Rupesh Nawalakhe
Distinguished Engineer at Edwards Lifesciences | Expert in Medical Textiles, Textile Engineering & Fiber & Polymer Science | Developing Life-Saving Medical Device Technologies
- Role
- Distinguished Engineer Director, R & d Engineering (Technical) at Edwards Lifesciences
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rupesh Nawalakhe
A decade of experience in R&D and product development in Fibers, Textiles and Polymers. Experienced in handling multiple projects in yarn manufacturing, footwear, sewing threads, medical textiles and working with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions for cutting edge products. Looking forward to a challenging platform to utilize my technical skills to develop and commercialize innovative products.Specialties: Textile Material Development, Technical Leadership, Product testing and validation, Scientific research, Project Management, Scientific problem solving, Trained in Black Belt-Six Sigma, Strong Interpersonal Skills, Customer/Vendor Relations, Negotiations.Skill-setsTextile and polymer science expert in Fibers, Filaments, Leather, Yarn Manufacturing, Weaving, Knitting, Footwear, Wet Processing, Polymer Blends, Medical textiles, Thermosets, thermoplastics, TPU/PU-coated yarns. Characterization techniqueso Yarn Testing: Physical and chemical properties including, denier, strength and elongation, twist, intemignling points, finish level, polymer identification.o Fabric Testing: Stoll abrasion, absorbency, mullen burst, martindale abrasion, tear strength, stiffness measurement, contact angle measurement, water repellent tests, soil repellency, air permeability, moisture vapor resistance, bally flex (dry and wet), cold ross flex, anti-bacterial testing.o Polymers: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Viscometry, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), Light Microscopy.
Experience
Distinguished Engineer Director, R & d Engineering (Technical)
Mar 2026 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Education
University of Mumbai
B.Tech, Textile Engineering
2003 — 2007
North Carolina State University
PhD, Fiber and Polymer Science
2009 — 2012
North Carolina State University
MS, Textile Engineering
2007 — 2009
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