GokdenizGol

I study mechanical engineering in Riga and spent last summer working on fast cars in Istanbul. This is where I write down what I learn from both.

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Degree
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, RTU
Thesis defence
21 January 2027
Available
From April 2027
Based in
Riga, Latvia

About me

I'm Gokdeniz, a final-year mechanical engineering student at Riga Technical University, with hands-on workshop experience on high-performance cars.

Before engineering I studied automotive technology and computer programming, and did my first internship in a Renault dealer workshop. In the summer of 2025 I spent three months at Mekanik Garaj, working next to master mechanics on everything from daily drivers to Lamborghinis and McLarens.

At university I work in SolidWorks and ANSYS. My thesis is the structural design and topology optimization of a front upright for a Formula Student car.

Away from the desk I follow Formula 1 closely. I speak Turkish and English, and I'm looking for a design or analysis role in automotive or motorsport from April 2027.

Notes

Things I've fixed, built or simulated. The first three are being written.

Black BMW M240i on a two-post lift with the bonnet up and a front wheel off.

Finding a boost leak on a B58

My M240i started hissing under hard acceleration. The symptom, the checks that ruled things out, and where the leak turned out to be.

Cars, diagnosticsComing soon
Grey Lamborghini Huracán Spyder and a matte BMW M4 at the Mekanik Garaj entrance.

A summer in a supercar workshop

Three months at Mekanik Garaj, and what it taught me about how cars wear and fail.

WorkshopComing soon

Mesh refinement on a plate with a hole

A textbook FEA problem that shows how much the mesh changes the stress you read.

FEA, SolidWorksComing soon

Under
real cars

Simulation is easier to trust when you've had the real part in your hands.

Mekanik Garaj

Jun–Aug 2025, Istanbul

Mechanical assistant. Maintenance, repair and assembly next to master mechanics, on high-performance and everyday cars.

Lamborghini front corner with the wheel off: drilled carbon-ceramic disc and black caliper.
Carbon-ceramic brakes
Wheel off on a Lamborghini.
Lamborghini V10 engine bay with twin throttle bodies exposed.
Lamborghini V10
Intake opened up to the throttle bodies.
White McLaren with its front lid open, connected to a battery support unit.
McLaren
On battery support during diagnostics.
Yellow Lamborghini Gallardo with the engine cover raised.
Gallardo
Engine cover up.
My own car

BMW M240i

B58, 2017

Looked after at Mekanik Garaj. I traced its boost leak myself; the write-up is coming in Notes.

M240i convertible interior with the roof down and a suede steering wheel.
Inside the M240i
Roof down.
Driver's view from the M240i on a tree-lined road.
On the road
In the M240i.

ABC Renault Service

Aug–Sep 2022, Istanbul

Automotive technology intern. Diagnostics and maintenance on passenger cars in a dealer workshop.

Experience

Where I've studied and worked, newest first.

2024 – 2027

Riga Technical University

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, expected March 2027

Thesis on the structural design and topology optimization of a Formula Student front upright. Defence on 21 January 2027. Working in SolidWorks, ANSYS Mechanical and AutoCAD.

Jun – Aug 2025

Mekanik Garaj

Mechanical assistant, Istanbul

Maintenance, repair, diagnostics and part replacement on high-performance and passenger cars.

Mekanik Garaj logo
Feb 2023

Ersa Watches, Casio

Data processing intern, Istanbul

Two weeks turning sales data into reports and charts.

Aug – Sep 2022

ABC Renault Service

Automotive technology intern, Istanbul

Diagnostics and maintenance on passenger cars in a dealer workshop.

Renault logo
2021 – 2023

Nişantaşı University

Associate degrees, Istanbul

Automotive technology and computer programming.