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Meire Mehare

Meire Mehare

Bay Area,California

Summary

Dynamic Senior Cell Manufacturing Engineer with a proven track record at Tesla, specializing in battery manufacturing and R&D. Achieved a pending patent for innovative cell performance, while leading teams to enhance product competency. Skilled in technical program management and data visualization, driving significant improvements in process and manufacturing efficiency.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Cell Manufacturing Engineer

Tesla
Fremont
01.2024 - Current
  • Led the 4680 electrolyte filling process development and manufacturing team.
  • Developed a plasma technology that resulted in improved product quality and increased cell performance.
  • Secured a pending patent for a groundbreaking invention in electrode manufacturing, enhancing the company's competitive advantage in the market.
  • Developed and implemented electrolyte filling tools to produce next-gen cell iterations.

Cell Manufacturing Engineer

Tesla
Fremont
07.2022 - 12.2023
  • Research and development of the electrode wetting technology on 4680 and next-gen batteries.
  • Developed a non-destructive method for characterizing electrode-electrolyte interface
  • Commissioning, FAT, and scale-up of processes and equipment to production.

Entry Level Cell Engineer Technician

Tesla
Fremont
12.2021 - 06.2022
  • Implemented lean manufacturing principles that improved the OEE of Cell manufacturing lines by 35%.
  • Developed information management tools for enhanced data visualization.

Global Product Support Engineer

Mattson Technology
Fremont
10.2021 - 12.2021
  • Provided technical support for global customers using advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
  • Developed plasma etching processes to create detailed structural patterns
  • Streamlined escalation processes by creating structured guidelines for support staff.

Research and Development Intern

Engineering Lab, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California
08.2020 - 09.2021
  • Developed efficient & affordable disinfectant to help reduce SARS-Cov in developing societies.
  • Assisted in developing a novel electrochemical water treatment technology called ACAIE (Air Cathode Assisted Iron Electrocoagulation) to remediate water.
  • Optimized experiment outcomes by critically analyzing results, identifying trends or discrepancies, and recommending adjustments as necessary.
  • Secured co-authorship in a published scientific paper.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical & Nuclear Engineering

University of California, Berkeley
01-2021

Skills

  • Battery manufacturing: cylindrical cell e-chem and material characterization, fluid mechanics, SEM/EDX, FTIR, and EIS, plasma technology
  • Computation: MySQL, basic machine learning, Python, JMP, JavaScript, Aspen Plus
  • Leadership: Technical program management, Data processing and visualization, Equipment commissioning & Factory line optimization
  • Multilingual: English, Arabic, Urdu, Tigrinya, Amharic

Timeline

Senior Cell Manufacturing Engineer

Tesla
01.2024 - Current

Cell Manufacturing Engineer

Tesla
07.2022 - 12.2023

Entry Level Cell Engineer Technician

Tesla
12.2021 - 06.2022

Global Product Support Engineer

Mattson Technology
10.2021 - 12.2021

Research and Development Intern

Engineering Lab, UC Berkeley
08.2020 - 09.2021

Bachelor of Science - Chemical & Nuclear Engineering

University of California, Berkeley