Portfolio — 2026

Industrial Engineer.From design to site.

Project Engineering · Installations · Coordination

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Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain

Current role

Project Engineer atSIRKUM Ingenieros

01 — Selected work

Five projects, one profile.

01 — Industrial installations · SIRKUM

Industrial installations — from design to site.

SIRKUM Ingenieros · Multi-discipline engineering consultancy · 2026–present

Design, size and cost industrial installations from the first calculation to execution on site.

Design

Electrical, HVAC, fluid, hydraulic and fire protection systems sized and documented for industrial clients.

Coordination

Technical coordination with clients, architects, installers, manufacturers and public authorities.

Site supervision

Review of execution against design documents, regulations and technical requirements.

Regulatory frameworks

Low-voltage electrical installations (REBT) · Lighting installations (RBT/UNE-EN standards) · Industrial fire safety (RSCIEI, RIPCI) · Chemical storage (APQ) · Pressure equipment (PED, EU directive)

AutoCAD
Revit (BIM)
CYPE
DIALux
ARQUIMEDES

02 — Formula Student · Chassis

Leading the Chassis area in a Formula Student team.

Tecnun eRacing — Formula Student

2021–2024 · Chassis Team Lead (2022–2024)

Design, planning, manufacturing, testing and competition — all inside the Chassis area of Tecnun eRacing.

As Chassis lead, I turned simulation results, track data and manufacturing constraints into decisions for the next iteration.

Tecnun eRacing's carWith competition judges

01 — Planning & coordination

Weekly planning and supplier coordination

Weekly multi-area planning across engineering, manufacturing and suppliers. We reviewed progress, blockers, budget and schedule in MS Project, while coordinating deadlines with sponsors, suppliers and the team around very different university courses and timetables.

02 — Fabrication

From carbon fibre layup to autoclave curing

— Carbon layup
Placing plies with fibre orientation, sequence and consistency under control.

— Post-layup inspection
Checking the stack for successful curing cycles.

— Vacuum process timelapse

A compressed view of bagging and vacuum consolidation.

— Vacuum monitoring
Controlling pressure through the consolidation process.

— Autoclave curing
The monocoque ready to cure under controlled temperature and pressure.

— After autoclave
The cured monocoque, where the process becomes a tangible result.

03 — Testing & validation

Evidence behind the chassis decisions

— Impact attenuator test

Crash-related validation used to confirm the expected response.

— Shear test
Observing laminate behaviour and failure modes under shear loading.

— Chassis CAD
Geometry, packaging and structural constraints translated into design.

04 — Results

Final outcome and competition context

— Monocoque render
A clear view of the structural core.

— With the chassis
Owning the area also meant owning the final outcome.

— Podium
A visible result after the invisible part of the work.

— Award moment
Collective recognition at the end of a very long cycle.

03 — Industrial Software

Turning complex engineering workflows into software.

Master's Thesis

A web platform for managing training-simulator projects from end to end combining software engineering and translating technical requirements into a working application. It required understanding how project information, milestones and reporting flow between technical teams.

React
ASP.NET Core
C#

04 — Composite Structures

Insert design & experimental validation.

Bachelor's Thesis

PAHT CF15 3D-printed inserts for carbon-fibre monocoque structure. Measured material behaviour, performed FEA, topology optimization, fabrication and mechanical testing.

Material Testing
FEA
Topology Optimization
3D Printing

EXPERIMENTAL MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION

Manufacturer datasheets don't reflect the realities of 3D printing conditions.
I performed physical tensile testing to extract real-world mechanical properties, ensuring the structural simulation was based on empirical data, not assumptions.

Optimized insert and validation

Using the empirical data, I simulated and topologically optimized the insert to meet a precise target value.
The final component was printed and tested inside a carbon fibre specimen.
The results successfully validated the simulation.

05 — Software & Product

PitMonkey FS

Building a mobile app from zero.

Designed and developed independently. A platform connecting Formula Student teams, members, cars, competitions and results.

Figma · Flutter · Supabase · Authentication

Published on App Store & Google Play

Visit PitMonkey FS

02 — Experience

The path so far.

SIRKUM Ingenieros
Current
Industrial Project Engineer
MEP & Facility Engineering · Site Supervision · Utilities Design · Regulatory Compliance
- Design and permitting of industrial installations
- Site supervision against design documents
- Coordination with clients, installers, manufacturers, architects, contractors and public administration
Feb 2026 — Present
Lander Simulation & Training Solutions
Master's Thesis
Jun — Dec 2025
Tecnun — University of Navarra
M.Sc. Industrial Technologies Engineering
HaaS Talent Scholarship
2024 — 2025
Linköping University, Sweden
Exchange Semester
2023 — 2024
SAPA Transmission
Engineering Internship
R&D · Machining & assembly · Validation
Summer 2024
Tecnun — University of Navarra
B.Sc. Industrial Technologies Engineering
Alumni Excellence Scholarship · Fostering Talent Program
2020 — 2024
Tecnun eRacing
Chassis Team Lead · Chassis Team Member
- Chassis Team Lead 2022–2024 · Member 2021–2022
- Weekly planning across all team areas
- Supplier and sponsor deadline management
2021 — 2024

03 — How I work

How I work.

CURIOUS

"If I don't know how something works, I usually end up trying to build it."

HANDS-ON

"I work best close to the equipment, not only the CAD model or the spreadsheet."

COORDINATED

"I make sure clients, installers, manufacturers, architects and administration are working from the same plan."

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY

"Mechanical engineering, instrumentation, software and data often end up meeting in the same project."

04 — Technical toolkit

A technical index.

Tools I use across project engineering, 3D design, simulation, instrumentation and software.

Project Control & Coordination

MS Project
Planning & progress tracking
Site supervision
Technical documentation & reporting

Industrial Design & Documentation

AutoCAD
Revit (BIM)
DIALux
CYPE
Arquimedes

Engineering & Simulation

Creo Parametric
Siemens NX
Ansys
Altair OptiStruct
Altair ESAComp

Instrumentation & Control

LabVIEW
Arduino
Power BI

Software & Data

Python
MATLAB
C++/C#
Flutter/Dart
React
ASP.NET Core

05 — Beyond

University years.

Project milestones, graduation moments and visits to companies that shaped my engineering perspective.

· Fostering Talent Programme

Particle accelerator visit.

A privileged group visit to the Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Madrid to explore their proton therapy machine.

Fostering Talent Programme group exploring a proton therapy machine

Always in motion.

Always in motion — quite literally. I enjoy being outdoors, exploring new places and keeping active. I’m naturally curious, strive to appreciate everything and I tend to learn best by doing.

06 — Contact

Ready for the next challenge.

Looking to contribute to large-scale technical installations and project coordination. Happy to work close to the equipment, in the field and with many teams.

Email[email protected]

LinkedInAlicia Serrano

EnglishProfessional (C1)

FrenchIntermediate (A2, improving)

SpanishNative

BasqueNative

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