Marcos Henrique Do Nascimento Sousa

Experience

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  CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  Initial concept and design of a new solution for solar panel power optimization.• Deep learning of optimizers, control theory, power electronics, and their applications• Modeling, analysis, and system simulation on Matlab/Simulink• Understanding of electrical system behavior considering noise

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  FAPESP

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  Renowned scholarship granted for the top research project in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Development of a new solution for the Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) of solar panels. • Deep learning of optimizers, control theory, and power electronics applied to renewable energy• Modeling, analysis, and simulation of solar panels on Matlab/Simulink (more details on GitHub: github.com/marcoshns/photovoltaic-array-modeling-simulink)• Understanding of electrical system behavior considering noise• Design and validation of a DC-DC boost converter• PID (Proportional–Integral–Derivative) controller design and system analysis for optimal behavior. Show less

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  Intel Corporation

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  DSL Software and Firmware Validation Engineer

  I was hired at Intel Connected Home Division as part of the Integration and Verification team, geared to support Intel's Internet modems SW and FW development. • Agile development of tools and tests procedures to simulate, in a controlled environment, real conditions for DSL and G.Fast lines using features as Python, and Shell script• Validation of Intel-based SoC Internet modems, concerning laboratory tools (as line simulators, traffic and noise generator, DSLAMs, and spectrum analyzer) and enhancing the test environment concerning time and quality• Development, execution, and analysis of tests following telecommunications technical reports and other documentation• Working and supporting solutions based on internal and customers issues• Debugging, solving and supporting colleagues to solve system failures• Reports and weekly analyses supporting FW/SW development• Communication and people skills chasing the best for the team Show less

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  LSI-TEC

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2021

  System Integration Engineer

  LG Electronics mobile devices software integration based on proper buyer customizations.• Continuous integration and delivery of the official LG Android build for the Latin America region• Releasing final software for LG Android devices assuring customers’ specifications, quality standards, and delivery times• Performing software integration (branching, merging, change control)• Developing new tools to automate processes according to predefined procedures• Daily use of tools like Git, Jenkins, Gerrit, Python, and Bash Show less

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  E-PiCo - Electric Vehicle Propulsion and Control (Master Erasmus Mundus)

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2023

  Masters Student
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  TNO

  Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

  Graduate Intern Powertrains

  Master thesis carried out at the Powertrains Department at TNO in the field of Energy Management Strategies for Battery Energy Storage Systems. • Implemented a modular energy management strategy (MEMS) to control the power flow from the grid, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), photovoltaic system, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging hub (22 kW, 150 kW, and 300 kW chargers).• Conceptualized the EV charging hub architecture and developed a high-fidelity model plant using the TNO ADVANCE library on Matlab/Simulink.• Modelled EV charging hub components on TNO MEM Fit and Design Tools and optimized parameters to enhance performance.• Conceived and expanded test scenarios for model validation and verification. Show less

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  Tesla

  Nov 2023 - now

  Technical Support Engineer - Industrial Storage

  Engineering support of massive energy storage systems (Powerpack, Megapack).• Hardware failure analysis and troubleshooting of large-scale energy storage systems including power electronics, thermal systems, and lithium-ion batteries.• Commissioning of a 50MW/100MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Scotland, UK.• Assigned support engineer for 330 MWh of installed energy capacity sites in the EMEA region.• In-depth understanding of BESS and Microgrids connected to renewable energy sources.• Continous improvement of data processing techniques using Python. Show less