Systems Engineer, Automotive, Electric Vehicle

SHIVARAM K VISWANATHAN

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OBJECTIVE Looking for challenging roles in the Automotive systems engineering and management domain. Passionate about Electrification and Autonomous systems.

ACADEMIC Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA August 2013 – May 2015 QUALIFICATION Graduate Student– MS in Electrical Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Engineering CGPA: 3.45 / 4.0 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India <www.amrita.edu> July 2007 - May 2011 Bachelor of Technology, Major: Electrical and Electronics Engineering CGPA: 8.2/10.0, First Class with Distinction.

WORK AND Senior Engineer – E/E Systems Integration, 12V Systems INDUSTRY Lucid Motors Inc. Menlo Park, CA March 2016 - Present EXPERIENCE Development and testing of 12V Systems in the prototype luxury electric car ‘Lucid Air’ Alpha Cars Vehicle CAN/LIN Network Management, Vehicle power state management, 12V Test buck development, Systems Integration lead for powertrain ECUs, debugging and solving issues in real cars, Requirements definition with powertrain software teams for new features, Supplier point of contact for ECU specs, vehicle testing tools management, Wire harness supplier spec support Electronics Integration Engineer – Vehicle Electronic Systems, Customer Engineering - On-Highway Heavy Duty Engines Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN May 2015 - March 2016

Working on Customer Engineering Team to support Integration of Electronic component related to Engines in the OEM Vehicles Expertise: Accelerator Pedal Interfaces, J1939 Communication Protocol, CANalyzer. Hardware In Loop Testing, Truck Testing Engineering Co-op – Vehicle Controls and Software – Automotive Driveline Aug 2014 – Jan 2015 GKN Driveline, Auburn Hills, MI

Modelling, Control, Software Calibration, Vehicle Testing of PTU and RDM System - Simulink, CANape, CANalyzer, CDA and Dspace. Graduate Summer Intern – Aftermarket Division May 2014 – Aug 2014 Bosch Battery Systems North America - BBSN, Orion, MI / Springboro, OH To analyze the Extended Services Strategy to be provided to OEM for the Battery Systems of a BEV for a period of years. Involving in Customer Interactions, both Technical and Management related roles. Software Engineer July 2011 –July 2013

BOSCH [Robert Bosch Engineering, India (RBEI)] - Bangalore and Coimbatore, India Car Multimedia and In Vehicle Infotainment System Development Team – Automotive Embedded Software Customer Projects: Jaguar XJ, Chevy Impala - GM, JAC Motors - China Internal Projects: Automatic Mileage Calculator App Development for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

• Received a Professional Patent for the Innovative Concept and Design SKILL SET Languages and software: JAMA, Git, JIRA, Intrepid VehicleSpy, Vector CANoe, CAPL CANape, C, C++, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, OpenCV

ACADEMIC PROJECTS Engine Testing Laboratory setup for Research in HCCI and Hybrid Vehicles: Under Dr. Mahdi Shahbakhti Energy Mechatronics Lab, Michigan technological University: http://www.me.mtu.edu/~mahdish/EML.html Working with the research team to build a laboratory set up which includes CAN communication message handling between the components including thermocouples, sensors and ECU prototyping tool (Vector CANcase, dSpace ) Modeling and Controls Team Member, Hybrid Electric Vehicle Enterprise: http://hev.enterprise.mtu.edu/ Working on CAN Communication system between Battery Module, Inverter and E-Motor through d-Space MicroAutobox, CANOe. The Project 2014 – Student Competition, West Michigan Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) [Jan – April 2014]: Annual collegiate Project Management competition for students in various business, engineering and project management content areas. Our team secured Second Place among ten university teams. Preparing for CAPM Certification, PMI, US Design of a Personal Transporter with Electro-differential Drive, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, India Description: An electrical personal transporter which involves the design and development of electro differential drive using control of electric motors through power electronics and microcontrollers. PATENT & PUBLICATION “A method and device for fuel management in a vehicle”. India, Patent Co-Author, 4379/CHE/2013 Filed September 27, 2013 Robert Bosch Car Multimedia Department

“Design of a Personal Transporter with Electro-differential Drive”, International Journal of Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering: Volume 1, Issue 1, 2011 Pg: 79 - 83

ACHIEVMENTS

Awarded a Professional Patent from Bosch for the Innovative design development in the New Feature Development Team. ACTIVITIES - Trained Percussionist and Musician. Participated in various stage shows in the School, University as well as in the Organization.

- Volunteer, MINDTREKKERS – Organization for promoting STEM education in schools - SAE Student Member

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