Shivesh Balamurugan — Robotics & Mechanical Engineering

Experience

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Graduate Engineer Trainee

Essilor Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd

MAR 2026 – PRESENT Doddaballapura, Bengaluru, India

Conducted comprehensive Value Stream Mapping across multiple departments, successfully identifying critical bottlenecks and operational redundancies.
Analysed cross-departmental workflows to eliminate non-value-added activities, establishing a pipeline of Kaizen projects designed to shorten process lead times.

Design and Production Engineer (Intern)

UNICRAFT Manufacturing

NOV 2025 Ambernath, Thane, India

Designed and drafted detailed mechanical components using Solid Edge, ensuring accuracy for manufacturing standards.
Bridged digital design and physical fabrication through hands-on CNC operations.
Contributed to the production workflow by translating conceptual designs into production-ready technical drawings.

Mechanical Engineer (Intern)

Ascent Precision

JUL 2023 Chakan, Pune, India

Gained hands-on exposure to CNC machining and precision manufacturing.
Learned G-code and M-code for CNC programming.
Developed an understanding of the link between CAD designs and real-world machining.

Education

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B.E. Mechanical Engineering with Robotics

University of Sussex [ 2:1 ]

SEP 2022 – MAY 2025

Core focus on dynamics, robotic kinematics, and control engineering.
Built several mechanical systems from the ground up, including a custom table fan, a CVT transmission, and an automated sorting setup using FESTO hardware.
Worked on a sustainability project for Polestar, researching energy-efficient refrigeration and better material choices.
Took theoretical robot control concepts and tested them on actual hardware for various integration projects.

Projects

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CNC Hex Decoder

2025

Developed a lightweight C tool for decoding hex-encoded IEEE 754 doubles directly from CNC macro files.
Parses Fanuc parameter dumps to generate Excel-ready CSVs, streamlining the reverse-engineering of machine offsets, toolpaths, and tolerances.

Highway Sound Analysis

2025

Developed a suite of MATLAB scripts to estimate road quality (Smooth, Moderate, Rough) and detect and classify vehicles (Car, Truck, Motorbike) from highway audio recordings.
Applied digital signal processing techniques—including bandpass filtering, Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT), and spectral energy analysis—to extract features and dominant frequencies.

ELISA Robot Automation

2024

Programmed a C++ embedded control system for the Elisa-3 robot to execute autonomous tasks, including line following, obstacle avoidance, and bounded-area navigation.
Integrated active IR proximity and ground sensors, utilising a hardware selector switch to seamlessly transition the microcontroller between different operational states.

Technical Skills

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Languages C, C++, Java, Python, MATLAB

Tools & Hardware SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Arduino, MATLAB/Simulink, QUBE-Servo systems, Quanser Robots

Domain Focus SLAM, Sensor Integration, Embedded Systems, Industrial Automation

Other Experience & Awards

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Language Proficiency (Chinese)

Beijing Language and Cultural University

2024

Completed a language diploma with a final score of 86.8%.

Grand Final Winner

Global Design Challenge

2023

Won the competition with a team project focused on sustainable engineering and feasibility.

Hobbies & Interests

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Photography Astrophotography Birding Running Cycling Badminton

Astrophotography — Captured Targets

Andromeda Galaxy

M31

The Pleiades

M45

California Nebula

NGC 1499

Orion Nebula

M42

Milky Way Galaxy

Galactic Core

Orion's Belt

Asterism

Fitness

Running

LONGEST1:56:38

DISTANCE15.33 km

ELEV GAIN38 m

Nike Pegasus 40 ASICS Gel-Cumulus 25

Cycling

LONGEST1:09:22

DISTANCE32.50 km

ELEV GAIN83 m

Badminton

Regular weekend games with friends — casual, competitive, and a good excuse to disconnect from screens.

SOCIAL // WEEKLY