Mechatronics Engineer · Mumbai, India

Siddhant Mahalank.

Bachelor's in Mechatronics Engineering from NMIMS with strong interests in automotive and aerospace. I integrate mechanical, electronic, and software systems — with a focus on vehicle mechanics, robotics, and space technologies.

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01 · Work Experience

Graduate Apprentice Trainee — Brakes

Mar 2026 — Present

Volvo Group India · Bengaluru

Building a Brake Performance Simulator — deceleration, brake forces, load transfer.
Front-axle weight reduction: calculations for removing the front park brake chamber; Creo simulation of a stud breakage issue on a customer truck.
Digitalized RTS & BCP checklists; built a .cal file viewer for drawings.

Team Lead Engineer — Defense Tech

Oct 2025 — Mar 2026

GoFloat Technologies

Led an autonomous underwater drone and its ground control systems.
TCP & RS485 communication links between vehicle and ground station.
Autonomous navigation via IMU + DVL sensor fusion with an EKF.

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Automation Intern

Jan 2025 — May 2025

L&T Technology Services · Mumbai

Built a Python automation tool integrating multiple interfaces and backend logic to replace manual validation workflows.
Developed a machine learning model for BMW testing, enhancing automated testing pipelines.

02 · Education

B.Tech, Mechatronics Engineering

2021 — 2025 · CGPA 3.40 / 4.00

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai

12th HSC, Science (PCM)

2019 — 2021 · 84.50%

Aryan Foundations Lakshya Prep Junior College

10th SSC

2019 · 79.20%

Sri Ma Bal Niketan High School

03 · Volunteering

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Teacher — Spark-A-Change Foundation

May — Jul 2022

Volunteered as a teacher for 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 12th grade students.

04 · Skills

MMechanical & CAD

Creo — brakes, chambers, mounts SolidWorks Simulink + Robotics Toolbox

EEmbedded & Controls

STM32Raspberry PiArduino Bosch L25 PLC · IndraLogic RS485TCP control

SSoftware & Robotics

Python ROS 2 — SLAM, Nav2 MATLAB · GUIDE HMIs HMI design Machine learning

Soft skills

Leadership — led the college go-kart team Cross-functional collaboration Problem solving & root-cause analysis Active listening & perspective-taking

05 · Certifications

↗ 2024 DoBass UAV Design — Aeronautical Society of India IIT Bombay challenge: converting a fixed-wing UAV into a VTOL-capable UAV. ↗ 2023 Kosmos Mars Rover Design College Mars rover challenge team. ↗ 2022 Robocon Bots Making College bot-making competition team.

06 · Languages

EnglishFULL PROFESSIONAL

MarathiNATIVE / BILINGUAL

HindiELEMENTARY

SanskritELEMENTARY

07 · Projects

↗ PATENTED

Oil Skimmer Bot

Oil-spill remediation robot using hydrophobic, oleophilic Nylon-6,6 as the skimming medium. Arduino + HC-05 Bluetooth, driven from a MATLAB GUIDE HMI; buoyancy engineered with twin 6″ PVC floats sized to the bot's weight.

ArduinoMATLAB HMIMaterials

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