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Aravind Bhandiwad

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An accomplished FEA Engineer with extensive experience in the field of Automotive Engineering, Product

Design and Development with core domain knowledge of Vehicle CRASH, NVH and DURABILITY

CORE C M,MPETENCIES

Product design & development Automotive regulatory compliance

Simulation Prediction and test correlation Multi-material simulation

Nonlinear transient dynamic Analysis Multi project management and leadership

Design Optimization Customer focus

Linear & Nonlinear Stress Analysis Static & Dynamic Analysis

FEA simulation from concept to launch Problem Solving

Process automation

Failure Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TCS

Sept 2012 - Present

CAE Engineer

• Performed FEA simulations and wrote reports of the analysis results on vehicle interior

• Conducted design reviews with the design release engineers

• Managed projects with offshore engineering team on FEA analysis to meet client delivery timeline

• Contributed in peer review meetings to evolve standard simulation procedures

Projects :

Performed head restraint sled test analysis and correlated test and recommended higher

spring stiffness

Performed floor console bracket size optimization and determined the gauges

Overhead Console Stiffness evaluation

Assist handle pull analysis method verification and suggested improvements in modeling

technique

Software: Hypermesh,Hyperview,Hypergraph,ANSA,Optistruct,Lsdyna

Magna (COSMA-VEHMA) International Feb 2011-

Sept 2012

Senior Structural Engineer

• Lead the projects with hands on contribution towards model building to 100% accuracy, simulation

and reporting on time.

• Conducted design reviews with chief engineer and recommended design changes that resulted in

20% mass saving.

• Prepared detailed report on the analysis results and presented results to customer in the design

review meeting in timely manner.

• Automated the model building process by creating library of 5 macros in coordination with software

vendor that resulted in time saving by 50%.

• Coordinated with customer to establish vehicle performance target matrix during the initiation of the

project

• Documented Standard Operating Procedures for vehicle safety standards as the subject matter

expert

• Provided leadership and direction to the new team members by cross training and mentoring

• Managed projects from offshore team (India) by assigning and mentoring for timely delivery

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Projects:

Front Clip NCAP,IIHS, Side IIHS, Side Pole and correlated to full vehicle model

Designed the front rail and cradle from NCAP perspective, achieved 120KN of force target

Roof Crush as per FMVSS 216a and modified B pillar design

Designed the B pillar section and the profile in order to increase the roof crush resistance to

140% of federal standard.

Door Crush as per FMVSS 214,Door slam fatigue

Designed the section and material for door beam both in vehicle and component level

model that resulted in 150% of the force target.

Seatbelt Pull as per FMVSS 207/210

Verified the design and designed the cross member section underneath the floor

BIW Torsion & Bending global stiffness, local stiffness, dynamic stiffness

Designed the braces in the front shock tower design rail joints and roof rail areas that met

98% of the torsion & bending target

Shape Optimization, Size Optimization using OPTISTRUCT

Designed the aluminum casting for shape that resulted in 30% of the mass saving

Optimized the gauges of BIW for global stiffness that resulted in 10% of mass saving

Software: LSDYNA,LSPREPOST,NASTRAN,OPTISTRUCT,HYPERMESH,HYPERVIEW,HYPERGRAPH,ABAQUS

Altair Engineering

Senior Engineer

Projects at Chrysler May2009-

Feb2011

• Built Crash models with standard mesh requirements and setup the model as per the regulations

• Analyzed full vehicle models with the dummy and curtain airbag

• Prepared detailed latch model to analyze the possible unlocking and presented the results to the

design team that resulted in 100% correlation with test.

Side impact simulation with detailed latch model including nonlinear spring data and

simulated the condition of unlocking in the event of crash that matched 100% to the test

result

Prediction and test correlation of pedestrian impact as per JMLIT & Euro NCAP

Performed Side pole impact analysis modeled with A pillar initial crack and failure analysis

with dummy and curtain airbag and assessed the risk of crack propagation during crash

event

Evaluated the risk of windshield intrusion as per FMVSS 212,214 for front and angular

impact

Projects at Honda R&D Jan2007-

Dec2008

• Built and assembled full vehicle model and lead projects, hands on to analyze for various vehicle

crash load cases, participated in the design reviews and suggested design improvements

Correlated to 95% of front NCAP & IIHS simulations to physical test and analyzed vehicle

pulse and dash intrusions And resulted in 98% of the dynamic crush performance

correlation

Designed for Rear impact as per FMVSS 301 and modified design to better rail crush

performance

Modified the C pillar area to stabilize the crush mode & rail gauge and material for Z bend

criteria

Designed the B pillar for Roof crush and IIHS side impact and evaluated structural

performance, modified the design to meet IIHS GOOD rating

Designed the Body side outer with USIBOR and evaluated risk for crack, Designed the b

pillar section, roof bow interface

Simulated pole impact for modified fuel lines and evaluated risk of plastic clip failure

Performed cargo retention analysis with HONDA method of weld failure criterion

Projects at Daimler Chrysler Nov2001-

Oct2005

• Meshed components and built BIW model and analyzed body systems as per safety regulations

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• Assisted product engineer in cost saving strategies via material cost management (MCM)

• Coordinated with physical testing and analyzed test videos and measurements for countermeasures

towards design

• Worked with product engineers to reduce cost by optimum material utilization

Performed FEA simulation and suggested design changes for seat belt pull from concept to

launch for SUV

Evaluated performance and modified design for child anchorage test from concept to launch

for SUV

Analyzed roof crush performance and designed roll bars for thickness changes to reduce

15% mass on roll bars

Compared roof drop, roof crush and rollover for design variables and adopted changes to

the design resulting in 90% of the accuracy

Correlated seat track performance in the seat belt pull test with detailed modeling of seat

track and rollers resulting in 100% accurate correlation

Predicted and evaluated risk for cargo retention simulation

Predicted 100% of the tests for accuracy in child anchorage simulation from concept to

launch

Software: Hypermesh,Hyperview,Hypergraph,Lsdyna

Testing Experience

FMVSS 207/210 & 225 for in-vehicle at DCX and bench tests

Roll Over dolly test for pick up Cargo Load Test – ECER17

Seat Sled Test Barrier Testing

Papers

Published technical papers at DCX on seat-belt-buckle failure in FMVSS 210 and child

anchorage test per FMVSS225

TATA TECHNOLOGIES,Pune,INDIA Oct 2005-

Dec 2006

Project Manager

Primary responsibility in setting up offshore development center for Daimler Chrysler

Team mentoring for technical competency building

Created Scope of Work (SOW) as part of new business development

Client interaction to ensure all technical deliveries with high quality and in timely manner

Created standard templates (Microsoft project plan) for project execution and tracking

Ensured CMMI level 5 implementation as part of project management

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering-Solid Mechanics)

Wayne State University- Detroit, MI, 2005

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

Karnataka University, India, 1995

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

FEA SOFTWARE : LS-DYNA, NASTRAN, HYPERWORKS, IDEAS, CATIA, ANSYS, ABAQUS, EASI

CRASH, DYNAFORM,ANSA,NCODE,LSPREPOST,OPTISTRUCT,TEAM

CENTER

OTHER SOFTWARE : MS OFFICE, MS PROJECTS, LOTUS NOTES

PLATFORMS : UNIX - SGI-octane, HP, IBM-AIX, Indigo

UNIX SERVER - SGI POWER CHALLENGE, SGI ORIGIN-200, CRAY

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