Shriyash Bajaj

About Shriyash Bajaj

M.S. Robotics candidate at UPenn with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and 4+ years of professional experience in aerospace manufacturing and industrial automation. I specialize in bridging mechanical design with advanced software control to build efficient, intelligent systems.Core Competencies:Robotics & Control: Whole-body control, MPC, trajectory optimization, ROS 2, Drake, Pinocchio.Software & AI: C++, Python, Machine Learning (Random Forests, Data Science), Computer Vision (OpenCV, feature matching).Manufacturing & Automation: PLC programming (Siemens), CAD (Solidworks, CATIA), automated packaging, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).Recent Highlights:Advanced Robotics: Implementing hierarchical controllers for complex humanoid dynamics (e.g, executing a backflip in simulation) and developing robust ROS 2 nodes for autonomous navigation.Aerospace Engineering: Led laser metrology planning and drove design-for-manufacturability changes for the aircraft at Boeing.Industrial Automation: Designed and implemented a $3M production line and a ground-up robotic packaging system at Arch Plastics, cutting labor costs by 40%.I am passionate about tackling complex challenges at the intersection of hardware and software to create innovative robotic solutions.

Experience

1. Instructor

   Fife-Penn Stem & Cs Academy

   Feb 2026 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  Master of Science - MS, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

• Temple University

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering

  2016 — 2019

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Engineering
• Powerpoint
• Leadership
• Research
• Sales
• Social Media
• Critical Thinking
• Higher Education
• Social Networking
• C++
• Vba
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Solidworks
• Autocad
• Labview