Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 · 4 yrs · Belgium

• Project : DCT 350Nm MHEV and PHEV
• Product Market : Europe
• Former Company Names : Punch Powertrain, Punch Powertrain PSA JV, Punch Powertrain-et
• Role :
• Electrical components (sensors and actuators) diagnostics calibration and validation
• Functional diagnostics validation for each actuation module.
• Continuous model improvement through feedback based on event drives.
• Ensuring adherence to OBD regulations by calibraton of base and application software parameters.
• Calibration of Functional safety parameters
• Ensuring proper development and documentation of ASnS procedures.
• Workflow responsible for development and application projects

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr

• Project : CVT 180Nm and CVT 250/280Nm+ Torque Coverter as LD
• Product Market : China, South America, Parts of Asia
• Role :
• Calibration according to predefined targets :
• Calibration of the transmission's performance during stationary and launching vehicle conditions, ensuring smooth engagement, idle vibration control, and responsiveness.
• Calibrating drivability aspects while the vehicle is in motion, focusing on acceleration, deceleration, gear shift smoothness, fuel efficiency and responsiveness.
• Defining specific calibration parameters based on customer expectations in the China, South America, and Asian markets, incorporating regional driving conditions and preferences.
• Knowledge Transfer and Training :
• Curriculum outlining modules for training engineers on CVT and Torque Converter calibration techniques, emphasizing regional nuances and customer requirements.
• Transfer Facilitation of calibration knowledge and practices from the current plant to new locations, ensuring a seamless transition and knowledge continuity.
• Digital Footprints and Documentation Instructions:
• Work Instructions for Digital Creation:
• Protocols for documenting every calibration change or adjustment made during the process, ensuring traceability and future reference.
• Driving Quality Control Protocols:
• Procedures for validating and verifying the accuracy and effectiveness of calibration changes through comprehensive testing and validation

Sep 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Project : CVT 180Nm and CVT 250/280Nm+ Torque Coverter as LD
• Product Market : China, South America, Parts of Asia
• Role :
• Calibrations Post-Clutch Engagement:
• Fine-tuning transmission parameters after clutch engagement for optimal performance, efficiency, and drivability.
• Designing Shift Lines and Gradients:
• Crafting and refining shift line strategies and gradients within the transmission control module software.
• Matching Fuel Efficiency and Performance Targets:
• Aligning shift lines and gradients to achieve predefined targets for either fuel efficiency or performance, optimizing gear shifts accordingly.
• Addressing Customer Demands and Media Events:
• Visiting diverse locations (summer, winter, mountainous, high altitude, rough terrains) to conduct on-site drives and address customer demands, ensuring transmission performance meets expectations under varied conditions.
• This comprehensive role involves not only calibration and design aspects but also includes extensive field testing and customer interaction, ensuring the transmission system's optimal performance across diverse real-world scenarios.

Mar 2017 – Sep 2017 · 6 mos · Valencia, Spain

• Project Objective : Contribute to the development of an advanced model for rapid computations of twin-entry turbines.
• Experimental Phase:
• Conduct experimental trials to gather data crucial for model development.
• Collect and process experimental data from the trials to derive essential insights.
• Submodel Development:
• Create specialized submodels focusing on the losses incurred in the turbine system.
• Develop integrated submodules that account for wave propagation, accumulation effects, and acoustic influences.
• Integration with 1D Code:
• Integrate all developed submodels into a sophisticated, fast one-dimensional computational framework.
• Ensure seamless interaction between different submodels within the computational code.
• Validation Against Experimentation:
• Test and validate the computational model against the gathered experimental data.
• Assess the model's accuracy and reliability by comparing its predictions to experimental results.
• The primary goal is to undertake experimental work, process the obtained data, develop specific submodels, integrate them into a computational code capable of fast calculations, and finally validate this comprehensive model against the experimental data, ensuring its accuracy and applicability in predicting twin-entry turbine behaviors.