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Surendra Chandawarkar
E-mail: connectsurendra@gmail.com
Cell: +91-98234 34541
Objective
A career with a growth oriented organization, utilizing my system modeling and development skills
and experience to achieve successful business results.
Summary
 Seasoned plant model development engineer having over 9 years of Automotive and Aerospace
domain experience.
 Extensive experience in developing mathematical models in MATLAB/Simulink environment.
 Well versed with Lithium-ion Battery systems by designing equivalent circuit models, thermal
behavior models and ageing models.
 Experienced in development of Hybrid vehicle system (HEV) plant models with fuel economy
optimization and simulations.
 Experienced in developing hardware-in-loop simulation models for Hybrid vehicle systems and Duel
clutch/automatic transmission systems.
 Good experience in design parameters optimization for Vehicle simulation models.
 Experienced in avionics systems analysis by developing data processing toolfor Crash Data Recorder
(Black Box).
 Hands on experience in Black Box data acquisition, Data analysis, Avionics integration simulations
and Digital Flight Control Computer (DFCC) simulations.
Employment and work experience
September 2013 onwards, Electronics & Electrical Team, MagnaSteyr, Pune, India
Designation: Senior Design Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Development of Crack Growth-Fracture Mechanics program.
 End of Line analysis for various Transfer Case (AWD) systems.
 Developing detailed Driver behavior model and driving skill characterization algorithm.
 Torque dynamics evaluations for Torque Vectoring systems.
 Developing of Vehicle subsystem plant model & Transfer case plant model.
 Parameter optimization & verification for Transfer Case Controller model.
 Innovations and development of new ideas for automotive technology.
Achievements:
 Conducted feasibility study for a shift on the move strategy for a Transfer Case that does not have a
synchronized range shift capability.
 Conducted Fuel Economy simulations for Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles (HHV) in Autonomie Environment.
 Developed an algorithm to predict Crack Growth Rate, Stress Intensity Factors and remaining Life
Cycles for gears.

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December 2010 – September 2013, Modeling & Simulation CoE, Eaton Corporation, Pune, India
Designation: Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Developing detailed models for Li-ion battery systems to predict its performance in Eaton hybrid
systems.
 Developing Hybrid vehicle plant models and conducting fuel economy simulations for various
types of hybrid vehicles.
 Developing Hardware-in-loop simulation plant models and implementing missing dynamics to
cover HIL test cases.
 Troubleshooting Hardware-in-loop simulation errors by supporting Hybrid control unit and
vehicle plant models.
Achievements:
 Developed an equivalent circuit model and thermal model for Lithium-ion battery cells and
accurately predicted voltage transients and temperature response.
 Conducted fuel economy simulations for Hybrid vehicle models and suggested effective use of
Battery system by monitoring its state of health.
 Developed HILS plant models for Hybrid vehicle systems, Duel clutch/Automatic transmission
systems and achieved stable test bench in ETAS environment at Galesburg, USA.
 Created S-functions for complex Simulink models to protect Eaton intellectual properties.
July 2007 – November 2010, Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Bangalore, India
Designation: Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Developing aircraft subsystem models and optimizing design parameters.
 Developing software tool to process and analyze the data of Crash data recorder (Black box).
 Conducting avionics integration simulations to support further flight test activities.
 Testing the Black box systems by using PXI based testing equipment in LabVIEW environment.
Achievements:
 Developed an algorithm to extract and analyze 1553B-MIL-STD protocol bus data.
 Developed a modeland regenerated flight test events in a laboratory environment by using Black
box data.
Educational Qualification
Title of qualification: Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Electronics and communication, 2001-2005
Name of institute: Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
Name of university: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India

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Technical Skills
Languages: MATLAB Scripting.
Protocols: MIL-STD-1553B, CAN.
Software tools: MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, Simscape, GUIDE, AVL Cruise, VectorCANop,
LabVIEW, Minitab, ComAvia Simulator, ClearCase. MKS Integrity.
Utilities: Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Visio
Personal information
Date of Birth: 03rd
April 1984.
Nationality: Indian.
Gender: Male.
Marital Status: Married.
Passport Status: Valid up to 2019.
VISA status: US B1/B2 valid up to 2022.
Languages known: Konkani, English, Hindi, Kannada, German & Portuguese (beginner)
Present Address: C-502, Viva Hallmark, Bavdhan, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA. PIN-411021