Rahul's Portfolio

BMW Group USA (Sept '2025-Current)

F1-Tenth Competition (June '2025-Current)

Ecocar (2023-June '2025)

NASA: L'space Mission Concept Academy (2024)

Vinyl Wrapping (2022-current)

About Me

I am a motivated and results-driven Mechanical Engineering student eager to contribute hands-on mechanical skills, problem-solving abilities, and teamwork expertise to an entry-level position. I am proficient in automotive testing, validation, 3D design, technical work, and creative designing. I have a strong work ethic, adaptability, and excellent interpersonal skills.

BMW Group USA (Sept '2025-Current)

technical service engineer intern (Current):

Conducted ISTA diagnostics and remote troubleshooting of BMW vehicle systems.
Developed an internal AI-based tool to increase efficiency for over 500 dealerships and over 10,000 technicians by simplifying communication with support product engineers.
Supported case consolidation and technical analysis of dealership repair tickets to identify system-level patterns.
Gained hands-on exposure to BMW's aftersales platforms and dealer technical support pipelines

Projects:

ISTA diagnostics

Conducted ISTA diagnostics to validate new software updates and perform buyback vehicle analysis, ensuring compliance with BMW’s technical standards and enhancing dealership support capabilities

AI App/TOol

Built an AI Tool that will give the BMW US HQ Hotline the ability to get a step-by-step solution to their common queries from Dealership technicians. Simply requires information about a case, and the tool will access resources/process a diagnositic solution.

Charging socket

Executed component-level repair on BEVs, including the successful removal and replacement of a charging socket, demonstrating proficiency in high-voltage systems and hands-on technical troubleshooting

F1-Tenth Competition (June '2025-Current)

Lead Mechanical/electrical designer (2025-Current):

Lead designer of a mini autonomous vehicle developed for the F1tenth/RoboCar competition.
Integrated LiDAR sensor and VESC electronic speed controller into a real-time autonomous racing platform.
Designed and tuned PID controllers, improving speed regulation accuracy by 20%.
Developed a custom 3D designer chassis with CAD and programmed a custom NVIDIA Jetson Nano.

Block-Path Planning:

custom vehicle hil model:

Developed a custom vehicle HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Model for simulating real time performance, accommodating for the autonomous vehicles regen braking system, ABS system, and 2DOF functionalities.

Ecocar (2023-June '2025)

Propulsion, Controls, and Modeling ENgineer (current):

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing

CAN Communication Integration

Speedgoat Testing

Vehicle-On-Off-System

Top-Level Vehicle Model

Info:

Led propulsion system calibration and validation to optimize EV drivability, improving vehicle performance and reducing jerks and shocks.

Developed and refined torque control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing with Speedgoat, contributing to a measurable 10% increase in overall vehicle efficiency.

Conducted real-time HIL tests for acceleration and brake pedal inputs, ensuring responsive and reliable vehicle control under diverse conditions.

Gained hands-on experience with battery management systems (BMS) and electric drive unit (EDU) integration.

Systems, design, and integration Engineer (2023-24):

Suspension

Calipers Decompression

Vehicle Teardown of the Cadillac Lyriq

Info:

Conducted a disassembly of the EV control vehicle module, motor, suspension, and cooling system to update and improve the functionality of the parts. Altered the motor with a more compact and lighter choice to improve efficiency.

Assembled and disassembled the vehicle's calipers and brakes using a compression method with the help of a charger & clips.

Assembled a junction box that improved the structural wiring and protect the electrical configurations from mishaps.

Designed and constructed an Emergency Driving Stop Safety (EDSS) system to activate immediate braking from a press.

NASA: L'space Mission Concept Academy (2024)

Mission: Developing an equipped system that has the ability to navigate and identify the most ideal location on the lunar surface for possible future human habituation alongside the extreme calamities of the Moon.