SUMMARY

• A dynamic Mechanical Engineer with Masters having an industry experience of 3 years in Design and Testing; looking for a challenging full - time opportunity in Product Design and Development, Design Analysis and Material Testing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Core: Product Design & Testing, 3-D Modeling, Linear & Nonlinear FEA, Root cause analysis, D.O.E, GD&T, DFMEA, Material Testing, Engineering Design Drawings & Plan, Reliability

Software: AutoCAD, LabVIEW, ANSYS Workbench & APDL, Icepak, Infor SyteLine (ERP tool), CFX, SolidWorks, MatLab, C

Lab Testing: Instron, Rockwell Hardness Tester, Thermal cycling, Mechanical Design Validation Testing, Endurance testing Dynamometer, Abrasive Tester.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

R&D Mechanical Engineer

Confidential, San Leandro, California

Responsibilities:

• Performed Static structural analysis, Modal analysis using ANSYS Workbench 17.2, Mechanical and SpaceClaim on high pressure, high speed turbo machineries, pumps, pressure exchangers (PX).
• Carried out Fatigue Analysis for Turbocharger, predicting effects of pulsations (dynamic load) combined with static boundary conditions.
• Pressure mapping using CFD tool and investigating Fluid-Structural Interaction (FSI) on multi-physics model.
• Thermal-Structural Analysis to predict thermal shock produced when cryogenically shrink fitting an insert.
• Predicted deformation, contact pressures and validating force-balance equations.
• Designed variable inlet/outlet ports as well as end cover design using SolidWorks and Adept.
• Cross-functional project execution with product design team to design and analyze mounting assembly.

Product Development Engineer

Confidential, Houston Area, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Successfully carried out Mechanical Design Validation Testing (MDVT), flexural bending tests, thermal shock tests and thermo-mechanical analysis to address failure.
• Supported New Product Introduction (NPI) and Current Product Improvement (CPI) activities for after treatment and cooling components and systems.
• Evaluated accuracy of Finite Element Analysis results compared to theory and test correlation.
• Coordinated with the lead mechanical engineer and technical project lead to develop engineering evaluation plan.
• Generated engineering prints with appropriate tolerances and instructions for manufacturing using SolidWorks.
• Acquired knowledge of Bill of Material (BOM) generation technique. (Followed ANSY Y14.5 standards and GD&T)
• Performed Non-linear FEA to predict contact pressure and tensile stresses between tire and road.
• Responsible for estimate job orders, engineering change notices (ECNs) and requests (ECRs) using Infor SyteLine.
• Worked on the material characterization of new and existing Confidential and polymer samples in Tech Center Lab, which involves Tensile Test, Compression Test, Abrasive Test, Traction Test, Deflection Test, Adhesion Test.
• Designed and manufactured prototypes & new products followed by Accelerated Endurance testing to analyze design, operation, and performance.
• Designed and set up new fixtures for dynamometer test (Mechanical Design Validation Testing).
• Performed data acquisition using LabVIEW and carried out statistical analysis of acquired data. Documented all the projects in the form of technical reports, technical drawings, and SOP.
• Efficiently practiced cross-functional tasks such as quality inspection, database management, customer communication, coordination manufacturing and sales team.

Research Assistant

Confidential, Arlington, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Computational model for heat flow in the electronic assembly using ANSYS Icepack to remove the undesired heat from the system. Fluid flow analysis for cooling of the stepper motor driver circuit assembly using ANSYS CFX.
• Investigated root-cause failure by comparative testing of packages under thermal loads using accelerated thermal cycling in Thermotron SE-300 environmental chamber.
• Thermal management in portable space constrained electronic hardware: design of thermal management system for the reliability of the IC circuits.
• Design and fabrication of Confidential inc Oxide nanowires on Silicon substrate for water harvesting from fog.
• Study of nano-scale energy harvesting technology: Nano-Generators.

Design Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Proposed cost saving solutions to various design concepts and manufacturing techniques leading to 15% increase in productivity. Directed the preparation of product and system layouts using detailed drawings and schematics.
• Releasing design drawings, maintaining BOM using MS Excel & (ECN) for the fixture using SolidWorks.
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) and Tolerance Stack-ups.

Intern

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed static and dynamic structural analysis using FEA tool, for design optimization of the system.
• Completed 3D CAD models of lever, grip and cylinder holding fixtures with appropriated engineering prints.
• Achieved 35% increase in work efficiency by eliminating inspection time & increasing efficiency of the grip insertion.
• Developed a working knowledge of pneumatic systems: flow calculations, valve logic, and control algorithms.
• Performed Torsion and Pull-out tests on the product to simulate real life service conditions & verify product quality.