I'm Zachary Valles, a mechanical design engineer with 4+ years experience working in electric vehicles and space systems based in San Francisco, California.

With a foundation in multiphysics analysis and manufacturing, I design consumer electronics that unite user-centered design with precision engineering—delivering products that embody reliability, elegance, and performance.

Selected projects

Below are a few projects I worked on. Some I can discuss details about, others I outline my role in the process of design

Fitness Wearable

Led hardware design of a next-gen wearable, combining user-ergonomics with integrated biomedical sensing.

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Fitness Wearable

Led hardware design of a next-gen wearable, combining user-ergonomics with integrated biomedical sensing.

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Fitness Wearable

Led hardware design of a next-gen wearable, combining user-ergonomics with integrated biomedical sensing.

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Cybercab

Engineered body structures, powertrain structures and isolators for Tesla’s next vehicle platform, delivering quieter EV powertrains and multimillion-dollar cost savings

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Cybercab

Engineered body structures, powertrain structures and isolators for Tesla’s next vehicle platform, delivering quieter EV powertrains and multimillion-dollar cost savings

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Cybercab

Engineered body structures, powertrain structures and isolators for Tesla’s next vehicle platform, delivering quieter EV powertrains and multimillion-dollar cost savings

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Publications

At University of Michigan, I worked in the Marine Hydrodynamics Lab on hydrofoils in multiphase flow, publishing three peer reviewed papers in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics

JFM Wave Effects Pt. 1

JFM Wave Effects Pt. 2

SNH22

Publications

At University of Michigan, I worked in the Marine Hydrodynamics Lab on hydrofoils in multiphase flow, publishing three peer reviewed papers in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Publications

At University of Michigan, I worked in the Marine Hydrodynamics Lab on hydrofoils in multiphase flow, publishing three peer reviewed papers in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics