Mario Malić

Mechanical engineer with 4 years of experience in the NVH domain. Curious about many topics: noise and vibration analysis and testing, finite element simulations, optimization methods, CAE workflow automations and data exchange between software packages, 3D printing, and many others. Generalist, hands-on and relentless problem solver with proven track of introducing specialized tools and processes, enabling others, and myself to be more efficient.

Work experience

VIBES.technology B.V. in Delft, The Netherlands

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Medior Customer Support Engineer

Aug '26 - Present

Junior Solution Engineer

Aug '25 - Jul '26

Junior Project Engineer

Aug '24 - Jul '25

  • Performed measurements, post-processing and modelling of the automotive components and assemblies (full vehicle, trimmed body, subframe, lower control arm, and bushings) to develop accurate component models.

  • Applied the latest NVH methodologies (Virtual Point Technology, Dynamic Substructuring and Source Characterization) across multiple projects, providing customers with actionable insights.

  • Orchestrated and implemented the backend of an e-learning environment (LearnWorlds), serving content to customers, colleagues, and leads, which significantly reduced effort on in-person and online software training.

  • Migrated software manuals to the private environment using an improved documentation pipeline (Antora and AsciiDoc), which enables flawless creation, maintenance, publishing, and AI revision of software documentation.

  • Owned the technical support for a customer base, diagnosing issues, resolving inquiries, and delivering effective workarounds for all Products.

  • Independently implemented a unified customer support and bug-tracking ecosystem (JIRA Service Management), enabling seamless triage of reported issues directly into software JIRA projects - bridging the gap between customer-facing support and software engineering workflows.

  • Supported software development teams by testing pre-release versions, identifying bugs, providing structured and detailed reports on the issues.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Split, Croatia

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Junior Researcher

Mar '21 - Sep '23

  • Created finite element models (verification) of insulating floors and performed experimental modal analysis (validation)

  • Performed laboratory, field measurements and analysis of vibrations and noise as per ISO 2631, ISO 3382, and ISO 16283

  • Developed scripts to extract CAD geometry data to create FEM model geometry using APIs

  • 3D printed various tools and measuring apparatus

  • Taught laboratory classes to students: Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Analysis, Programming, Vibrations

  • Dealt with project administration, equipment procurement and tender documentation

TMR Plastics in Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Injection Moulding Operator

Mar '19 - Aug '19

  • Visual inspection of the quality of moulded parts

Technical University Liberec in Liberec, Czech Republic

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Trainee

Jun '16 - Jul '16

  • Basic MCK modelling in MSC Adams to the obtain model dynamics

Education

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Split, Croatia

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M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Specialization in CAD and CAE)

Oct '16 - Sep '18

B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Oct '12 - Sep '16

Software skills

Advanced

CAD (Onshape, SolidWorks), CAE (ADINA), MATLAB, Microsoft Office, VIBES (DIRAC, SOURCE, COUPLE)

Basic

Antora, Asciidoctor, CAD (AutoCAD, CATIA, PTC Creo, Siemens NX), CAE (ANSYS), C, C# .NET, Git, NI LabVIEW, Python, VBA

Other skills and interests

Certificates:

  • SolidWorks (CSWA – Mechanical Design)

  • MATLAB (Programming Techniques, Fundamentals, Data Processing and Visualization, Signal Processing)

  • Foundational C# with Microsoft

  • A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations

Interests:

  • NVH measurements and analysis, CAx (finite element modelling, optimization methods)

  • Programming (improving workflows by task automation, developing applications for increased efficiency)

Activities:

  • Authored and co-authored conference articles

  • Contributing to online communities (MATLAB Answers, Stack Overflow)

  • Participated in a few hackathons (Hackdays BW, EUvsVirus, VersusVirus)

  • Alumni member of an international student association IAESTE

License:

  • A, B

Hobbies:

  • Cooking, music, badminton, yoga

Projects

Deep drawing process optimization
MATLAB application that couples FE simulation tool with optimization algorithms to improve process efficiency

DAQx
MATLAB app that enables easy data acquisition from NI DAQ devices

Modal and experimental modal analysis of insulation floors
FE simulation of an insulating floor used on ships and its experimental validation