Hi I'm Chaitra. I'm a Senior Industrial Designer and Engineer with 4 years of experience - consulting inventors from concept to manufacture. I have spent my career working on various products, from medical devices to audio products, working with brands such as Motorola, Zedsen, Sharp, ROK, and Kinetik. As a Product Design Engineer with a creative eye and technical background, I have the end-to-end skillset to guide my clients from early concepts and strategy through to DFM. DFA and marketing visuals. Find my personal portfolio website below, where I have showcased some of my recent work with various clients.…

Chaitra Kawathekar

Hi I'm Chaitra. I'm a Senior Industrial Designer and Engineer with 4 years of experience - consulting inventors from concept to manufacture. I have spent my career working on various products, from medical devices to audio products, working with brands such as Motorola, Zedsen, Sharp, ROK, and Kinetik. As a Product Design Engineer with a creative eye and technical background, I have the end-to-end skillset to guide my clients from early concepts and strategy through to DFM. DFA and marketing visuals. Find my personal portfolio website below, where I have showcased some of my recent work with various clients.…

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Hi I’m Chaitra.

I’m a Senior Industrial Designer and Engineer with 4 years of experience - consulting inventors from concept to manufacture. I have spent my career working on various products, from medical devices to audio products, working with brands such as Motorola, Zedsen, Sharp, ROK, and Kinetik.

As a Product Design Engineer with a creative eye and technical background, I have the end-to-end skillset to guide my clients from early concepts and strategy through to DFM. DFA and marketing visuals.

Find my personal portfolio website below, where I have showcased some of my recent work with various clients.

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Language

English
Fluent
Marathi (Marāṭhī)
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced

Work Experience

Product Design Engineer at Therefore Design Ltd.
September 1, 2025 - Present
Product Design Engineer at Oval Medical Technologies
September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
Product Strategist at Pentland Brands (Berghaus, Mitre, Ellesse)
June 1, 2023 - August 1, 2024

Education

M.Eng. Product Design and Manufacture at University of Nottingham
September 1, 2019 - June 18, 2023
1st Class Honours

Qualifications

Triumph Design Award
May 13, 2021 - March 10, 2026

Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Other
    uniE621 Zedsen Z-Scan
    Zedsen’s Z-Scan is a portable, non-invasive breast cancer screening device designed to remove the physical and technological barriers associated with traditional mammography. Using novel bio-impedance sensing, it offers a radiation-free alternative aimed at early clinical triage in GP surgeries and community healthcare settings. Along with my team, I supported the product from early concept through to high-fidelity visual models. Working from fixed internal sensor array dimensions, PCB layouts, battery specifications, and charging architecture, we translated a complex internal system into a lightweight, ergonomic device suitable for real-world clinical use.…