Chanakya Thaker
M.Tech, Mechanical Engineering - Design, IIT Bombay, 2026
I am a mechanical engineer. I design things, build them, and make sure they actually work. Over the past 4 years of R&D at IIT Bombay, I have designed precision instruments, machined custom components, built test rigs from scratch, and coordinated with manufacturers across India, China, and the USA to bring engineering ideas to life.
Design and manufacturing are two sides of the same coin, and I work across both. From CAD modeling to CNC machines to CMM inspection, my work lives on the shop floor as much as it does on the screen. I am passionate about manufacturing excellence, getting the process right, the tolerances tight, and the yield high. Whether it is running a DOE on Al6061, debugging an assembly fixture at 2am, or qualifying a process at a supplier site, I am hands-on by nature.
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