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Registration: 18.04.2025

Sharankumar Shastri

Specialization: e-Machines Systems Engineer
— As an experienced Engineer specializing in electric motor design, control systems, and eMachines development, I bring expertise in electromagnetic simulation, motor optimization, and system integration. — Proficient in both open-source and proprietary FEA tools, I have a strong background in automating design and optimization processes for tailored applications. — My work spans cross-functional collaboration, model-based development, and system-level validation, ensuring robust and innovative solutions in electric drive systems. — Passionate about merging theory with practical engineering, I thrive in solving complex technical challenges and driving advancements in electric powertrain technology.
— As an experienced Engineer specializing in electric motor design, control systems, and eMachines development, I bring expertise in electromagnetic simulation, motor optimization, and system integration. — Proficient in both open-source and proprietary FEA tools, I have a strong background in automating design and optimization processes for tailored applications. — My work spans cross-functional collaboration, model-based development, and system-level validation, ensuring robust and innovative solutions in electric drive systems. — Passionate about merging theory with practical engineering, I thrive in solving complex technical challenges and driving advancements in electric powertrain technology.

Skills

Python
AutoCAD
AutoDesk
Siemens NX
Fusion 360
Solidworks
LabVIEW
Simulink
CAD
FEMM
FEA
DFMEA
VBA
ANSYS

Work experience

e-Machines Systems Engineer
since 11.2024 - Till the present day |Jaguar Land Rover
AutoCAD, DFMEA, AutoDesk, Siemens NX, Solidworks
● Break down and cascade stakeholder requirements to eMachines subcomponents, ensuring alignment with system specifications. ● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve design harmonization across stator and rotor assemblies, integrating electromagnetics, thermal, and structural components. ● Define system-level test and durability plans, driving correlation with eMachine virtual models. ● Contribute to eMachine DFMEAs, capturing failure modes and ensuring clear linkage to test verification. Project: Design & Development of Low-Cost Energy-Efficient Ceiling Fan BLDC Motor & Drive (2018 - Present). ● BLDC Motor Design & Analysis: Developed low-cost, high-efficiency BLDC motors for domestic and industrial HVAC applications using analytical design, electromagnetic FEA (2D/3D), and optimization methods. Implemented advanced topologies like Halbach arrays and consequent pole designs, with prototype testing. ● Control & Drive Development: Designed PMBLDC motor drive systems, integrating control methods into design software for performance evaluation and assessment. ● Testing & Measurement: Created a torque testing apparatus using a reaction load sensor and NI cRIO/LabVIEW for precise shaft torque measurement, model generation, and data acquisition. Project: Charging Infrastructure for Public Transport Buses (2017). ● EV Charger Placement Optimization: Optimized off-board EV charger placement for intra-city electric buses using bus route geolocation data and linear optimization, considering bus performance, battery weight, and cost analysis of various fast chargers. (Tools: MATLAB/Octave, Python (PuLP), MS Excel) Project: Design of Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor for Electric Vehicle Traction Application (2017). ● Worked on the design and assessment of performance of a permanent magnet brushless DC motor for a threewheeler application. ● Simplified load dynamics of the electric vehicle were simulated considering variations such as battery type (simplified model) were also considered. (Tools used: MATLAB/Octave and ANSYS Maxwell).
Motor Drives Engineer
01.2024 - 10.2024 |Dyson
MATLAB, Python, VBScript, ANSYS, FEA, MAGNET
● Skilled in the design, control, and testing of high-speed permanent magnet motors (> 150,000 RPM), with expertise in electromagnetic simulation, material assessment, and control strategies. Proficient in: ● Experience in modeling complex motor topologies, winding designs, and material assessments (steels, magnets) using advanced FEA tools such as ANSYS and MAGNET. Demagnetization assessment and performance verification, including losses and NVH characteristics. ● Developed custom simulation tools in Python, VBScript, and MATLAB integrated with ANSYS/MAGNET for automated flux map generation, design optimization, and thermal constraint analysis. ● Worked on motor design to meet system-level requirements for high-speed consumer appliances, considering mechanical team constraints to ensure smooth integration. Experienced in motor life testing, vibration analysis, etc. ● Adept at specifying material standards, working closely with suppliers, and ensuring manufacturability and quality compliance for components such as elec. steels and magnets. Proficient in understanding complex manufacturing processes and capable of modifying designs on the go to improve production cycle time and streamline manufacturing. ● Leveraged statistical methods such as whywhy analysis, fishbone diagrams etc. to diagnose and resolve complex design and process issues effectively.

Educational background

Senior Research Fellow / Electrical Engineering (PhD)
2018 - 2023
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Power / Energy Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree)
2013 - 2018
Central University of Karnataka

Languages

EnglishProficient