Engineer Design

JIGNESH PATEL

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Apt#3103, Decatur, IL-62526 E-mail: abntji@r.postjobfree.com

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OBJECTIVE :

To acquire a mechanical engineering position offering diverse job

responsibilities that will utilize my technical skills and experience.

SUMMARY:

• Total experience of 8 years in Mechanical Engineering field and 5 years of

experience in design and development field of off highway, Construction

Equipment and Industrial products.

• Over 10,000 hrs of experience in Pro/Engineer and its various modules

like Sheet metal, Detailing, Advanced Assembly, and Solid Model etc.

• Currently working as a Design Engineer- Light Fabrication Group of Quarry

and Construction Truck in Caterpillar Inc. since Mar-07.

• Worked in e-Engineering Solutions (e-ES) a division of L&T Ltd for 3 years

in off-highway and Construction Equipment group as Design Engineer

looking after product development in CAD/CAM/CAE.

• Exposure to Quarry and Construction Truck and Farm equipments design

like combines tractors, headers, sprayers.

• Exposure to Vehicle components design and integration.

• Excellent abilities to work as a design engineer on challenging and

complex Projects.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering [Aug-1998] Overall GPA:-3.58/4.0

SKILLS:

Specialized skill : CAD/CAE, Construction Equipments, Agriculture Equipments.

Engineering Software: Pro/ENGINNER-2001, WILDFIRE 2.0

OS and Hardware : Windows 98/NT/2000/XP.

Other : Microsoft suits

Pro/E Modules:

Pro/Engineer including Advance designer package, Advance Assembly

Design, Pro/Sheet metal, Pro/Detail, Pro/Piping and exposure to

Pro/Surface, Top Down Design Fundamentals.

EXPERIENCE:

Caterpillar Inc. May2007- May 2009

Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

Design Engineer- (Quarry and Construction Trucks- Light Fabrication

Department)

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• Developed the various concepts for platforms and step assembly.

• Optimized the design of cowl mounting bracket.

• For current product changed Mirror Group to meet the ISO 5006 Mirror

visibility requirement and Fender group to resolve mud issue.

• Developed the sound suppression package.

• Modified the design of Guard Group Drive Shaft to resolve field issue.

• Designed the enclosure package for emission reducing unit.

• For current production worked on Mudguard, Mirror-post, Fender, Drive-Shaft

Guard group, Mirror Group to resolved field issue.

Responsibilities:

• Concept Development for new design or existing group with field issue,

complete Engineering Design using Pro/E Wildfire 3.0, Solid Modeling, sheet

metal modeling, creating production drawings.

• Interpreted and applied the concepts of GD&T as per ASME-Y14.5M Standard.

• Modularity and envelope studies to meet the space requirements.

• Review the analysis results for the new design or existing design.

• Design Reviews with other team and supplier.

• Implementing the design change at the various customer site or proving

ground facility and study the performance and customer feedback.

• Created BOM of the mechanical components that make up a final product.

• Production drawing releases and PPAP(Production drawing approval process)

• Identifying the cost saving opportunities and new design proposals.

Larsen & Toubro Limited, Baroda, India Mar2004-Jan2007

Design Engineer

Major Projects of Off-highway Equipments and Responsibilities carried out are as:-

AGCO Terragator & Rogator:

• Developed multiple design solutions for the fender based on ease of

assembly, avoiding interference for Rogator.

• Developed the fender support assembly for the Rogator.

• Designed the side railing for the Rogator.

• Created parts, assembly and drawings of Boom Assembly, Center Section

assembly and Nozzle assembly.

• Prepared the installation drawing, exploded view of Engine installation group.

• Created hose routing for the engine cooling system and sprayer system.

AGCO Tractor:

• Developed multiple design solutions for the fender based on ease of

assembly, avoiding interference for Tractor.

• Developed the fender support assembly for Tractor.

• Designed the ladder for Tractor.

• Prepared the installation drawing, exploded view of Engine installation group,

cooling group and cabin group.

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• Updated the hardware library and assembled the new hardware.

Vikas Engineering Ltd., Baroda, India Feb1999-Oct2002

Quality Control Engineer

• Inspection of part at various stage of manufacturing.

• Assist in the development of quality plans, implement established

methods for new and existing products for inspection and test procedures.

Identify, investigate and resolve problems with parts, assemblies or material.

• Work with cross-functional teams to improve processes and to drive

product quality.

• Provide coordination and technical support to management and other

personnel.

• Assures the development and utilization of equipment calibration and

preventative maintenance systems.

VISA STATUS: Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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