Mechanical Engineer · NUST

Building smarter
industrial systems.

Manufacturing · Maintenance · Automation · Industry 4.0

Smart ManufacturingIoT & SensorsDigital TwinAI Quality Control

Give me a machine, I’ll automate it.

Give me a process, I’ll optimize it.

Give me a problem, I’ll turn it into a full engineering project.

Engineer Saad Sardar
Rector’s
Gold Medal
3×
Regional competition wins
3×
NUST High Achiever Awards
3×
Regional events led as management
2×
Industrial internships
5+
Engineering projects shipped
Saad Sardar at NUST
01 — My Journey

Engineer first.
Problem solver always.

I’m a mechanical engineer trained at NUST, Pakistan’s top engineering university, with a focus on manufacturing, maintenance, and the practical side of Industry 4.0. I like systems that sense their own condition, decide, and improve themselves.

That interest turned into a final year project that won the Rector’s Gold Medal: a smart 3D printer that catches its own print defects using AI and a digital twin. Along the way I picked up real shop-floor experience at Atlas Honda and Kohinoor Textile Mills, working with die-casting, engine assembly, power generation, and PLC/SCADA systems.

I’m now looking for mechanical engineering and management trainee roles where I can build, automate, and optimize real industrial processes.

Smart ManufacturingIndustrial ManagementIndustrial Operations Industrial AutomationComputer Aided Advanced ManufacturingMaintenance Industrial SafetyProcess Analysis/Optimization
02 — Experience

Industrial Experience

Hands-on internships across manufacturing, maintenance, and power generation in the automotive and textile industry.

Jul — Aug 2025Kohinoor Textile Mills Ltd.

Mechanical Engineer Intern

Maintenance & Power Generation
  • Performed maintenance on 3 power generation units (Wärtsilä, Niigata, Jenbacher) to minimize unplanned downtime.
  • Monitored real-time parameters (temperature, pressure, load) via PLC/SCADA and flagged anomalies for corrective action.
  • Maintained equipment logs, inspection checklists, and work orders in SAP PM.
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Kohinoor Textile Mills internship
Jul — Aug 2023Atlas Honda Ltd.

Mechanical Engineer Intern

Manufacturing & Quality Control
  • Documented manufacturing workflows across HPDC/LPDC die-casting machines and the engine assembly lines.
  • Performed dimensional and visual inspections of cast and assembled components.
  • Observed cycle time analysis across assembly stations as part of lean production.
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Atlas Honda internship
03 — Work/Projects

Projects & builds

A mix of mechanical design, manufacturing, simulation, embedded systems, and real-time monitoring work from coursework and competitions.

Electric Powered Human Vehicle
Vehicle Dynamics · ASME EFx

Electric Powered Human Vehicle

A hybrid electric and pedal-powered tadpole trike built for the ASME EFx racing competition. Reached a top speed of 37 km/h with a 15% lighter chassis through structural optimization and precise gas welding.

SolidWorks · ANSYS · CAM · FEA · Welding · GD&T · DFM/DFA · Controls

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Gearless elbow power transmission system
Machine Design · Fabrication

Gearless Elbow Power Transmission System

A gearless mechanism transmitting up to 15 Nm at 82% efficiency with no gear train. Rebuilt with proper CAD modeling and materials after an early prototype, holding tolerances within ±0.1 mm for smooth motion under varying angular velocities.

CAD · CAM · FEA · Machine Design · GD&T · Fabrication · Metrology

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6-DOFunderwater ROV
Robotics · CFD

6-DOF Underwater ROV with Gripper

A six-degree-of-freedom underwater ROV rated to 10 m depth (1 bar) with a robotic gripper delivering 5 N clamping force and 360° movement, designed for maneuverability in high-viscosity environments.

SolidWorks · ANSYS · CFD · Kinematics · Robotics/Automation · 3D Printing

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Steel making plant dashboard
Industrial IoT · Node-RED

Steel Making Plant Dashboard

A live, SCADA-style dashboard for a steel making plant built on a Raspberry Pi with Node-RED, pulling KPIs and production parameters from PLCs, HMIs, and databases into one real-time screen for engineers.

Node-RED · Raspberry Pi · Siemens S7 PLC · MQTT/Sockets · Industrial IoT

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AutoCAD house floor plan
CAD · Architecture

AutoCAD House Floor Plan

A full floor plan for a commercial building, including the layout of doors, windows, and fittings, taken from a 2D plan through to a 3D conceptual model.

AutoCAD · 2D Drafting · 3D Modeling

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04 — Capabilities

Skills & tools

From CAD and the shop floor to PLCs, dashboards, and the people side of running a project.

Design & Manufacturing

SolidWorksAutoCADMasterCAMCNCWelding3D PrintingCasting

Industrial Automation

PLCSCADASiemens TIA PortalRaspberry PiNode-REDProtocols

Industrial Management

Lean ManufacturingSix SigmaQuality AssuranceCross-Functional Leadership

Industrial Safety

HIRALOTOHazard & Risk AssessmentPPE (ISO 45001 / 14001)

Operations & Analysis

MS OfficeExcelPower BISAP PMMATLABMinitab

Project & Teamwork

Proactive & Collaborative Project ManagementCross-Functional Leadership & Teamwork
05 — Recognitions

Awards & honours

Competition wins and consistent academic recognition at NUST.

NUST Rector's Gold Medal
2026
Rector’s Gold Medal
AI-Enabled Quality Control in FDM 3D Printing (Final Year Project).
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Zindigi Prize Winner
2024
Winner — Zindigi Prize
EME Campus, NUST.
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COMPPEC Ideathon Winner
2024
Winner — COMPPEC Ideathon
NUST engineering ideation competition.
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ASME eHPV competition
2025
Winner — eHPV Competition
Electric Powered Human Vehicle manufacturing contest.
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NUST High Achiever Award
NUST
3× NUST High Achiever Award
Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding semester performance.
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06 — Beyond the Bench

Extracurriculars

Leadership, freelance work, and volunteering alongside my engineering studies.

ASME EFx promotions lead
Leadership · 2024
Promotions Lead, ASME EFx

Led promotions and outreach for ASME’s flagship engineering event at EME, NUST.

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EME NUST Olympiad management lead
Leadership · 2023
Management Lead, EME NUST Olympiad

Coordinated athletics for the campus Olympiad event.

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SEO freelance work
Freelance · 2024–2026
SEO Link Building, Batlinks (Estonia)

Built brand visibility for global clients and sharpened business communication.

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Alkhidmat  orgaanization volunteer
Volunteer · 2025–2026
Alkhidmat Organization

Community service and welfare volunteering.

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07 — Certifications

Certifications

Professional training that backs up the engineering with the way I communicate and work across teams.

Business Communication for the Modern Workplace

Trained in professional English communication, cross-functional collaboration, and corporate functions correspondence.

Coursera · May 2026 See details
08 — Contact

Let’s build something.

Open to mechanical engineering and management trainee roles across the Globe. Reach out and I’ll get back quickly.