Mechatronics Engineer  ·  UNSW Sydney
Manjunath Sharma

I design and build things: from chemically powered vehicles to self-hosted infrastructure. Currently at UNSW, competing internationally, and pushing tolerances as close to zero as possible.

97.10
ATAR
4
Projects
ADF
Long Tan Award

I'm a Mechatronic Engineering student at UNSW with a deep focus on CAD and mechanical fabrication. My work lives at the boundary between hardware and software. Where design decisions have physical consequences.

I've led mechanical design on vehicles that will compete internationally in China, run Cloudflare secured home servers, and optimised 3D printed assemblies to shave filament and time without sacrificing fit. I care about precision in tolerances, in code, and in how I explain things to others.

Outside engineering I teach HSC Physics, and I was honoured to receive the ADF Long Tan Future Innovators Award for excellence in STEM.

Toolset
SolidWorks Fusion 360 FEA C 3D Printing DfM SSH Cloudflare HTML / CSS
Academic Results
ATAR 97.10
Engineering Studies 98
Mathematics Advanced 95
ADF Long Tan Award Recipient

What I've built

01

ChemECar

A model vehicle powered exclusively by chemical reactions, designed for international competition in China. Co-Led mechanical design in SolidWorks with a DfM first approach, producing precision 3D printed assemblies for cross-functional integration.

SolidWorks 3D Printing Competition
02

Solar Sunray Vehicle

Solar-powered vehicle with a hybrid 4-panel array. Engineered an adaptive 8-switch circuit for real-time series/parallel toggling to optimise voltage and current delivery across variable irradiance conditions.

Power Electronics Circuit Design Solar
03

Gridfinity System

Extended Zach Freedman's modular storage system with custom Fusion 360 housings. Precision-toleranced for perfect fit while reducing filament and print time. A study in constrained DfM.

Fusion 360 Additive Mfg
04

Self-Hosted Website

This site runs on a private home server, traffic routed through Cloudflare Tunnels to mask the home IP. An interesting project that delves into, SSH security, and building public-facing infrastructure with a security-first mindset.

Cloudflare Networking SSH

Where I've taught

Current

Physics Specialist

Ngo & Sons
  • Specialist HSC Physics tutoring
  • Curriculum content optimisation
  • Online platform creation and management
Prior

HSC Physics Mentor

Private — Top 50 NSW Schools
  • Privately tutored students across NSW's top 50 schools
  • Students consistently achieved top 10 school ranks in Physics

How I spend the rest

🖨️
3D Printing & CAD
Fusion 360 · FDM · Tolerancing
🏋️
Strength Training
All 3 rep maxes.
Bench
85 kg
Squat
100 kg
Deadlift
150 kg
🏃
Running
Distance PR: 14 km
📡
Teaching
Physics · Maths · STEM
⚙️
Learning New Tools
Continuous engineering education
Have an opportunity where I can learn and push myself further?

I'm open to roles, research, and any challenging engineering problems. Don't hesitate to reach out.