Siddharth Salunke

Dedicated and energetic graduate with proven Research and Development and design simulation skills. Worked in Automotive manufacturing industry to develop innovative products for the betterment of the business. Seeking opportunities within Automotive, EV, Motorsports, Autonomous driving, and industries significantly contributing towards the Sustainability goals.

Volunteer Coventry City of Culture UK                                                                                                   2021- Present

• volunteering for the events organized for the city of culture Coventry, UK

Warehouse Operative, Hello Fresh, Nuneaton UK                                                                              2021- 2022

• Part time work
• Food packing as per company standards, Pump truck/pallet truck operator.

Trainee/Junior Engineer, Krupa Sindhu Group, India                                                                        2017-2018

Research & Development department (Manufacturing). Acquired a strong workingknowledge of development techniques and methodologies. Acquired strong knowledgeof CFD simulation and Ansys analysis. Worked on development of new productsand designed fixturesfor assembly of CNG Kits for  commercial vehicles. Worked in a team-oriented environment for all aspects of product development

MSc Automotive Engineering, Coventry University                                                                   jan’21-jan’22

Achieved Result: Master of Science (2:1) in Automotive Engineering.

• Key Modules: Connected Autonomous Vehicle, Advance Propulsion Systems, Engineering Simulation and Analysis, Design Principals and Practice, Ground Vehicle Dynamics, Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics, Individual Project, Project Management, Global Professional Development Creativity Change and Innovation.

Dissertation: Automated Parking for Autonomous Vehicles. (In Collaboration with HORIBA MIRA, UK).

• Designed the Mira city circuit map with the help of mapping tools (HERE Technology). 
• Developed parking algorithms for the Autonomous Vehicle to perform parking procedures on the map using sensors such as LIDAR, Radar, and Camera. (Various strategies created). 
• Developed Simulink models for the ego car and various onboard sensors with the help of Driving Designer toolbox within MATLAB. Algorithm development for onboard sensors and fuzzy logic controller development justifying the path followed while avoiding the collision. 
• Co-simulated two platforms, MATLAB and UNREAL Engine, with the help of developed code to visualize the parking procedures in a detailed 3-D environment.  Created a developers guide and user manual for implementing the code.

Bachelor ofEngineering, Automobile, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune                               2014-2019

Achieved Result: First Class

• Key Modules: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Theory of Machines 1, and 2. Strength of Materials, Mathematics 2, and 3, Heat Transfer, Design of MachineElements, Design of Engine Components, Automotive Transmission Systems, Automotive Systems and Testing, CAE and Automation, Machine and VehicleDynamics, Transport Management and Motor Industry.

Final year project: - Amphibious Vehicle and Rust Proofing for Hull of Vehicle.

• Successfully designed and manufactured a small scaledamphibious vehicle, Performed CFD analysis for the shape of Hull.

Diploma in Automobile Engineering, Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education            2011-2014

Achieved Result: First Class

Final year project: - Automated Braking for Electric Vehicles.

• Developed a model for an electric vehicle to brake, start automatically at a safe distance,   with help of ultrasonic sensors.

Nowrosjee Wadia College of Science                                                                                                         2009-2011                                                                                               

• A-Levels: Mathematics and Statistics(B) , English(A), Physics(B) , Chemistry(B), Electronics(A).
•  Project: - Smoke detector using IC555 as sensor and timer.

J. N. Petit Technical High School                                           

• GCSE- Levels: Electrical and Electronics(A), Engineering Graphics(A), Mathematics(A), English(A), Science and Technology(A), Social Sciences(B), Hindi(B), Marathi(A).