DARSHAK JOSHI

*** ***** *** ******, ***  Arlington TX  817-***-****  lbil8i@r.postjobfree.com

MS Aerospace Engineer

Objective: To work as Design Engineer/CAD Engineer in a place where I can get opportunity to develop and enhance my skills for the benefits of both company and myself.

Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineer with core on Mechanical and Aerospace Design

• 3+ years of design experience in mechanical and aerospace components using CAD tools.

• Proficient in CAD modeling, assembly designing, layout creation and design modifications using engineering skills and familiar with detailed specifications required for product development.

• Experienced in 3D CAD tools like CATIA, Solid works Pro/E and Auto CAD.

• 6+ months’ intern and 2+ year’s academic experience in designing Aerospace/Mechanical components using CATIA.

Key Skills

• Designed mechanical and aerospace components using CAD tools CATIA and Pro/E.

• Proficient in surface and assembly modeling with geometric constraints and ASME & ISO standards.

• Familiar with making and modifying new designs using product life cycle management tools.

• Excellent knowledge of analyzing, verifying and validation of design results using previous case studies.

• 3 years of academic experience in analyzing mechanical systems using CAD/CAE and CFD/FEA tools.

• Experienced in documenting laboratory and technical reports with great presentation skills.

• Great leadership skills with also ability to work independently.

• Excellent written skills and oral communication skills

• Experienced in following computer applications

Commercial CFD Tools : Fluent, Ansys, Icepack, FlowTherm, STAR- CCM+, ZNTutor-CFD

Grid Generators : Gambit, Tgrid, Point wise

Post Processing Tools : Labview, TechPlot

CAD Tools : CATIA, Pro/E, Auto CAD, Solidworks , CollabCAD

Programming Languages : C MATLAB( Proficient) C++, MPI (Intermediate)

Computer Platforms : Windows , Linux(Ubuntu) , Unix , Mac

Experience

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer , University of Texas Arlington 2007 to Present

• Designed and analyzed radial engine assembly using CATIA by applying geometrical constraints.

• Thermal design and performance optimization of oxidation furnace model using Pro/E and Ansys to determine power range for making nano-wires using the oxidation furnace.

• CAD Designs : radial engine, car , Printing circuit board, PCB, landing gear, aircraft wing, oxidation furnace model, some plastic components like racket and turbo machinery components like turbine, compressor.

• Appointed Project leader for various group projects and lead small teams of 4-5 peoples and assist team members in troubleshooting activities.

CAD Design Engineer, SmardCAD software private limited Dec 2006- May 07

• Learn sheet metal and Assembly designing in CATIA and applied them for modeling mechanical systems.

• Designed bearings, nuts, bolts and landing gear assembly using CATIA and prepare layouts of the drawing procedure.

• Prepare design report for each model from surface to assembly design and also prepare tutorials for the help of the manufacturers.

Industrial Training, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - India Nov 2005/06

• Familiarization with overhauling and maintenance of various aircrafts and their aggregates rotables and upgradations of various components

• Familiarization with design and manufacturing process of various turbojet and turbofan engines and their assembly

Research Projects and Teaching Experience

Dec 08- Apr 10 Graduate Thesis: Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of 3D Gas Turbine blade cascade using differential evolution method.

Thesis Advisor: Brain Dennis, UTA

• Successfully designed, developed, modeled, and optimized Gas Turbine Cascade for improvement in aerodynamic performance using Differential Evolution (DE) optimization technique.

• A Constraint numerical optimization methodology like GA, DE were investigated and implemented for design and analysis with CFD tools using parallel computers.

• CFD tool : GAMBIT/FLUENT Optimization method : Differential Evolution

Jun 06- Mar 07 Design and analysis of 2D compressor blade profile using ZnTutor-CFD for various incidence angles for optimization analysis.

Academic Projects:

• Thermal Analysis of BMD solder bumps used in multi-chip module packaging using Icepack and Ansys tools for reliability and thermal performance improvement.

• Modeling and Thermal/Structural analysis of the front wing of Formula1 car using Pro/E and Fluent and Ansys for performance optimization.

• Surface and assembly modeling of an IC engine and related parts using Pro/E.

• Design, modeling and FEA analysis of beams and other structure components of college lab using Ansys.

Education

Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering

• University of Texas Arlington, TX, USA

• Graduate Coursework : FEM, Engineering Analysis I& II, Computational Aerodynamics, Electronic Packaging, Air-breathing Propulsion, Aero-elasticity

Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering

• Gujarat University India

• Overall GPA : 3.89

• Related Under graduated Coursework : Aerodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Boundary layer Theory, Aircraft Conceptual Design, Gas Dynamics, Rocket and Missile Technology , CFD, Finite Element Analysis Aug 07-Apr 10

Aug 03-June 07

Awards and Achievements

• Class-I level Tutor over 300 hours of Personal Tutoring experience in Engineering subjects

• Active Members of Indian Society of Technical Education, Institute of Engineers

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