Atharva Deshpande

Equipment Engineer

Atharva Deshpande currently serves as an Equipment Engineer at Tesla, beginning in April 2025, where responsibilities include supporting the PLV1 production line for Powerwall, configuring logic in Siemens PLC, developing SCADA on Ignition, and designing mechanical components to enhance availability, cycle time, and yield. Prior experience includes working as a Controls Engineer at Patti Engineering from September 2023 to March 2025, focusing on PLC-based control systems and project execution while managing stakeholders. Atharva also held a student worker position at the University of Illinois Chicago, completing a Controls Engineer co-op at Patti Engineering, and gaining experience in marketing and business development at NIHVA Technologies. Early career roles included a Graduate Engineering Trainee at ElectroMech and a Project Trainee at Sandvik Coromant, with a solid educational background comprising a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering.

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