Urmi B.

Urmi B. is a skilled engineer with extensive experience in hardware and systems engineering, currently serving as a Hardware Test Engineer at Planet since August 2025. Previous roles include working as a System Engineer at Bright Machines and a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Ansa Biotechnologies, Inc., where Urmi led development for high-throughput DNA synthesis automation. Experience also includes product development for Class III medical devices at iota Biosciences, and significant contributions to a Class II medical device at FemtoDx. Urmi has interned at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, focusing on mechanical slip testing for the Euclid telescope project, and has conducted research at Caltech on auxetic geometries for impact absorption. Educational credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.