Engineering Design

SRINIVASAN SENTHILNATHAN

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SUMMARY

● A passionate automotive system engineer and car enthusiast with specialization in the areas of ergonomics and vehicle package engineering seeking an opportunity in the Automotive Industry where I can utilize my skills for organizational and personal growth

● Experience in developing QFD (Quality Function Deployment) chart for vehicle systems and subsystems

● Familiar with engineering software packages such as CATIA v5 R20, Creo 2.0, Autodesk Invertor 2013 Professional, ANSYS 14, MS Nastran, Altair Hypermesh 13, LS Dyna

● Strong background in Automobile Engineering, especially Finite Element Analysis, Vehicle Dynamics, Machine Component Design, Engine Design, Chassis Design, Automotive Safety, Total Quality Management, Vehicle Ergonomics and Vehicle Package Engineering

● Member of ISIE- India (Team FALCONZ), a national level inter-college eco-friendly electric racing team; involved in the design and fabrication of an electric-solar vehicle and represented the institution at Electric Solar Vehicle Championship

● Member of Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, Office of Student Engagement and Indian Graduate Student Association Student Chapters associated with the University of Michigan- Dearborn UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN MAY 2018

Master of Science and Engineering in Automotive Systems Engineering G.P.A 3.78/4.0 KEY COURSES:

Automotive Manufacturing Process, Automobile- An Integrated System, Vehicle Ergonomics I, Vehicle Package Engineering, Application of FEM in Automotive Structure Design, Analysis and Design for Vehicle Crashworthiness KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, INDIA APRIL 2015 Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile Engineering G.P.A 9.27/10 KEY COURSES:

Finite Element Analysis, Vehicle Dynamics, Machine Component Design, Engine Design, Chassis Design, Off-Road Vehicles, Robotics, Total Quality Management, Electric and Hybrid Systems, Automotive Safety, Modern Automobile Accessories TECHNICAL SKILLS

ENGINEERING TOOLS:

• DESIGN SOFTWARE: Creo 2.0, ProE, AutoCAD, Autodesk Invertor 2013 Professional, CATIA v5 R20, SolidWorks

• CAE SOFTWARE: ANSYS 14, Altair Hyperworks 13, MS Nastran, LS- Dyna COMPUTER LITERACY: MS Office Tools, C/C+

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ENGINEERING INTERN AT RELIANCE AUTOZONE, MOTIKHAVDI, JAMNAGAR, INDIA JUNE 2013

• Inventory management of an automobile service station

• Service schedule and maintenance of two-wheelers and light commercial vehicles ENGINEERING INTERN AT PLANT AND MACHINERY DIVISION, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, MOTIKHAVDI, JAMNAGAR, INDIA DECEMBER 2013

• Familiarizing the need, operation, maintenance and servicing operations of heavy equipment vehicles, cranes-crawler and mobile, and special vehicles such as bull-dozer, bulker, hydra, back-hoe loader, fork-lift, heavy commercial vehicles ENGINEERING INTERN AT BRAKES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, CHENNAI, INDIA JANUARY 2015

• Quality Function Deployment (QFD) implementation for design of two-wheeler anti-lock braking system using Value Engineering Technique

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

ERGONOMIC EVALUATION OF VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM BASED ON THE ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA USING PACKAGING TOOLS OCTOBER 2016

• Computed SAE J1100 vehicle seating dimensions e.g. seating height, seat track length, seat width, head clearances

• Compared the dimensions to the driver anthropometric data to evaluate the driver seating package QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD): CUSTOMER NEEDS, BENCHMARKING AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERIOR PACKAGE TARGETS OCTOBER 2016

• Learnt the application of the QFD technique by applying it to a selected “chunk” in the vehicle interior

• Determined the customer needs and derived the functional specifications of the chunk

• Benchmarked the chunks in two other vehicles of the same segment

• Determined the target values and important design variables for the selected chunk DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPANT PACKAGE DESIGN FOR THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS OF NEW VEHICLE CONCEPT BY BENCHMARKING EXISTING VEHICLES OF THE SAME SEGMENT NOVEMBER 2016

• Familiarized with the measurements of SAE exterior and interior dimensions by benchmarking the exterior and interior layouts of three vehicles belonging to the same market segment

• Developed an early exterior package layout of a new vehicle that would compete in the same market segment selected

• Created an interior package layout using SAE occupant packaging standards and anthropometric data of the U.S. adult population

PACKAGE ENGINEERING EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE COMPACT CAR SEGMENT NOVEMBER 2016

• To conduct package engineering evaluations of a selected chunk of a selected vehicle

• To demonstrate our abilities to apply package evaluation techniques

• Conduct necessary statistical data analyses

• To prepare recommendations for improvements

ERGONOMIC EVALUATION/ ANALYSIS OF THE CENTER STACK OF THE COMPACT CAR SEGMENT DECEMBER 2016

• To practice the challenges facing the design/manufacturing of a simple customer feature

• To evaluate the ergonomic issues associated with the controls placed on the center stacks in the compact car segment

• Conduct necessary statistical data analysis

• Develop the model of a new center stack with the controls placed in an ergonomically improved way as a solution to the existing issues

DESIGN OF VEHICLE INTERIOR LIQUID STORAGE (CUP HOLDER) FEBRUARY 2017

• To practice the phases that a team typically goes through - from defining customer requirement to delivering a validated designed solution to customer

• To practice the challenges facing the design/manufacturing of a simple customer feature

• To build appreciation to a defined product development process BENCHMARKING AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FEBRUARY 2017

• To conduct a benchmarking study of competitor vehicles with the reference vehicle

• To develop preliminary specifications of the target vehicle functions

• To develop Pugh diagrams to determine how the target vehicle and benchmarked vehicles compare with its reference vehicle QFD, REQUIREMENT CASCADE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS MARCH 2017

• To understand the development of functional specifications through the application of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to a selected vehicle

• To understand the automotive systems, sub-systems and the interfaces between the systems and their requirements

• To cascade the vehicle attributes and sub-attributes requirements to a vehicle system and its sub-system requirements

• To understand the co-ordination in the system design tasks between different design and engineering activities and issues associated with trade-offs

BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN VERIFICATION PLAN APRIL 2017

• To create a business planner development of target vehicle consisting of description of market segment, selling price and sales projections, timing plan and gateways, costs and revenue summary chart and benchmarking, changes and risks summary

• To create a design verification plan consisting of robustness and reliability checklist and design verification plan outlining the attributes, specific tests and the acceptance criteria CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE

• Office Bearer for the Automobile Engineering Association, Kumaraguru College of Technology, India during the academic years 2013-15

• Brigade Major during the Engineering Immersion Boot Campaign aimed towards the enlightenment of first year students with college rules and procedures during the academic year 2014-15, Kumaraguru College of Technology, India

• Member of the Organizing Team for the conduct of National Go-Kart Championship 2014, held during October 17-19, 2014

• Member of the Organizing Team from the college for the conduct of “Automatech 2012- The Great South India Automotive Expo 2012” during the academic year 2012-2013

• Member of “Namadhu Pangu” a collegiate club dedicated for social service

• Participated in “Voluntary Blood Donation Camp” held on July 14, 2014, conducted by Swaasam Blood Bank HONORS AND AWARDS

• Recipient of “Non-Resident Graduate Scholarship” for Fall-2016 and Winter-2017 semesters

• Recipient of “Kumaraguru College of Technology Gold Medal Award” for academic prowess throughout the academic tenure 2011-15 during under-graduation, Kumaraguru College of Technology, India

• Recipient of “Meritorious Student Award” from Kumaraguru College of Technology- Automotive Association for excellence in academics during the period 2011-15 during under-graduation

• Recipient of the “Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence” for four consecutive years, during academic year 2011-15 during under-graduation, Kumaraguru College of Technology, India

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