Vishal Lalwani

Senior Cylinder Head and Gasket Component Engineer at Ford Motor Company

• United Kingdom - London
• My current job since September 2014

Senior component engineer for Ford high power density small displacement engines. Leading components from prototype phase through J1+90. Manage suppliers, costs, achieve performance, weight and safety targets.

Planning the future of ICE and future mobility strategies including hybrids, electric cars and business transformation into a mobility company as compared to a traditional automaker.

Apart from the management side I am heavily involved in CAE methodology and cost reduction projects.

CAE software includes AnSys, Star CCM, Abaqus, Adams Multibody, Team Center, AVL Concerto etc. (see CV for full list of software skills)

Component Engineer at Ford Motor Company

• United Kingdom
• September 2014 to February 2017

Master at Master of Engineering

• United Kingdom
• September 2009 to July 2014

of Engineering (Bachelor & Masters) in Automotive Engineering at UK's
number one university for automotive engineering
 Design and build of an automated, small sized vehicle to steer through a number of cones
and straight line performance
 Design of a double wishbone suspension system for sports cars
 Design of a automotive crash structure
 Vehicle design project for hybrid aircraft tow tug for heavy aircrafts
 MIRA test week for ride dynamics and handling as well as subsequent comparison to Matlab
and Simulink simulations
 Development of the Formula Student 2014 racing car rear suspension
 Final Year Project: Design optimisation for a high flow and high efficiency wastegate design
for turbochargers using CAD and CFD software

Component / Design Engineer at Cummins Turbo Technologies

• United Kingdom
• July 2012 to July 2013

Diploma of Industrial Studies (DIS) Placement
 Component and design engineer for light duty turbochargers
 Responsible for compressor and turbine stage
 Cost reduction project in variable geometry (VG) turbochargers
 29% cost reduction achieved through alternative production method and design optimisation
 Noise reduction and performance increase achieved through design optimisation of
compressor inlet baffle
Practical experience gained in CAD (Creo und ProEngineering), DVA(Dimensional VariationAnalysis), GD&T,
supplier correspondence from India, China and USA, test cell preparation and results analysis as well as
turbine wheel prototyping
Curriculum Vitae
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EDUCATIONAND TRAINING

Chassis and Electronics Engineer at Formula Student Loughborough University

• United Kingdom
• October 2009 to June 2011

Member of the Formula Student Team at Loughborough University

Corporal in Technical Commando II/2 at German Army

• Germany
• October 2008 to August 2009

Corporal in the GermanyArmy in the Technical Commando II/2
 Exceptional promotion to the rank of Corporal given after only nine months
 Inspection and repairs on military vehicles of all kinds in the Germany Army to ensure safe
operation in Afghanistan
 First Aider
 In command of and responsible for up to nine soldiers
Practical experience gained in the field of armoured wheel and track vehicles, weapons systems,
hydraulic and pneumatic systems in military vehicles

Production and operations manager

• Germany
• June 2006 to September 2008

in jewellery industry
S. Lalwani e.K. (parental diamond and jewellery business

Mechatronics Technician at Mercedes-Benz dealership Torpedo Garage

• Germany
• June 2008 to August 2008

Intern

• to

in an official Mercedes-Benz dealership
Practical experience gained in vehicle technology, vehicle servicing and customer support