Mechanical Engineer Engineering

Jianzhe Yang

Westland, MI ***** 401-***-**** ************@******.*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jianzhe-yang/ Summary

Actively seeking a Full-time CAE Engineer position. Immediately available.

• Solid knowledge in linear elasticity, fracture mechanics and finite element analysis.

• 1.5 years’ hands-on experience on experiments’ design, setup, tests and data postprocessing.

• Proficient in using various CAD/FEA software to do structural analysis, thermal stress analysis and dynamic analysis. Technical Software Skills and Key Courses

• SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Hypermesh, ABAQUS, ANSYS, MATLAB, SIMULINK.

• Experimental mechanics, Finite element method with applications, Advanced mechanics of solids, Linear elasticity, Fracture mechanics, Automotive engineering, Engineering materials, Mechanical design, Continuum mechanics. Education

9/15–5/17 Brown University M.S. in Mechanics of Solids GPA: 3.44/4.0 9/11–7/15 China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) B.S. in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.55/4.0 9/13–6/14 University of Michigan-Dearborn (UMD) Exchange student in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.58/4.0 Experience

2/16-5/17 Research assistant in Applied Mechanics Lab at Brown university. Master thesis: Experiments on mechanical features of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) (LabVIEW and MATLAB)

• Designed an apparatus to perform large deformation elastic contact experiments on very soft (Young’s modulus

~10KPa) PDMS.

• Derived the force-displacement curves for three different PDMS samples; a hyperplastic theory for large deformation elasticity is under developed.

• Published a scientific paper on the testing system. 1/17-5/17 Teaching assistant of Thermodynamics course at Brown university.

• Tutored students in undergraduate Thermodynamics course and communicated with professors on assignments. 7/15-8/15 Mechanical engineer at Beijing Oriental Electronics (BOE) Co., Ltd. (“Elite Internship Program” )

• Improved qualified rate of production in One-Drop-Fill (liquid crystal dropping and glass panels laminating) process.

• Identified a set of transition wheels as a defect and as well as other defects, which saved losses of ~$10,000/month.

• Worked as a team to give daily production reports and monthly presentations to mangers. 9/12-1/13 Metalworking Internship at Tsinghua University

• Practiced laser cutting using Illustrator and laser cutting machine, practiced casting using sand mold.

• Practiced welding, stamping, injection, sheet metal and assembling. Projects

1/17-5/17 Experimental mechanics lab (MATLAB)

• Developed algorithm to conduct image processing by using diffraction, digital image correlation and particle image velocimetry.

• Simulation results correlated with experimental results. 9/16-12/16 Increased accessibility toilet riser with flush lever (SolidWorks and ABAQUS)

• Lead a toilet riser design with a flush lever on the side of the hand rails to increase accessibility of toilet use for individuals with limited mobility in SolidWorks.

• Responsible for QFD, mechanism design, FMEA, FEA and prototype making. As a core team member, I encouraged the team to brainstorm, scheduled and arranged weekly meetings. 10/16-11/16 Simulation of internal high-pressure forming (ABAQUS)

• Built models of internal high-pressure forming Aluminum alloy subframe pipe of a car of FAW company. Jianzhe Yang

Westland, MI 48185 401-***-**** ************@******.*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jianzhe-yang/

• Found locations where thickness have maximum drops. Correlated with the experiment result. 2/16-8/16 Topology optimization analysis of bat wing’s stress distribution (ABAQUS and MATLAB)

• Built simplified models of bat wings. Investigated the functional importance of the wing’s structural features.

• Developed a topology algorithm to optimize the stress distribution and locate the force lines.

• The topology optimization results correlated with bat wing’s structural fibers. 2/15-6/15 Modeling of vehicle dynamics and analysis (Simulink)

• Analyzed the characteristics of various tire force models, built a model of the whole vehicle with 8-degrees of freedom.

• Simulated vehicle behavior on dry/wet asphalt road, gravel pavement and ice surface when apply steering and braking.

• Got high accuracy simulation results compared with Mazda 6 experiments. 1/14-4/14 Simulation of optimizing a loading bearing bridge (ABAQUS)

• Designed a bridge achieved a very high loading-own weight efficiency (1200) for a given geometry and material.

• Iterated by applying different truss frame shapes, beam cross-section shapes and materials based on stress distribution. 1/14-4/14 Computational design of a geothermal heat exchanger (ANSYS)

• Designed a heat transfer system aimed at utilizing the terrestrial heat in the mine for ground houses.

• Presented a feasible design correlated with the geothermal heat exchanger located in Wutongzhuang Mine, China. 9/13–12/13 Independent study about vibration propagation (MATLAB)

• Investigated the theory of NVH using system dynamics method. Solved problems under given vibration conditions.

• Exact solution correlated with testing results.

Leadership

9/11-11/12 Volunteer and Vice Manager of Lvyuan Roots & Shoots environmental Organization

• As one of the leaders, responsible for Roots & Shoots China Summit schedule organization (1500 guests).

• Lead a group of 50 students to investigate 500 “No-smoking” restaurants in Beijing.

• Conducted “Green shelf” college wide by reclaiming used books and allowing free pick up from library “Green shelf”. 9/11-9/12 Basketball Captain of Chemical Engineering Department (Freshman year’s major)

• Runner-up in college 3+2 Basketball Championship.

• Responsible for daily training and on court organization. Scholarships, Publication and Interest

• Scholarship: Scholarship from China Scholarship Council, Scholarship from UM-Dearborn.

• Publication: Michael A Monn, Jarod Ferreira, Jianzhe Yang, Haneesh Kesari. “A millimeter scale flexural testing system for measuring the mechanical properties of marine sponge spicules.” 2017, Journal of Visualized Experiments.

• Interest: Marathon running, travel, photography, reading, music.

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