Harshith Thummala

Harshith thummala

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Applications Manager @Dassault Systèmes| Ex-Vehicle Engineer @Nikola Motor Company & @Amazon's Zoox | Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering | ASU.

  • Education

    • Pes university

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      Bachelor of technology - btech mechanical engineering
    • Arizona state university

      2022 - 2024
      Master of science - ms mechanical engineering 3.5 gpa
  • Experience

    • Team haya off roading

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
      Summer intern

      1) Designed and Performed Analysis On Quick Release Steering Wheel2) Helped in Manufacturing the Vehicle3) Research & Development

    • Team haya racing

      Sept 2019 - Sept 2022

      Team Haya Racing is the student-racing team(FSAE TEAM) of PES University. We build formula-style single seater race cars and participate in national level competitions like Formula Bharat and SUPRASAE India. We're currently the No.1 student racing team in Karnataka and No.5 in India.I was a design engineer in the Chassis/Aerodynamics Domain.I have designed racecar chassis' and performed analysis for the car. Also worked on tuning the the aerodynamics package of the vehicle both experimentally and on the computational side of thingsI also had assisted in various manufacturing processes in various stages of manufacturing the vehicle Show less

      • Chassis/Aerodynamics/Composites Design Engineer

        Sept 2019 - Sept 2022
      • Cost & Business Plan Team

        Sept 2019 - Sept 2022
    • Garrett - advancing motion

      Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
      Research intern

      CSR project from Garrettt Motion in collaboration with PES University in the field of Thermal Management of Power Electronics used in Hybrid Vehicles

    • Process modelling research laboratory

      Dec 2021 - Jul 2022
      Research associate

      A funded project/ Internship in collaboration with Garrett Motion Inc.Research & Development role in Active Thermal Management of PCB's used in Electric Vehicles

    • Arizona state university

      Jan 2023 - May 2023
      Research aide

      Working as a research aide under Assistant Professors Jeonglae Kim & Beomjim Kwon for the funded research based on Jet Impingement Cooling in the field of thermal management of electronics.> Primary deliverables are focused on providing machine learning solutions on nozzle configurations and using optimization tools to improve heat transfer rate based on experimental conductions. CFD studies are performed on ANSYS and grid generation on Pointwise.

    • Zoox

      May 2023 - Aug 2023
      Vehicle integration engineer

      > Worked in the Thermal Systems Integration team on the hardware-in-loop testing project, "The Roller bot".> Built Test benches for the vehicle's thermal system for HVAC module for various testing scenarios.> Used 3DX(Catia V6) to build the bench and it's components and used PLM tools such JIRA and Confluence to complete day to day deliverables.> Assisted simulation teams to build the control scheme for the various test benches added onto the Rollerbot.> Built other test benches to simulate cabin comfort and vehicle road speed in coordination with the Rollerbot.> Assisted in performing vehicle level cabin comfort and controls testing by gathering live data from testing chambers.> Used softwares such IPEmotion to control test bench components for data acquisition and by following CAN protocols.> Coordinated with various teams to get orders and shipments for parts sourced from inventories. > Collaborated with multiple teams in Vehicle Development and presented work deliverables in various vehicle integration meetings.> Assisted technicians in building vehicle level electrical harnesses for the Rollerbot. Show less

    • Nikola motor company

      Oct 2023 - May 2024
      Aero-thermal systems engineer

      > Working on running various bench level, vehicle level tests in the labs along with post processing of the respective results.> Scripted the thermal characterization studies for various thermal system loops using vehicle experimental data on Python.> Characterized and optimized the vehicle inverter data using optimization algorithms on python> Designed, manufactured and setup component-level test benches for characterizing valves and pumps from various suppliers. Performed experiments in the state of the art labs and presented the findings to various Thermal systems teams.> Playing a role in setting up a one stop shop for vehicle level, system level and component level thermal requirements.> Using software tools such as LABVIEW, CANalyzer and Python to run and automate vehicle level tests on various testbenches.> Assisting in 1D modelling of the vehicle thermal system architecture with respect to the battery refrigeration loops, HVAC loops, etc using SIEMENS AMESIM and validating the subsystem loops against the Battery EV trucks and Fuel Cell EV trucks' CAD. Show less

    • Dassault systèmes

      Jun 2024 - now

      > Working as an Industry Process Consultant (IPC) Intern under IPC team (Tech sales).> Assisting in modeling real-world fluids problems for Rivian, Volvo, etc. including engine cooling, external aerodynamics, splash and spray, air-intake systems, etc.> Working on 3DX cloud testing.> Helping R&D by testing the newer GPU and thermal solvers.> Support active live customer projects> Help providing support to customers (OEMS) in training to implement CFD solutions along with demonstrating presentations, reports, etc.> Support in providing CFD solutions using PowerFlow, Xflow and 3DExperience CFD tools. Show less

      • Application Manager

        Jan 2025 - now
      • Industry Process Consultant

        Jun 2024 - Jan 2025
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Training neural networks in python

      Linkedin
      May 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Fundamentals to become a machine learning engineer

      Linkedin
      May 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to 3dexperience platform

      Dassault systèmes
      Jun 2024
    • Ansys training: a easy introduction with applications

      Udemy
      Apr 2021
    • Introduction to powerflow

      Dassault systèmes
      Jul 2024
    • Becoming a product manager: a complete guide

      Linkedin
      Apr 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Machine learning with python: foundations

      Linkedin
      Apr 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to poweracoustics

      Dassault systèmes
      Jan 2025
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Harshith Thummala
      MRD Award Certificates PES University Jun 2022 Certificate awarded for having an SGPA above 9 in the 7th & 8th semesters
    • Awarded to Harshith Thummala
      Distinction Award Certificate PES University Sep 2021 Awarded Distinction for scoring an SGPA above 8 in the 6th Semester