Amisha
Chandra

UC Berkeley · Mechanical Engineering

About me

Hi! I’m a Mechanical Engineering student at UC Berkeley, graduating in December 2027. I love building electromechanical systems through thoughtful mechanical design, hardware testing, and software. I recently interned with Apple’s Camera Hardware Engineering team and currently work on Berkeley Formula Electric’s EV accumulator. Check out my projects and get in touch!

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2020
- Joined competitive VEX Robotics
2022
- Boeing Summer Internship — Maintenance Programs Engineering
2023
- Led competitive robotics team Perrybotics 742A
2024
- Started Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley
- Joined Engineering Solutions at Berkeley
  - Worked with Rapid Robotics
2025
- Projects
  - TAFLab
  - Muon Space
- Internships
  - Malin Space
  - eNano Technologies
2025–2026
- Safe Sentinel · Packaging robotics
- Formula Electric · EV accumulator
- Apple · Camera Hardware Engineering Internship

Selected projects

Showing 15 projects

Camera Hardware · Summer 2026

Apple Camera Hardware Engineering

Camera benchmarking and hardware validation through Python SFR analysis, precision fixturing, and magnetic coexistence testing.

Robotics · 2025–2026

Robotic Packaging Cell

Mechanical systems for automated packaging robots, including a mobile base, dual-arm layouts, and RealSense camera structures for object tracking.

Space Systems · 2025

Satellite Turnover Dolly

A clean-room-compatible turnover dolly that safely rotates an offset 500 kg satellite while controlling backlash and remaining locked through power loss.

Test Engineering · 2025

VENDi Shutter Characterization

A full fixture and automated test workflow for characterizing a mechanical shutter across voltage and extreme temperature conditions for the DAVINCI mission.

Product Design · 2025

Micro BLE Asset Tracker

An ultra-compact consumer enclosure designed around a flexible PCB, coin cell, copper antenna, and the practical limits of small-scale additive manufacturing.

Mechatronics · 2024

3D LiDAR ScanBox

A modular scanning unit that synchronizes an arched phone sweep with a turntable to generate detailed 3D models from multiple heights and angles.

Vehicle Systems · 2026–Present

FSAE EV Accumulator

The mechanical layout of a 600 V accumulator attic, resolving busbars, isolation hardware, rules-driven clearances, fasteners, and fabrication into one serviceable assembly.

Research · 2025

Ocean Drone Wind Power

End-to-end mechanical development of a compact vertical-axis wind turbine targeting reliable low-wind energy generation in marine environments.

Human-Centered Design · 2025

Elbow Rehabilitation Device

A portable rehabilitation device that converts small finger bends into powered elbow motion, with patient and therapist modes built around dual ESP32 controllers.

Engineering Design · 2024

3D-Printed Wind Turbine

A small-scale turbine developed under strict volume and manufacturing constraints, combining NACA airfoil research, a lightweight two-piece tower, FEA, and physical power and deflection testing.

Mechanism Design · Concept Design

Automated Soft Serve Machine

A fully automated soft-serve concept that dispenses a cone, positions it under the nozzle, and coordinates lift and rotation to produce a consistent swirl.

Industrial Design · Exploration

Heart Earmuffs

A heart-shaped earmuff concept that uses lofted ear cushions and a gear-like headband adjuster to combine expressive form with fit and comfort.

Digital Fabrication · Exploration

Yin-Yang Hedgehogs

A layered wood interpretation of the yin-yang symbol, using two curled hedgehogs, negative space, and carefully aligned contours to create depth and balance.

Experimental Build · Documentation in progress

Fire Tornado

This project is included because it appears in the supplied portfolio archive. Its source folder is currently empty, so the technical write-up and original media can be added when those files are available.

Competition Robotics · 2023–2024

VEX Competition Robot

An 18-inch competition robot developed from strategy through CAD, custom fabrication, odometry, drivetrain tuning, and match testing for the VEX Over Under game.