Charlie Knott

Mechanical Engineer

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Test Systems Engineer at Tesla
    Jun 2025 - Apr 2026 · 11 mos

    Summer 2025: Motor Dyno Design Spring 2026: Active Suspension Dyno Design

  • Jaguar TCS Racing (2 yrs)
    • Powertrain Engineer
      Sep 2024 - Jun 2025 · 10 mos

      - Working remotely while finishing off my Bachelor's Degree at The University of Edinburgh - CAD in Siemens NX - Tooling design for MGU and MCU assembly processes - Rig design for hardware-in-the-loop testing - Engineering drawings with GD&T

    • Powertrain Engineer
      Jul 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

      - Stator design and manufacture for a 350kW powertrain - Experience winding and terminating stators, with great understanding of the VPI process - CAD in Siemens NX, using primarily modelling and sheet metal applications, with surfacing where required. - GD&T training with Coventry University allowing accurate tolerancing on complex drawings - Hands on composite manufacturing experience at Polar Composites - Low level BOM management in MS Excel using conditional formatting - Python and MATLAB skills using pandas, matplotlib and MATLAB live scripts, to process and plot realtime datafeeds

  • Edinburgh University Formula Student (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom)
    • Senior Powertrain Engineer
      Sep 2024 - Jun 2025 · 10 mos

      Battery module and pack design of a 140S3P, 504V, 7.26kWh accumulator, using MolicelL INR-21700-P42A. Simulink/Simscape powertrain modelling of battery, PMSM, inverter and driveline. Hardware in the loop test-rig design.

    • Powertrain Engineer
      Jul 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Sponsorship Manager
      Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Technical Scrutineer at Institution of Mechanical Engineers
    Jul 2024 - Jul 2024 · 1 mo

    For four days in July 2024, I volunteered for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers as a Technical Scrutineer, assessing the safety and rule-compliance of entries to Formula Student UK 2024. During these days I engaged with students from all over the world, to ensure the cars they had designed and manufactured were safe for on-track action. It was very rewarding, and I learned a lot from my peers - I hope to return as a volunteer again for FSUK 2025

  • Punting Tour Guide at Scudamore's Punting Company
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos