Nikhil Phaneendra Kashyap

• Test driver- Vehicle based ADAS development testing for BMW, Munich. Initiate vehicle troubleshooting and development of vehicle-specific test environments, improvement of test quality, coverage, and automation. • AEB/ Lateral functions verification and homologation testing in accordance with EuroNCAP, Japan, Korea, USA, and China regulations. • Test case creation, execution, and development on PTC Integrity. • ECU flashing, coding, calibration with CAN & Flexray operation using Vector tools.

• Race Engineer to Hyundai Motorsport customer teams (80% travel). • Track & conduct development validation, which includes sensors calibration with CAN bus module, engine diagnostics and ECU programming. • Performance Engineering chassis, suspension & drivetrain setup analysis using sensor data and driver feedback. • Team management, communications, and leadership at test and race locations. • Damage analysis, cost estimation and tracking parts mileage.

• Race and performance engineering Formula race cars chassis setup, aerodynamics testing, data acquisition & analysis, and crew management. • Simulator sessions with racing drivers, damper test rig dyno operation & analysis, vehicle & tyre testing. • Damage assessment & cost estimation reports.

• Master Thesis – Data Analysis and Lap Time Simulation of a TCR racing car for improved handling performance. • Vehicle Dynamics simulation using ChassisSim and data overlay comparison. • Pressure, temperature and displacement sensors installation, calibration, and driver feedback validation in relation to data acquisition and analysis. • Travel and work as Data Engineer for race events.

• Included 4 modules namely Advanced Vehicle Dynamics, Intelligent Mobility (ADAS), Applied Control Systems and Systems Modelling. • Master Thesis ‘Data Analysis and Laptime Simulation of a TCR racing car for improved handling performance’ based on Advanced Vehicle Dynamics.

• Grad project (Material Science) – Determining the mechanical and tribological properties of Al alloy with different additives for automotive applications. • Member and driver of the university team-built race car for SAE Supra.