Vedant Shirke

Experience

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  Formula Manipal

  Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

  - Spearheaded a team of 40 engineering graduates towards developing and building a Formula Student Racecar- Led the team to secure P2 in Engineering Design and Overall P5 in Pi-EV Competition held by Formula Bharat- Secured a total of 3 title sponsorships from Schaeffler, Siemens and Batemo- Implemented Microsoft Project as a workflow optimization tool to help carry out and track progress on tasks- Carried out Vendor Evaluations to reduce order execution time for critical components- Carried out extensive documentation for System Designs, SOPs and FMEA Show less - R&D of a High Voltage Battery Pack from ground-up- Tractive Effort and Final Drive ratio estimations for various vehicle configurations- Simulation and 1-D Modelling of all the systems of the battery- Performed Energy and Power estimations for dynamic events- Worked on BMS testing on a custom Master-Slave topology- Implemented Non-Conventional Manufacturing techniques to cut down on cost- Worked on building a model from physical test data to estimate SoC using Hybrid Adaptive Methods Show less

  • Interim Team Lead

    Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

  • E-Powertrain Engineer

    Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Taskphase member

    Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
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  BGAUSS

  Dec 2022 - Jan 2023

  EV R&D Intern

  • Involved with core team responsible for Vehicle Conceptualization and Design Philosophy. • Tractive effort calculations and powertrain definition for concept vehicles.• Improvised on traditional side-stand design that can accommodate for gradient changes.• Prototyped a novel system to detect unsafe rider habits with the help of sensor fusion.• Benchmarked competitor vehicles with technological research and analysis. • Additive manufacturing of accessories as a part prototyping procedure.• Homologation and testing according to ARAI standards.• Validation of suspension test rig and road-testing data• Completed Solidworks Advanced Training.• CAD design of accessories for utility segment scooter• Learned Autodesk Alias Autostudio and Blender for generation of surfaces. Show less

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  Stellantis

  Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

  Body-Chassis-Interior Mechatronics HIL Intern

  • Joined BCI Mechatronics HiL team working on Alfa Romeo and Maserati• Underwent certified training programs on Future Mobility R&D, equivalent to 24 work hours from Stellantis Learning Hub• Developed Test Cases and Validation Plans for assigned systems and components according to FCA test procedures• Factory Visit of FCAIPL Plant (PUNE) to analyze all the workflows and optimizations available• Analyzed DAQ and Telemetry system of testing mules• Presented technical topics related to HiL R&D for automotive use cases Show less

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  TATA AutoComp Systems Ltd

  May 2024 - Jun 2024

  Powertrain Engineering Intern

  Powertrain Engineering Intern at Tata Autocomp Prestolite Electric Pvt. Ltd.Project: EV Traction Motor Design based on EV Market Analysis (2W/3W)

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  Amazon

  Jan 2025 - now

  Manager Ops Intern