Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos Email and Phone Number
- Vehicle Dynamics engineer with great enthusiasm for simulation and a rising career in motorsport. - Leading and management skills acquired during a term working in the automotive industry as a Lead Vehicle Dynamics Engineer.- Experience in Driver-in-the-Loop simulators for both automotive and motorsport applications.- Strong testing and validation experience acquired working in Lotus Cup Europe and Porsche GT3 Cup Brazil. - Simulation and data analysis skills in automotive and motorsport applications, developed through working as a simulation engineer in Performance Solutions S.R.O. and Applus+ IDIADA.- Teamwork and communication skills developed during several experiences in motorsport and automotive industries.- Diligent, with a can-do attitude and ability to work under extreme pressure.
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Group Sales ManagerEnmin Vibratory Equipment Pty LtdIndianapolis, In, Us -
Vehicle Dynamics Simulation EngineerChip Ganassi Racing Sep 2023 - PresentIndianapolis, In, Us• Coordinate, plan, and analyze driver-in-the-loop simulation program. Develop processes to integrate simulation and track data analysis.• Develop and create software tools used to simulate vehicle dynamics in support of the on-track activities of IndyCar and IMSA race teams• Perform correlation of real-world data from track and rig testing with simulation results. Develop new analysis methods, techniques, and processes to improve correlation results.• Use simulation tools to generate results used to aid in the development of vehicle performance. -
Vehicle Dynamics Engineer And OwnerRacing Car Dynamics Oct 2014 - Present• Consulting work, developing high performance sportscars suspension kinematics through MSC Adams/Car and SolidWorks.• Reverse engineering race cars and producing a virtual model of the car using MATLAB. Application of the developed models in lap time simulations to study the effect of setup changes.• Planning tests to quantify, evaluate and validate vehicle performance through test data analysis• Development and presentation of motorsport engineering courses. Courses taught: Vehicle DynamicsApplied to Racing; Performance-Driven Race Car Design; Fundamentals of Motorsport Data Analysis.• Writing technical articles on key motorsport engineering elements, such as vehicle dynamics, race carsimulation and data analysis. -
Lead Vehicle Dynamics EngineerApplus+ Idiada Sep 2022 - Sep 2023Santa Oliva, Tarragona, Es• Team leader in charge of managing vehicle dynamics simulation activities in Brazil, coordinating a team of engineers;• Development of vehicle dynamics models (including suspension templates/assemblies, body assemblies and full vehicle models) in MSC Adams Car;• Conversion of MSC Adams Car (multibody) models to VI-Grade CarRealTime (parametric) models for use in driver-in-the-loop sessions• Support driver-in-the-loop simulator activities, collecting subjective feedback and correlating with performance targets;• Analysis and comparison of simulation data with performance targets;• Training and mentoring of the junior engineers; -
Race EngineerPorsche Gt3 Cup Challenge Brasil Feb 2018 - Aug 2022São Paulo, São Paulo, Br• Tire management and documentation.• Development of run plan and evolution of car setup throughout race weekends.• Data analysis of race and test events through Pi Toolbox software.• Monitoring of car alarms to prevent failure of critical systems.• Management of all driver communication – pre-event, during sessions, on track (radio) and post session debriefs.• Work with mechanics to ensure proper operation when building the car and during sessions.• Management of daily and session job lists during events. -
Vehicle Dynamics Simulation EngineerPerformance Solutions S.R.O. Jan 2016 - Jan 2017Uherské Hradiště, Zlin, Cz• Testing and provision of user feedback on lap-time simulation softwares.• Running lap-time simulations to provide predictive performance analysis of race cars.• Writing of reports on the models development and on software tests. -
Performance EngineerWalker Motorsport (Lotus Cup Europe) Apr 2015 - Dec 2015• Development of MATLAB script to produce Yaw Moment vs Lateral Acceleration Diagram of the vehicle. Produce metrics for grip, balance, stability and control from the diagram, and utilise them to analyse the sensitivity of setup parameters.• Reverse engineer the vehicle and produce a virtual model of the car in ChassisSim. Use the developed model in lap time simulations to study the effect of setup changes.• Data analysis of race and test events through Pi Toolbox software.• Data processing and generation of metrics to characterise driver and vehicle performance (analysis of dampers behaviour, tyres, ABS Intervention, vehicle balance, cornering performance and other parameters).• Production of driver and vehicle performance analysis reports.• Remote data analysis and event support.
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Engineering InternJl Racing Products Oct 2013 - Mar 2014• Modelling of Hooke’s joints in steering column and application of the model in determining angular speed and position fluctuations of the steering pinion, through MS Excel. Found a configuration that reduced steering angle fluctuation in 8.4%.• Failure prediction on control arms tubes under inelastic buckling, using tangent modulus method. Validation of the model has shown a 76% improvement in failure load prediction.• Design, development and testing of brakes water-cooling system in SolidWorks. • Design of oil bomb bracket in SolidWorks and evaluation of stresses on the component through finite element analyses in SolidWorks Simulation.• Communication with several groups in the company.• Writing technical reports to describe experiments and models development..
Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos Skills
Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos Education Details
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Universidade Federal De PernambucoBeng Mechanical Engineering -
Coventry UniversityBachelor Of Engineering (Beng) Motorsport Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos
What company does Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos work for?
Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos works for Enmin Vibratory Equipment Pty Ltd
What is Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos's role at the current company?
Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos's current role is Group Sales Manager.
What schools did Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos attend?
Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos attended Universidade Federal De Pernambuco, Coventry University.
What skills is Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos known for?
Rodrigo De Oliveira Santos has skills like Vehicle Dynamics, Solidworks, Matlab, Motorsport Engineering, Data Acquisition, Automotive, Race Car Simulation, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Automotive Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Msc Adams/view, Msc Adams/car.
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