Engineer Engineering

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dec 2014 - Dec 2016

University of South Florida,Tampa, Florida GPA: 3.0

Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering May 2010 - May 2014

MLR Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad, India GPA: 3.5

Awarded most active student in 2011

“First-Class Distinction” certificate

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Vector CANtools, ETAS interface hardware- CCP, XCP, ETK and XETK board, Continental & Delphi ECUs, LHP DTE (HIL System), Kvaser CAN, NeoVI, Woodward

Software: Canalyzer, INCA, Canoe, MATLAB, Simulink, Xilinx ISE, Embedded C, C programming, MotoHawk (Model-based Design Tool), MotoTune (Calibration tool), CANKing, Vehicle Spy, VHDL, dSPACE Control Desk, Python

Multilingual languages: English, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

“Fundamentals of Control Systems – Gasoline” SAE Certificate of Mastery Course May 2017 - Jun 2017

LHP Engineering Solutions, Pontiac, Michigan

Engineering Process Training

CAN Communications (J1939)

Gasoline Engine and Controls Training

(Speed Governing, Control Model;

System Diagrams, wiring and CAN)

Code Generation Training

Controls Theory and Application

Business Etiquette, Agile SCRUM, Leadership, Budgeting, Stress and Conflict Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Electrified Powertrain Systems & Integration Engineer – SWAT Technical Engineer Sep 2017 – Present

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC, Auburn hills, Michigan

Lead triage support for Powertrain and Electrified Powertrain system issues and evaluation processes in all FCA plants

Key technical person in investigating & resolving Electrified Powertrain issues on BEV, PHEV, HEV and SIEVT transmission systems of various hybrid vehicles

Experienced in dealing with high voltage battery related issues on all plug in hybrid vehicles

Root cause major diesel powertrain related issues on various carlines including heavy duty vehicles

Troubleshoot and analyze issues using CAN tools such as CANalyzer, Canoe, VehicleSpy, ODX, ETAS interface

Experienced in using INCA calibration tool in resolving and experimenting various test cases for emission tests

Key technical person between powertrain electrical engineering developers, integration, quality and assembly plants for development and production launches

Investigating & resolving high warranty field service powertrain electrical engineering issues

Tackle assembly plant no build issues situations

Performing level-1 diagnostics and troubleshooting PT electrical issues

Providing information on the status of root cause and failure rates to various departments

Interfacing with assembly plant manufacturing and quality engineers and EE tester suppliers

Key technical support in validation of End OF Line tester process for all FCA carlines

LHPU PROJECTS

Electronic Throttle Position Controller using Linear Potentiometer May 2017 - Jun 2017

Developed a control system model consisting of PI (Proportional Integral) controller for an electronic throttle using Simulink and MotoHawk blocks

Calibrated the PI gains in model using MotoTune so as to eliminate the instability of the throttle position in accordance with the dynamic position of the potentiometer (pedal)

Verified and tested the controller model while varying the pedal position using MotoHawk

Development of a Control System for an Electronic Fuel Injector May 2017 - Jun 2017

Formulated a control system for an electronic fuel injector using Simulink and MotoHawk blocks

Evaluated the simulation parameters using piston position and crank shaft RPM

Calibrated the model using MotoTune and tested the fuel injector by simulating different engine speeds

Distributed Control System for Electronic Throttle and CAN Communication May 2017 - Jun 2017

Developed a feedback PI electronic throttle controller using Simulink and MotoHawk blocks

Controlled two ECU’s remotely using CAN communication (J1939)

Synthesized the analog signals from remotely controlled ECU and calibrated the control system using MotoTune calibration tool

Validated and tested the controller by varying the pedal position and eliminated any instabilities encountered

Development of Min and Max Governor Control Model May 2017 - Jun 2017

Designed an engine PID controller for a gasoline engine using Simulink for controlling the engine RPM at minimum and maximum governor

Determined stall, crank, run, and overload states with an engine state machine and calibrated the engine for different states

Stabilized the engine speed using calibrated dynamic set point manager for both the governors and initial condition manager for integral gain

Reduced the response time using feed forward loop up table

Development of Gasoline Engine Speed Control System May 2017 - Jun 2017

Assembled a model based design using Simulink, MotoTune, and MotoHawk of an engine controller, and Engine Position Tracking (EPT) system

Designed the engine controller model for controlling the engine speeds in minimum and maximum governor

Simulated controller model in Hardware in Loop (HiL)using DTE with VeriStand

Calibrated and tuned the engine using Moto Tune to avoid any instabilities while entering the minimum and maximum governor when the engine RPM increases

Inspected the final engine control model on GM Ecotec 2.4L gasoline engine at different load conditions

INTERNSHIP

Programming Engineer Intern Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

Defense Electronic Research Laboratory, DLRL, Hyderabad, India

Acknowledged by a senior scientist above me in development of the Block theory of the project

Acquired theoretical description of GSM based systems and analyzed the principles of open BTS role in GSM architecture

Developed a block diagram in Simulink for modulation, demodulation and DDC chain conversion for an open BTS system

Assisted in flashing the program on to Field Programmable Gate Array using Xilinx system generator for the Simulink models produced using MATLAB

Calibrated results for various input feeds and observed the characteristics of both modulation and demodulation of the system

Performed simulations and generated the results of the DDC conversion, modulation and demodulation with a detailed analysis

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Tutored children who could not afford tuition in a government school in subjects like English and Mathematics

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