DEGREEBSc Automotive Eng.
YEAR4th — Final Year
TOOLSSolidWorks · NX · FEM
STATUSAVAILABLE
Automotive Engineer

Bastiaan
Wigboldus

Motivated · Enthousiastic · Driven
Age 21
Speciality Mechanical · CAD · FEM · CFD
Currently Thesis Intern @ Hyster-Yale
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About

Built to
Engineer.

I'm Bastiaan, a 21-year-old automotive engineering student in my final bachelor year, with a strong foundation in mechanical engineering — CAD, FEM and CFD are where I do my best work.

Currently completing my thesis internship at Hyster-Yale, applying structural analysis and design to real industrial challenges. Outside of the office I work part-time as a car mechanic at Du Pied Classic Cars, working on clasic and modern cars.

Two years on the Formula Student team sharpened my ability to work under pressure, collaborate across disciplines, and deliver engineering that actually performs. When I'm not engineering, I'm training.

Core Skills
CAD
SolidWorks · NX
FEM / FEA
Structural Analysis
CFD
Flow Simulation
Mechanic
Classic Cars · Hands-on
Programming
CS50 HarvardX · Python · C
Formula Student
2 Years · Chief Chassis & Bodywork.
Projects

Engineering
Projects

04 PROJECTS
01
FEM · Structural design Thesis
Hyster-Yale Test Bench
Bachelor thesis project — The design and simulation of parts of a hydraulic test bench.
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02
Aero · CFD Formula Student
Formula Student Front Wing
Design, CFD validation, and complete manufacturing of the carbon fiber front wing on the HFS-E3 produced by the HAN Formula Student Team.
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03
CAD · Design
Formula Student Chassis
Design, FEM validation, and complete manufacturing of a steel space frame for the HFS-E3 produced by the HAN Formula Student Team.
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04
Python · HTML · CS50 Software
CS50 Final Project
Making a web application to sort through and edit data for a car fleet management system.
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Experience

Engineering
History

2026 — Present
Thesis Engineering Intern
Hyster-Yale Group
Bachelor thesis internship at one of the world's leading material handling manufacturers. Conducting structural analysis and design work to a real world test setup.
2025 — Present
Car Mechanic
Du Pied Classic Cars
Part-time role servicing and restoring classic vehicles and servicing modern vehicles. Hands-on mechanical work covering bodywork, suspension, brakes and diagnostics — keeping engineering grounded in reality.
2023 — 2025
Formula Student — Chief Chassis & Bodywork
HAN Formula Student
Led a team of multiple engineers in the chassia & bodywork departement on, simulation, and manufacturing of the full mehcanical and aerodynamic package for the team's electric formula student car. Competed at FS Netherlands in 2025.
2022 — Present
BSc Automotive Engineering
Final Year — Bachelor
Four-year bachelor programme with a focus on structural design: structural mechanics, thermodynamics, vehicle dynamics, CAD/CAM and FEM/CFD simulation.
Contact

Let's
Connect.

Final-year automotive engineering student open to graduate roles, engineering positions and exciting projects in mechanical or automotive engineering.

Bastiaan.wigboldus@gmail.com ↗ LinkedIn — Bastiaan Wigboldus ↗ Download CV · PDF ↓
Availability Open to opportunities
Current role Thesis Intern @ Hyster-Yale
Education BSc Automotive Eng. — Y4
Preferred roles Mechanical · Automotive · CAD/FEM
Response time Within 48h