SARAVANAN BOOPATHY

Email – ac0hpq@r.postjobfree.com Cell – 978-***-****

Linked-in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/saravanan -boopathy-ab2b778b/ CAREER SUMMARY

• Over three years of experience in FE analysis working for major OEMs like Ford, Mahindra, Chrysler, including FEA modeling, simulations, interpreting analysis data, debugging, and providing design recommendations.

• Worked on NVH analysis and provided recommendations to meet frequency target.

• Performed occupant safety analysis and suggested modifications to meet ECE R21 standard.

• Evaluation of sub-assemblies under operational loads and suggested changes to meet targets.

• Design experience - Catia V5, Pro-E/ Creo, NX, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solid Works. EDUCATION

M.S in Mechanical Engineering University of Houston, Texas GPA – 3.64 May’16 B.S in Mechanical Engineering Anna University, India GPA – 3.81 Jun’07 E X P E R I E N C E SUMMARY

FEA Engineer, Detroit Engineered Products, Troy, MI. Jan 2016 – till now

FE modeling, Modal analysis evaluation, design changes suggestions subassemblies of light transport truck. Modal analysis evaluation of engine mounts and powertrain assembly.

Towing assembly FEA analysis, gauge optimization and achieved weight and cost reduction.

FE modelling of rear axle system and performance evaluation for inertial load cases.

Head impact & knee impact analysis on IP, Console as per ECE R21 standard.

FE Modeling, Frontal Impact NCAP simulations, optimization to achieve better energy absorption.

Dog house strength analysis, Force - Deflection analysis on trims. Side impact analysis of door. FEA Engineer, Early Bird Engineering Inc., Houston, TX Jun 2015 –Dec 2015

Performed roll over protection study for cab structures, frame supports.

Performed modal analysis, root-cause analysis to identify high contributing frequency peaks. Summer Intern, Oilfield Product International Inc. La Marque, TX Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

Did root cause analysis, design changes to Iron Roughnecks. Made drawings for manufacturing. FEA Engineer, Geometric Ltd, India. Jun 2011 - Jul 2013 Client – Ford Technology Services India Pvt Ltd, India

Modal analysis, performance evaluation of sub-assemblies for inertial load cases.

Analysed the stress generated in powertrain components and suggested design changes SOFTWARE SKILLS

Preprocessor - Hypermesh, Ansa, Primer, MeshWorks,

Solver - LS Dyna, Nastran, Abaqus, Optistruct, Ansys, Fluent. Summary of Projects

#1 Light Transport Truck study (Client – Mahindra North America Technical Center, USA) FE Modeling Tool : Hypermesh, Ansa, Optistruct, Abaqus, Nastran

Performed modal analysis on sub-assemblies, suggested changes to meet frequency targets.

Evaluated performance of sub-assemblies (Fuel Tank, Hood assembly) for operational loads.

#2 NVH analysis of Engine Mount and Powertrain Assembly using Nastran

Performed modal analysis engine mount and powertrain assembly.

Performed mobility analysis on powertrain assembly and ensured stiffness targets are achieved.

#2 Towing Assembly Analysis and Gauge Optimization FE Modeling Tool : Hypermesh, Primer, LS Dyna, Optistruct

Analyzed the towing assembly fatigue life for worst load cases and operational load cases.

Performed gauge optimization and achieved weight, manufacturing cost reduction.

#3 FE Modeling and assembly of BIW and Engine Assembly design FE Modeling Tool : Hypermesh, Primer, LS Dyna, Optistruct

Built FE mesh of BIW assembly, wrap mesh of engine, power train assembly.

Established all the spot welds and adhesives in the BIW using the cad inputs. Created connections between the BIW, cradle and the power train assembly.

Performed modal analysis, did BIW conversion to Nastran for stiffness extraction.

#4 Head impact and Knee impact analysis on the Instrumental Panel, Console assembly FE Modeling Tool : Hypermesh, Primer, Ls Dyna

FE model updation of Instrument panel, console assembly.

Performed modal analysis of IP to check if the new design passes NVH target.

Performed head impact analysis on console, IP panel to study the 3ms peak g in the design.

Knee impact analysis was performed with driver and passenger side to study the plastic strain and failure in the design for an impact force of 2KN per knee.

#5 Strength and Side Impact Analysis on the Door Assembly FE Modeling Tool : Hypermesh, Optistruct, Ls Dyna, Nastran

Performed FE modeling and did door strength analysis for various load cases

Performed side impact analysis with the various impactor positions as per safety standards.

Force vs Deflection performance was evaluated for each of the side impact load case.

#6 Hard Trims Dog House Strength and Trim stiffness analysis FE Modeling Tool : Hypermesh, Optistruct, Nastran

Built FE model, performed dog house strength analysis, force-deflection analysis on the trims.

#7 Frontal Impact NCAP Simulations and Performance Optimization FE Modeling Tool : Hypermesh, Primer, LS Dyna, Optistruct

Performed NCAP on the vehicle with Multi material BIW to improve the energy absorption with the given crush space in the Front-end structure.

Performed iterations with LWB, Gauges (thickness) and Shapes (Rail Height & Width) to achieve better energy management during crash.

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