AVL Cruise
Mantha Kaushik Bharadwaj
Energy Efficiency Engineer - Performance, Economy & Drivability (PED)
Bangalore
Summary
A passionate automotive engineer with an industrial experience of four years in powertrain performance and efficiency development with a strong aptitude in testing and simulation of conventional and battery electric vehicles.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Analyst - Powertrain Efficiency
VE Commercial Vehicles (A Volvo group and Eicher Motors joint venture)
Pithampur
06.2018 - 01.2022
- Selected driveline configuration and established performance and fuel economy of Euro VI HD trucks and buses with a fuel economy improvement of 3% over Euro IV.
- Simulated performance & fuel Economy of trucks & Buses and correlation of 1D model with actual test results on AVL Cruise.
- Conducted Benchmarking of competition vehicles for defining the performance and fuel economy targets.
- Executed coastdown, acceleration, gradability & on road fuel economy testing of Euro VI variants against competition vehicles for verifying the performance and fuel economy targets.
- Performed subjective evaluation of drivability with base engine dataset calibration for ensuring the compliance of performance & fuel economy targets.
- Data acquisition and analysis of test vehicles to interpret performance & fuel economy.
- Implementation & validation of fuel economy improvement/ CO2 reduction features such as energy saving compressor, Cooling fan duty cycle optimization with ambient temperature, start stop system etc.
Drivability and Range Improvement Engineer
OLA Electric Mobility
Bangalore
01.2022 - Current
- Conducting benchmarking, target setting and powertrain sizing of electric scooters.
- 1D Model development and correlation with actual test results for prediction of performance and range.
- Test vehicle data analysis for energy efficiency calculations.
- Functional DVP of subsystems and software verfication of Motor Control Unit through complete vehicle testing.
Education
Master of Technology - Automotive Engineering
VIT UNIVERSITY
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India 06.2016 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
AMRITA UNIVERSITY
Kollam, Kerala, India 08.2011 - 06.2015
Skills
Vehicle Performance and Fuel Economy Testing
1D Simulation
Euro VI diesel engine and after treatment system
Hybrid and Electric Powertrains
Accomplishments
- Achieved top performer rating in the department for the year (04/2019 - 03/2020)
- “Star of the Month” awards for two consecutive months in the department, (11/2020 - 12/2020) for establish simulation correlation of performance and fuel economy light and heavy duty vehicles.
- Student Leader - Class 8th to 10th
Software
GT Suite
Matlab Simulink
MS Office
ATI Vision
VECTO
CANOE
IPG CarMaker
Timeline
Drivability and Range Improvement Engineer
OLA Electric Mobility
01.2022 - Current
Senior Analyst - Powertrain Efficiency
VE Commercial Vehicles (A Volvo group and Eicher Motors joint venture)
06.2018 - 01.2022
Master of Technology - Automotive Engineering
VIT UNIVERSITY
06.2016 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
AMRITA UNIVERSITY
08.2011 - 06.2015