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Alexander Somera

Alexander Somera

Oakland,CA

Summary

Experienced mechanical engineer with a proven track-record of designing innovative products and leading high stakes projects on a tight timeline. Natural product designer with a love for stepping into new fields, tackling multiple novel problems at once, and working in collaborative environments.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanical Design Engineer

Tesla
09.2023 - Current
  • Mechanical Design Engineer designing tooling for all Tesla Energy products (Powerwall, Megapack, Solar PV)
  • Responsible for designing service, emergency response and sustaining tooling, taking projects from conception to completion in weeks and juggling 5+ products at any given time
  • Multi-hat role, also serving as an abuse test engineer, process engineer, manufacturing engineer, industrial engineer and more
  • Experienced with user-oriented and ergonomically minded product design, rapid prototyping across a variety of manufacturing methods, and design for fire-safety/human-health in hazardous environments

Research Intern

Stanford University School of Medicine
02.2020 - 06.2021
  • Neurobiology research at the Raymond Lab, conducting behavioral experiments to explore neural plasticity pathways in the vestibulo-ocular circuitry while optimizing electro-mechanical rigs and motor control systems
  • Debugged and redesigned python scripts which automate experiments, fabricated and partially redesigned PCB's

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Fervo Energy
06.2020 - 12.2020
  • Researched organic rankine (ORC) power cycles used in next generation geothermal power plants; analyzed flexible generation strategies and worked to select appropriate surface facilities in conjunction with the technical team
  • Forged new relationships with turbine and ORC manufacturers and provided foundational research for the selection of cooling technology, turbine, co-located storage and operating strategy

Research Intern

NASA Ames Research Center
05.2019 - 10.2019
  • Collaborated with a team of researchers to design an integrated system to synthesize and purify pharmaceutical drugs in off-planet environments
  • Responsible for running fluid simulations, CADing and fabricating microfluidic devices under clean room conditions through a collaboration with the Fordyce Lab at Stanford University
  • Project granted NIAC Phase I funding by NASA in April 2020, following our team's foundational R&D

Research Intern

IUPUI: Richard Lugar Center for Renewable Energy
06.2017 - 09.2017
  • Collaborated with a team of undergraduates to optimize space-related technologies and published a novel sustainable lunar architecture concept, culminating in AIAA publication titled "Lunar-sourced GEO Powersats:An Integrated ISRU System"
  • Responsible for coding multi-physics simulations, performing power analysis/optimization in C++

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
06.2022

Skills

  • Mechanical product design
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Sheet metal, CNC, additive manufacturing
  • Solidworks
  • CATIA/ENOVIA

Hobbies and Interests

  • Sustainable design
  • User-centered design

Timeline

Mechanical Design Engineer

Tesla
09.2023 - Current

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Fervo Energy
06.2020 - 12.2020

Research Intern

Stanford University School of Medicine
02.2020 - 06.2021

Research Intern

NASA Ames Research Center
05.2019 - 10.2019

Research Intern

IUPUI: Richard Lugar Center for Renewable Energy
06.2017 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Stanford University

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