Recirculation

02 / 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
Sharil Maredia at MIT MIT · Cambridge, MA
Sediment Transport Simulation System
Publication
Sediment Transport Simulation System for Coastal Regrowth and Resiliency Studies
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Laminar Flow Mixer
Publication
Development of a Millimeter-Scale Laminar Flow Mixer for Rapid Iteration of Sustainable Energy Materials
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03 / 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
04 / Skills

Skills

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

Get in touch!

sharilmaredia@gmail.com