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Mechatronic Systems Engineering

ChithiGunatilake

I lead the electronics and controls team at ANU Formula Sport. We're designing the electronics for a new electric car, while keeping our combustion car running.

Canberra, ACT chithi.gunatilake@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub Download CV

About

I'm studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechatronic Systems at ANU, after finishing a Bachelor of Science in physics and mathematics. Most of my time goes into Formula SAE: designing safety-critical circuits that have to pass scrutineering and last a race weekend.

As Electronics and Controls Lead, I run a team of five engineers, each with their own sub-project. Before engineering, I spent two years as an Army officer cadet at ADFA. That's where I learned to plan, delegate and lead in tough conditions.

I like hardware that is documented, testable and compliant: AEC-Q qualified parts, a written test method, and clear traceability to the rules.

Chithi in welding gear in the workshop
Learning to MIG weld with the ANUFS powertrain team, February 2025.
The 2024 ANU Formula Sport car on track
Final track day for our 2024 car.
The team with the car in the competition garage
In the garage at FSAE-A 2024.
The team celebrating with the car after the competition
Second place in our category, FSAE-A 2024.
Oscilloscope showing an RC circuit response
Op-amp and RC circuit measurements in the lab.

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Projects

Isometric render of the blue BSPD circuit board
Safety criticalP.01

ANUFS BSPD 2026

The Brake System Plausibility Device for our 2026 combustion car, designed to be AEC-Q100, Q101 and Q200 compliant end to end.

KiCadAEC-QRules compliance
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P.02

ANUFS Telemetry

Custom hardware that logs data from the combustion car while it runs, so the team can make engineering decisions from evidence.

SensingEmbeddedData
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P.03

ANUFS TSAL

The Tractive System Active Light controller for our upcoming electric car. It tells the driver and marshals when the high-voltage system is live.

EVHigh voltageKiCad
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P.04

ANUFS APPPD

An update to the Accelerator Pedal Position Plausibility Device, keeping the car compliant now that it uses paddle shifting.

Safety criticalKiCad
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P.05

Gear Position Emulator

An STM32 board that mimics the gear position sensor on the 2026 car, so other systems can be developed and tested away from the engine.

STM32FirmwareTest rig
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P.06

Custom Mechanical Keyboard

A keyboard built from scratch on my own PCB, running QMK with Kailh Choc v2 low-profile switches.

PCBQMKPersonal
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P.07

Simple Buck Converter

A simple, reusable buck converter I can drop into other projects instead of redesigning the power stage each time.

PowerReusable block
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P.08

Altitude PID Control

A PID controller for altitude in a no-turn aircraft model, covering plant modelling, tuning and response analysis in MATLAB.

MATLABControl theory
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All repositories on GitHub

Experience

2024 – now

Electronics and Controls Lead

ANU Formula Sport · 2026 – now

  • Lead five engineers, each running their own sub-project
  • Plan and develop the non-tractive electronics for an electric vehicle
  • Maintain and upgrade the previous combustion car
  • Apply systems engineering from my coursework to how the team plans the car's electronics
  • Wrote technical training for new members

Low Voltage and Powertrain Engineer

ANU Formula Sport · 2024 – 2025

  • Designed safety-critical control circuits
  • Wrote the hardware test method and troubleshooting procedures
  • Designed engine-adjacent parts in SolidWorks
  • Onboarded and mentored new members, and helped with financial reporting

2025 – now

Payload Engineer

ANU Rocketry

  • Helped design a scientific payload flown on an AURC rocket
  • Co-designed and assembled a laser control system

2021 – 2022

Officer Cadet

Australian Army · Australian Defence Force Academy

  • Led sections in the field and wrote section- and platoon-level plans
  • Completed Leadership Challenges 1 and 2 and division-level leadership exercises
  • Trained in personnel management and administration

Education

2024 – 2027

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Mechatronic Systems

Australian National University · expected 2027

  • Completed Digital Systems and Microprocessors (FPGA programming)
  • Engineers Australia student member
  • Member of the Physics, Astronomy and Engineering societies

2021 – 2024

Bachelor of Science, Physics and Mathematics

Australian National University · graduated July 2024

  • Focused on experimental physics and data analysis
  • Completed Number Theory and Cryptography

Skills

Programming
Verilog, Python, C, C++, MATLAB, Rust
EDA and CAD
KiCad, Altium, EasyEDA, SolidWorks, Fusion 360
Software
Git, LaTeX, Linux, Microsoft Office, Excel
Hardware
Circuit design and manufacturing, building and running servers
Leadership
Leading and mentoring teams, event planning and logistics, working across teams

Interested in working together? Get in touch.

I'm looking for graduate and internship roles in electronics, embedded systems and controls, in Canberra or elsewhere.

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