Akash Jape

Product Design & Fabrication

Akash Jape

The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science Minor
December 2026

Design at the intersection of engineering and human behavior.
Taking products through ideation, rapid prototyping, and validation by integrating manufacturing constraints, material characteristics, and human-centered design factors.

About Me

Hi, I'm a Mechanical Engineering student at UT Austin with a Materials Science concentration and a passion for designing products that people interact, live, and work with. My first exposure to engineering was the 3D printer I had as a teenager, which sparked my curiosity and drive to understand how things are made. Tired of scouring the internet for part files, I learned parametric modeling in order to develop and fabricate my own assistive tools for my family and friends. In my time at UT, I've had the opportunity to work across consumer product design at SharkNinja, semiconductor manufacturing at Qorvo, and operations and technical support at Texas Inventionworks, UT Austin's makerspace. These experiences have taken me from whiteboard concepts to finished products, working across teams and driving projects from first principles to final deliverables.

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