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Mateja Nikolić

Senior e-Motor Development Engineer

Mateja Nikolić
Belgrade, Serbia

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 1 month
Mjällby, Sweden

Senior e-Motor Development Engineer

TitanX

  • Lead engineer in the advanced R&D department for development of electric motors and drives for commercial and passenger vehicles, including cooling fan, HVAC, transmission, and other applications
  • Design of the electromagnetic circuit
  • Definition and implementation of control strategy and SW functions
  • Selection of materials and mass-production technologies
  • Supervision of HW design (electronic and mechanical components)
  • System level optimization by adapting drive characteristic to the load
  • DFMEA, DVP&R document composition
  • Definition of test procedures, supervision of tests, and evaluation of results
  • Technical interface to customers and suppliers
  • Patent inspection, benchmarking
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 years
Helmond, Netherlands

Electromagnetics Engineer

Lightyear

  • Lead R&D engineer for electromagnetic design of a new generation traction in-wheel motor for the Lightyear solar cars
  • Investigation of the optimum winding type – fractional-slot vs. distributed
  • Investigation of the optimum slot/pole configuration
  • Design of the optimum geometry
  • Selection of materials and mass-production technologies
  • Working with requirements specific for traction (e.g. cycle losses)
  • Original design of the Gen4 motor
  • Optimum modulation and control strategy investigation
  • Vehicle level optimizations – efficiency vs. performance vs. cost etc.
Jan 2020 - Present
6 years 1 month

Consulting Engineer

  • Hydropower projects: Nam E-Moun – electrical equipment definition and documentation review; Siayan 1 – detailed design of electrical equipment and generator design review
  • Electric machine expert for e-mobility and industry applications such as e-bikes, water pumps, oil pumps, and other applications
Jan 2020 - Dec 2024
5 years
Belgrade, Serbia

Development Engineer for Electromagnetic Circuit

Brose

  • Globally responsible for R&D of motors for auxiliary automotive drives
  • Development and original design of a new generation cooling fan motor
  • Technical lead for cooperation with university on development projects
  • Research and design of axial flux motors and PMaSynRe motors
  • Improvement of existing designs, cost-effective solutions
  • Development of eCC and EPS motors
  • Patent inspector, trainer on electromagnetic topics
  • Defining test procedures, supervising tests and evaluating results
  • DVP&R, DFMEA for e-motors
  • Requirements engineering (codeBeamer/DOORs)
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
3 years
Belgrade, Serbia

Electrical Engineer

Energoprojekt Hydroengineering

  • Consulting engineer on hydropower projects including:
  • Thermal model of a hydro generator for power increase
  • Frequency converter for start-up of motors in PSP 10MW

Skills

  • Advanced R&d
  • Product Development
  • Electric Machines
  • Electromagnetics
  • Control Algorithms
  • Heat Transfer
  • Envh
  • Power Electronics
  • Optimization
  • Dvp&r
  • Dfmea
  • Agile
  • Ansys Maxwell 2d&3d
  • Motorcad
  • Ansys Mechanical
  • Optislang
  • Matlab & Simulink
  • Python
  • Mathcad
  • Autocad
  • Ms Office
  • Driver’s License, A&b Category

Communicative, Willing To Learn And Transfer Knowledge. Passionate About Electric Machines. Experience In Working Inside Multidisciplinary Teams. Demonstrated Capability Of Teamwork, As Well As Solo Work.

Experience With Several Research And Development Projects. Orientation Towards Both Scientific Breakthroughs And Inventions, And Research & Development For Mass Production.

Experience In Technical Leadership Of Multidisciplinary Teams Towards Design, Optimization, Verification And Validation Of Electric Motors And Drives, For Various Applications. Agile Framework And Mindset, Systematic Approach To Development And Issue Resolution.

Languages

Serbian
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2019 - Present

School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade

PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives · Electrical Engineering – Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives · Belgrade, Serbia

Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade

Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives · Electrical Engineering – Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives · Belgrade, Serbia

Oct 2013 - Jun 2017

School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade

Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives · Electrical Engineering – Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives · Belgrade, Serbia

Certifications & licenses

Driver’s License, A&B Category

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Where is Mateja based?

Mateja is based in Belgrade, Serbia and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Mateja speak?

Mateja speaks the following languages: Serbian (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Mateja have?

Mateja has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Mateja has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 7 months. Note that Mateja may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Mateja be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Mateja would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior e-Motor Development Engineer, Electromagnetics Engineer, Consulting Engineer.

What is Mateja's latest experience?

Mateja's most recent position is Senior e-Motor Development Engineer at TitanX.

What companies has Mateja worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Mateja has worked for TitanX, Lightyear, and Brose.

Which industries is Mateja most experienced in?

Mateja is most experienced in industries like Energy, Automotive, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Mateja most experienced in?

Mateja is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance (QA), and Research and Development (R&D).

Which industries has Mateja worked in recently?

Mateja has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Energy, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas has Mateja worked in recently?

Mateja has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance (QA), and Research and Development (R&D).

What is Mateja's education?

Mateja holds a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering – Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives from School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, a Master in Electrical Engineering – Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives from School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering – Power Engineering, Department for Power Converters and Drives from School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade.

Does Mateja have any certificates?

Mateja has 1 certificate: Driver’s License, A&B Category.

What is the availability of Mateja?

Mateja is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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