I am a forward-thinking engineer with over 7 years of experience in designing, optimizing, and engineering high-performance packaging systems. I have a passion for merging mechanical design, sustainability, and cost efficiency to revolutionize packaging across consumer goods, electronics, medical devices, and industrial sectors. My expertise spans from concept to production, using advanced CAD tools such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD, 3D prototyping, and FEA simulation to ensure structural integrity and compliance. Throughout my career, I've successfully managed manufacturing operations, worked closely with clients and suppliers, and led cost-saving and manufacturing facility setup projects. My background also includes experience in medical device packaging following ISO and MDR regulations, as well as academic research and teaching roles involving engineering design and simulation tools.

Sai Jeevan Reddy

I am a forward-thinking engineer with over 7 years of experience in designing, optimizing, and engineering high-performance packaging systems. I have a passion for merging mechanical design, sustainability, and cost efficiency to revolutionize packaging across consumer goods, electronics, medical devices, and industrial sectors. My expertise spans from concept to production, using advanced CAD tools such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD, 3D prototyping, and FEA simulation to ensure structural integrity and compliance. Throughout my career, I've successfully managed manufacturing operations, worked closely with clients and suppliers, and led cost-saving and manufacturing facility setup projects. My background also includes experience in medical device packaging following ISO and MDR regulations, as well as academic research and teaching roles involving engineering design and simulation tools.

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I am a forward-thinking engineer with over 7 years of experience in designing, optimizing, and engineering high-performance packaging systems. I have a passion for merging mechanical design, sustainability, and cost efficiency to revolutionize packaging across consumer goods, electronics, medical devices, and industrial sectors. My expertise spans from concept to production, using advanced CAD tools such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD, 3D prototyping, and FEA simulation to ensure structural integrity and compliance.

Throughout my career, I’ve successfully managed manufacturing operations, worked closely with clients and suppliers, and led cost-saving and manufacturing facility setup projects. My background also includes experience in medical device packaging following ISO and MDR regulations, as well as academic research and teaching roles involving engineering design and simulation tools.

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Experience Level

Expert

Work Experience

Managing Director / Field Industry Engineer at Jeevan Sai Enterprises
March 1, 2025 - August 25, 2025
Led troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of industrial equipment, optimizing operational uptime. Managed installation, commissioning, and calibration of machinery while adhering to project timelines and budgets. Oversaw end-to-end manufacturing operations for Dhoop sticks, ensuring high-quality standards in fragrance and burn time. Developed packaging projects, designed non-sterile packaging systems, coordinated package testing, and specified materials to meet client and company needs. Collaborated with suppliers and contract manufacturers for new manufacturing facility setups and spearheaded cost-saving projects focused on material optimization.
Packaging Engineer at Medtronic, Boulder, CO (via Vastek Group)
January 1, 2020 - August 25, 2025
Developed and coordinated both sterile and non-sterile packaging system projects including design, process, testing, and material specifications to ensure configuration requirements were met. Ensured packaging functionality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with customer and company image. Maintained awareness of packaging and sterilization advancements for medical devices, with expertise in ISO 11607-1 & 2:2019 regulations. Authored numerous test protocols and feasibility reports, supported new manufacturing facility setups, and led cost-saving initiatives in materials in partnership with suppliers. Contributed to packaging lab operations and compliance with European MDR standards. Assisted cross-functional teams in new product releases and root-cause analysis projects.
Research Assistant at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
May 1, 2017 - August 25, 2025
Designed and drafted interior automobile components using SolidWorks. Performed cost analysis, developed project budgets and timelines, and created Bills of Materials and functional specifications. Collaborated with cross-functional teams employing DFMEA, DFMA, and Six Sigma methodologies to meet customer requirements. Conducted engineering stress assessments to meet specifications. Instructed undergraduate and graduate students in Computer Aided Engineering and Finite Element Analysis labs using CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, and ANSYS software.
Design Engineer-I (Intern) at Delta Motors (DRDA and ISRO), Hyderabad, India
January 1, 2014 - August 25, 2025
Designed and manufactured a scale model of an aircraft empennage system to validate Fly-by-Wire mechanisms using CATIA V5. Collaborated with cross-functional teams applying DFMEA, DFMA, and Six Sigma methods to meet customer requirements. Participated in design reviews during new product introduction processes. Conducted structural analysis and optimization of aircraft prototypes using ANSYS.

Education

Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University, CT, United States of America
August 1, 2014 - December 1, 2015
Bachelor of Technology in Aeronautical Engineering at JNTU, Hyderabad, India
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Manufacturing

Experience Level

Expert