2024–now · Research Engineer, Swerim AB, Luleå. Sensor systems and real-time software for a liquid-metal continuous casting simulator. Circular routes from steel slag to low-CO₂ cement materials, from lab tests to industrial trials.
2021–2022 · Makerspace Officer, CUSAT Fab Lab, Kerala. Set up and ran the lab; trained students in 3D printing, laser cutting and electronics.
2020–2021 · Engineering Consultant, Estro Tech Robotics and Innovations, Kerala. Bootstrapped a start-up building zeolite oxygen concentrators as a COVID-19 response, later a B2B company in AI, robotics and IoT.
Education
2022–2024 · Joint Master's in Tribology of Surfaces and Interfaces, Universities of Leeds, Ljubljana and Luleå. Contact mechanics, machine elements, numerical simulation. Thesis with Vattenfall AB: analysed large-scale condition monitoring data and proposed a maintenance strategy for wind turbine blade bearings.
2020–2021 · Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Fabrication (Fab Academy), Super Fab Lab Kochi. CNC, waterjet, laser, EDM, 3D printing, embedded programming, electronics design. Documentation
2016–2020 · Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala. Project: variable torque transmission with 3D-printed polymer gears.
Honors and Awards
Erasmus Mundus scholarship: fully funded master's by the European Union, €47,000.
FAME Award 2021 (Fab Academy Masterpiece Execution) for The Banana.
Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme: funded bachelor's by the Government of India.
Skills
Programming: Claude Code, AI-assisted development, Python, MATLAB, C++/Arduino, Git.