Experience

Industry, research and student teams, from battery thermal design at Ola Electric to founding and running a Formula Student team.

  1. Oct 2026 - presentEindhoven

    Mechanical and Systems Integration Engineer

    Team Daedalus, TU/e (solar-powered drone)
    • Reworked the manufacturing process for the new carbon-fibre wings, cutting lead time from about three months to about two weeks.
    • Leading a sub-team running torsional stiffness tests on two aerofoils to select one for the current layup.
  2. Sep 2026 - presentEindhoven

    MSc Mechanical Engineering

    Eindhoven University of Technology
    • Composite and Light-weight Materials · Structural Performance of Polymers · Optics for Mechanical Engineers
    • Upcoming: Fracture Mechanics · Applications of Design Principles
  3. Nov 2023 - Jul 2026Bournemouth, UK

    Founder, CTO and Head of Suspensions

    Bournemouth University Formula Student
    • Founded the team as its sole member and grew it to 30; Team Principal for two years before becoming CTO.
    • FSUK 2026: 17th of 31 in Concept Class, top 10 in Business Plan, 11th in Cost and Manufacturing.
    • Cut projected build cost by 10.1% through six justified changes, including replacing carbon-fibre parts with balsa and glass-fibre composites.
  4. 2023 - 2026Bournemouth, UK

    BSc (Hons) Design Engineering, 2:1

    Bournemouth University
    • Thesis: CERES, an internally mounted fire-suppression system for EV battery packs.
  5. Jul - Aug 2024Munich, DE

    Smart Vehicles and Sustainable Mobility

    HM University of Applied Sciences, summer programmes
    • Tested a suspension model to find the spring rate needed for cornering traction.
    • Proposed an injection-valve concept for dimethyl ether; studied series production at BMW Munich.
  6. Mar - Apr 2023India

    Mechanical Engineering Intern

    Ola Electric
    • 3D thermal FEA in GT-SUITE on the S1 battery casing, giving 15% greater heat dissipation than the incumbent design.
    • Structural FEA in Siemens NX; thermal characterisation of 4680 cells; casing material selection for die-casting.
SimulationAnsys Mechanical + ACP, SolidWorks Simulation, GT-SUITE, OpenFOAM
CAD and drawingSolidWorks, Siemens NX, Fusion 360 · BS 8888, GD&T
ProgrammingPython, C++, MATLAB
CertificationCertified SolidWorks Associate, 240/240