Ahmed Alamin
About Ahmed Alamin
Ahmed Alamin is an NVH Test Engineer at Nikola Motor Company with extensive experience in automotive engineering, having previously worked at Ford Motor Company and General Motors.
Title and Current Position
Ahmed Alamin holds the title of NVH Test Engineer at Nikola Motor Company. He has been working in this capacity since 2019, located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Previous Positions at Ford Motor Company
Prior to joining Nikola Motor Company, Ahmed Alamin worked at Ford Motor Company in two significant roles. From 2018 to 2019, he served as an Active Safety Engineer (ADAS) specializing in Pre-Collision Assist in Dearborn, Michigan. Before this, he held the position of Powertrain NVH Mechanical Engineer from 2013 to 2017, also in Dearborn, Michigan.
Chassis Fastener Engineer at General Motors
Ahmed Alamin worked with General Motors as a Chassis Fastener Engineer within their GM Global Vehicle Engineering division. His tenure lasted for 11 months, from 2012 to 2013, in Warren, Michigan. His responsibilities included designing bolted joints in the drive-line system using Six Sigma principles, CAD software, and ANSYS FEA software.
Education and Mechanical Engineering Expertise
Ahmed Alamin possesses a robust educational background in Mechanical Engineering. He achieved a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor, studying from 2004 to 2009. He further advanced his expertise with a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, completed between 2010 and 2012. His master's project included multibody dynamic simulations of an ultra-efficient synchronous belt transmission.
Key Projects and Skills
Throughout his career, Ahmed Alamin has been involved in significant projects that highlight his engineering expertise. While at Ford Motor Company, he was focused on enhancing the Automated Emergency Braking (AEB) feature as part of the Advanced Driver Safety System (ADAS). His work involved ABS braking systems, vehicle CAN-network systems, differential GPS setup, and driving robots. Ahmed has also performed root cause analysis for vehicle-level issues using test track surface data and created multiple 5D projects to document effective countermeasures. His role at General Motors included using Six Sigma principles and utilizing advanced CAD and ANSYS FEA software for designing.