David Kauppi

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Mobile 248-***-****

Currently looking for a Design Engineer position at an established company where my varied experiences can be utilized to their fullest capability.

Mechanical Design Engineer – Link-Mechanical Solutions

March 2021- February 2022

Working in Solidworks and Autocad for Mechanical Design duties of washers and manual leak test fixtures.

Mechanical Design Engineer – ThyssenKrupp

November 2020-February 2021

Working in Autocad 2018 and Inventor 2020 Design of slide units and retrofit lines for new parts.

Mechanical Design Engineer – Fives Cinetic

June 2016 – December 2019

Working in Solidworks 2018– Washer Design from internal automation thru housing and piping. Washers designed were ranging from flow thru part and final wash to hydrosonic style wash with vacuum capable enclosures for drying.

Design Engineer – ABB Flexible Automation

December 2014 – May 2016

Working in Solidworks 2015 – Primary design of Cylinder Head Assembly Tooling. Dealing directly with PE’s for changes & updates to better the assembly stations.

Senior Designer – Trigtec

June 2014- October 2014

In working with both Inventor 2013 and Autocad 2013 – Have designed, detailed, and checked, precision assembly and testing machines. Also cold test stand changeover from Ford inline 4 to V6.

Design Engineer - ThyssenKrupp

Sept 2013- November 2013

In working with both Inventor 2013 and Autocad 2013 – Designed precision assembly machines.

Design Engineer - Elopak

July 2012- July 2013

Updating/Creating Models in 3D and Drawings using Solidworks 2011, to Elopak ISO Standards for worldwide procurement of spare parts, components and assemblies within the ME department.

Design Engineer – Trigtec

June 2011- May 2012

In working with both Inventor 2012 and Autocad 2012 - Designed, detailed, and checked, precision assembly and testing machines.

Fuel Injector insertion into rail automation table for Ford Coyote V8 utilizing Hydraulic Clamping & Servo-driven pneumatic part insertion slides.

Engine dynos for both Chrysler V6 & 6.2 Hemi built in Trenton, MI and Saltillo Mexico. Responsible for Design in Inventor thru deliverable in Autocad.

Design Engineer – Solidworks - Assembly & Test Worldwide, Inc. (ATW)

April 2010 – May 2011

Work exclusively with Solidworks 2007 thru 2010.

Responsible for Design thru Check of Automotive Testing machines.

OEM Engine Cold Test Machines - Drives, Gripper and Release mechanism for engine flywheel drive, Automatic slides for electrical plug-ins and mechanical (knock sensors) contact points on engine. Chrysler, Ford, GM

Axle/Transaxle OEM -NVH Cold Test Machines (Robot Gripper (Load,Unload) Driveshafts w/ Part contact, Slides, Bases, Knock Sensor and Electrical connection slide mechanisms)

Transmission Valve Body Clamp Feed (conveyance), Locating, Sealing, & High Pressure Testing.

Transmission Cold Test for automotive Builders/Rebuilders – Eaton, General Motors.

Work exclusively with Solidworks 2009 & 2010. See ATW below.

Design Engineer - Superior Controls

November 2009 – February 2010 (4 months)

Design, Detail, within Solidworks 2009, of tubing gages, and medical assembly equipment.

Design Engineer - Strategic Engineering

August 2009 – October 2009 (3 months)

Work independently, dealing directly with the customer, from my home office w/ Solidworks 2009 to Design, Detail & Check Robot End-Of-Arm Tools (7 in total) and Part Stand for robotic placement of a Borg-Warner transmission valve body to machining centers and wash stations. .

Design Engineer -Assembly & Test Worldwide, Inc. (See Above)

November 2006 – June 2009 (2 years 8 months) .

Design Engineer - ABB Flexible Automation

October 2001 – June 2006 (4 years 9 months)

Design assembly stations within Autocad primarily & used Solidworks 2005-6, for Axle, Transmission, & Engine assemblies.

Insertion tooling for auto-installation of shifter mechanism to Harley-Davidson 6-speed transmission. Layout of Harley-Davidson transmission line, including stops, electrical interfaces.

Robotic Cell including End-Of-Arm tooling for robot application of RTV to axle face prior to installation of cover.

In Standards Department – line layouts and conveyor sections as required by customer (including drives, stops, & ‘custom’ line needs as necessary). Prototype jobs included designing a 3 robot piston stuffing station, Corner drive conveyor system to eliminate, turntables in ‘corners’ of conveyor - reducing costs.

Corner rotate for production lines, this was generally a standard with ABB but it was necessary occasionally to make custom rotates depending on the customers needs.

Various other assembly stations for production automotive lines from insertion of sleeves to block in diesel engines, to pressing bearings and inserting spacers to axles.

Design Engineer - RYCO Engineering

October 1996 – June 2006 (10 years - 5 years In-House, approx. 5 yrs. Contracted into ABB)

Forming Tools & Gaging for steering shafts. (Delphi)

Gaging for Front Axle components – Tripot, Ball, Cage, Inner Race, Housing (CV Joint Assembly). For Delphi who built front axle assemblies for GM, Chrysler, Volvo.

Machining - 8 position rotate table and locating/holding fixtures for Ford V8 L&R Exhaust Manifolds. Designed and Detailed in Mechanical Desktop (3D).

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