Malaysian Fakhirah Khairuddin, a former student at Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Kota Putra , has landed a job at Telsa. She is currently a Technical Training Robotics Engineer instructor based in Fremont, California, USA.#1 most attractive company
to work for by US engineering students. Getting a job at one of the most sought-after companies is no easy feat and Fakhirah has an impressive resume to back her credentials. After completing her studies at MRSM, she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego in 2019. She completed her Masters in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the same university in 2021.
Before joining Tesla, Fakhirah has worked as a Propulsion Development Engineer at her university and written Matlab codes to study heat conduction of a rocket engine. In 2019, her project “CopyPasta” won first prize for the Northrop Grumman System Engineering Challenge. As a Master’s student, she also worked on a bat-inspired monocoque gripper on a hexacopter that could hang upside down.
As a Technical Training Instructor at Tesla, Fakhirah teaches FANUC and Kuka robots to engineers and technicians.