Automotive & Design Engineer
Ibrahim Reda Wasfy is an Automotive Engineer with end-to-end vehicle development experience across four competition builds, spanning engineering calculations, CAD design, simulation, manufacturing, assembly, and testing. He has demonstrated leadership as Team Leader of Helwan Formula Student and Head of Vehicle Dynamics at Helwan Racing Team, directing multidisciplinary subteams and managing full project lifecycles. He is seeking an engineering role to apply his competition-tested, hands-on foundation across the full automotive development process.
Expertise
Automotive Engineering & Development
Expertise in the full lifecycle of vehicle development, from initial engineering calculations and CAD design to manufacturing, assembly, and testing, demonstrated across multiple competition builds.
Vehicle Dynamics & Design
Specialized in vehicle dynamics, including steering geometry design, Ackermann optimization, suspension kinematics, and brake system calculations, utilizing advanced simulation tools.
Project Leadership & Management
Proven ability to lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams, overseeing project timelines, budgets, and technical direction from concept through to competition.
Selected Work
4 Projects
Formula Student One-Seater Racing Car
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with Formula Student requirements.Designed and optimized the vehicle steering system, including Ackermann geometry and steering components. Developed and validated rack-and-pinion steering assemblies using CAD, performing design iterations to improve steering response, effort, and packaging constraints.
Gasoline Urban Car
Designed, manufactured, and tested a gasoline urban car from concept to competition, following a full calculation, design, manufacturing, and testing process for Shell Eco-marathon 2025.
Electric Urban Car
Built an electric urban car from scratch, progressing through calculation, design, manufacturing, assembly, and testing stages to participate in EVER Egypt.
Electric Prototype Car
Experience
Re-established the Helwan Formula Student Racing Team after an 11-year absence.
Led a multidisciplinary team of 10 engineers to develop a Formula Student car for FSUK competition.
Directed vehicle dynamics development, including steering geometry design and Ackermann optimization, for Helwan Formula Student.
Led the Vehicle Dynamics department at Helwan Racing Team (E-Rally), managing budget, timelines, and manufacturing execution.
Achieved 1st Place (Overall Dynamic Track, Design, Cost) at EVER Egypt competition.
Achieved 6th Place in Urban Gasoline Category and 15th Place in Electric Prototype Category at Shell Eco-marathon, Doha, Qatar.