Deepak Patil

Experience

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  Bullz Racing

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2017

  Vice Captain

  Leading team to build three Electric Cars for E-BAJA Competition of SAE India from 2015 to 2017.Organizing and Presiding team meetings, Guiding team through various operational challenges.Technical review of Vehicle Dynamics and Electric Powertrain departments and checking for alignment with rules.Analysis of challenges in reaching target.Leading Electric department for successful powertrain operation.Escalating and discussing the technical challenges of Battery Management system,Battery and Traction Control Unit and its cooling along with other Electric Powertrain functions with Mahindra Reva (Powertrain sponsor) and resolving them. Show less

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  Faurecia

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2022

  • Worked on Hydrogen Storage System Modelling in 1D for prediction of Temperature distribution intanks during filling, emptying and venting out in different ambient conditions for different OEMs likeHyundai, PSA, BMW, Gaussin and Daimler• Worked on building a methodology for better correlation of temperature distribution during fueling ofhydrogen tanks for different ambient conditions and venting/ evacuation times which are deployed asthe global standard• Developed methodology for venting time calculation for hydrogen storage systems for bonfireconditions and regulations• Worked on 1D pressure drop calculation of coolant path in electric powertrain for battery thermalmanagement in GT-SUITE• Trained in Electric Vehicle/ Hybrid Electric Vehicle Modelling and analysis for various drive cyclesusing GT SUITE and Battery Modelling in GT AutoLion• Worked on solving the problem of deviation in backpressure predictions between 1D and 3D CFDsimulation in Star CCM+ Show less • Completed two courses offered by Prof. M L Munjal (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) in Noiseand Vibration Control and Acoustics of ducts and Mufflers• Build, and simulate various designs of Exhaust systems in 1D tools like GT Power and Ricardo Wave fordifferent OEMs like GM, FCA, Renault, BMW, Ford, etc. and Optimize design for meeting NVH targets• Correlate simulations result with testing results for various characteristics like TemperatureDistribution, Pressure drop, Mass flow rate, Velocity, convergence criteria and Noise levels. Providerecommendations for the development of exhaust designs• Perform Root Cause Analysis of abnormal noise level prediction and test results and provide thesolution to attenuate• Actively involved with cross-functional teams and global experts to give solutions to improve acousticallyperformance• Perform DOE and Optimization on various parameters of muffler internals to optimise Transmissionloss using GT Optimizer and ModeFrontier• Optimization of Exhaust Systems using mode frontier for multiple objectives using various Algorithmand Response Surface Models• Won SPARK Innovation Challenge 2019 at the site level (India) across all BG’s• Filed Invention disclosure on Helmholtz Resonator, Coaxial Pipes, Connected cars, a Novel material,Miter Cut for Pipes and Resonance Trimmer Show less Design and development of Exhaust systems for the Automotive industry on requirements of the ford and involved in developing cad and drawing for exhaust systems. Handling data through product lifecycle management platforms, controlling the design freeze and releases by working with program development leaders and program managers.Actively supported Ford and Innovation Projects. Supported various projects to improve thestiffness of various components to reach durability targets through simulations. Show less

  • Senior Engineer

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Engineer Acoustics

    May 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Design Engineer

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
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  Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India

  Jul 2022 - now

  Powertrain Cooling Engineer