Fakhirah Khairuddin

Fakhirah Khairuddin is an experienced engineer currently working at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. since October 2022, focusing on pilot line Silicon Anode materials. Previously, Fakhirah served as a Cell Advanced Automation Controls Engineer at Tesla, where responsibilities included overseeing a vision system across 15 assembly tools, troubleshooting Beckhoff PLC, and conducting SAT testing. Fakhirah also taught as a Technical Training Instructor in robotics, specializing in FANUC and Kuka robots. Earlier experience includes a role as a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant at UC San Diego, where research centered on FEA topology optimization under the guidance of Dr. Lei Li and Dr. Kim. Fakhirah's internship experience includes optimizing an Arduino subsystem for a CubeSat at Universiti Sains Malaysia, and designing an autonomous drone during a summer program at UC Irvine. Fakhirah holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from UC San Diego.