David Nie
The short version
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn Profile：click here
Education:
Double degree in Mechatronic Engineering & Computer Science @ UNSW with a 80 WAM
Work experiences thus far:
Four engineering internships completed both in Australia and internationally.
-Project Manager Intern at Xiaomi Nanjing
-Software Engineer Intern at FFT Shanghai
-Engineering Intern at Steel Trusses Tech Australia
-Engineering Intern at FAWSN Automotive Parts
Languages:
-Fluent in Mandarin Chinese & English
-481-day streak in Spanish on Duolingo (as of 02-05-2025)
Programming related:
o Proficient: C++, Java, Git, (ROS Framework)
o Experienced: C#, C, SQL, python, Matlab, JavaScript, ReactJS
o Competent: assembly, Haskell, (.NET Framework)
Cool Facts about me
- Actively Training for Olympic triathlon
- Red Wave Qualifier in City2Surf 2024
- I’m quite good at snowboarding tho haven’t had the chance to show off much after moving to Sydney
- I loveee travelling. As of Feb 2025, I’ve been to 4/7 continents, 11 countries
- Favourite TV-show: Friends
- Favourite Artist: The Weeknd
- Dream travel destination: Egypt, to see the mummies at their natural habitat
The long version
Education
Bachelor of Engineering(Honours) – Mechatronic Engineering & Bachelor of Computer Science
2021 - Present (Graduating in Dec 2025)
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Thesis: Optimising Comprehensive Plant Data Collection Using a Mobile Manipulator for Holistic Agricultural Insights
- Supervisor: Dr. Leo Wu
- WAM: 80.242 (DN)
- (HD) 93 in MTRN3100 Robot Design (Arduino Project)
- (HD) 86 in MTRN4231 Robotics Project + Top Team in class
- (HD) 85 in MTRN4230 Robotics (6 DOF Robot – UR5e from Universal)
- (DN) 84 in MTRN9400 Control of Robotic Systems
- (DN) 84 in COMP3231 Operating Systems
EMPLOYMENT
(Vehicle OS) Project Manager Intern
Xiaomi Corporation Nanjing, China
Dec 2024 - Feb 2025
- Engaged in weekly team meetings for projects in both maintenance and development stages.
- Contributed to early-stage research on the feasibility of open-sourcing a hardware platform developed by Xiaomi for the global EV industry.
- Presented my research to the team leaders of the Level 3 Vehicle OS department, which has over 200 employees.
- Received the Team Player Award during the 2024 faculty AGM.
Software Engineer
FFT Production Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Shanghai, China
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
- Developed two plugins in “SIEMENS Process Simulate” using C#(.NET Framework) for the Simulation team. See Details
- The plugins were described by the simulation team lead as “handy tools that will be used every day and save more than 3 hours on each project”.
Intern Engineer
Steel Trusses Tech Australia Pty Ltd, Canberra, Australia
Dec 2022- Feb 2023
- Facilitated cross-department communication by conducting contract reviews and managing legal and financial documents.
Intern Engineer
Changchun FAWSN Automotive Parts Co., Ltd, Changchun, China
Jun 2020- Jul 2020
- Engaged in cutting-edge EV projects by organising industry standards for EV charging connectors.