Resume - Kaushik Kulkarni, Contact – ac0vw6@r.postjobfree.com or ac0vw6@r.postjobfree.com/ 302-***-**** Page 1 KAUSHIK KULKARNI

Aircraft Stress Engineer (10+ years) with Master’s Mechanical Aerospace Engg. E–mail: ac0vw6@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 302-***-**** ac0vw6@r.postjobfree.com Location: San Diego, CA WORK EXPERIENCE:

a. Staff Stress Engineer: UTC Aerospace Systems – Aerostructures (Goodrich Corp) – Chula Vista, CA (Jan 2012 – Present)

• Currently hold a key role for structural analysis and sizing of metallic & composite commercial aircraft (Airbus A320neo, A350XWB, Boeing 787, Bombardier CS100, CS300) nacelle and thrust reverser components subject to static, dynamic and fatigue flight loads in accordance with Part 25 airworthiness requirements.

• Effectively utilized aerospace industry handbooks – Bruhn, Petersons, Niu, Roark, Flabel etc. for classical hand calculations in conjunction with programming languages – Excel VBA, Python, MathCAD and industry standard analytical tools – MSC Patran / Nastran, NASGRO, HyperSizer and Catia Elfini.

• Specific projects worked –

a) Loads and stress global FEM of nacelle and thrust reverser system to support engine ground test, flying test-bed, flight test and certification or EIS loads loop. b) Static and fatigue analysis of critical torquebox and translating sleeve metallic and composite structures – outer V-blade, TRAS actuator fitting, inner acoustic sleeve. c) Damage tolerance (crack growth) analysis of torquebox outer V-blade – a primary load path structure for the thrust reverser.

d) MRB stress support to minimize assembly line stops and meet tight shipment delivery dates. Assisted and improvised enveloping MRB stress coverage to save substantial time and cost toward one off analysis for defects.

e) ADL and SRM documents for thrust reverser and nacelle components to support aftermarket repairs and minimize airline AOG.

f) Contributed significantly toward companywide standard work for stress methods with the help of 5S, Kaizen and lean process to minimize re-do loops, errors and escapes in analysis causing substantial overhead costs and poor customer satisfaction rating. Automated repeat stress tasks using macros and programming to cut down stress analysis cycle time.

g) Effectively imparted training to less experienced and new team members in gaining familiarity and understanding of the program stress deliverables and methods to help quicken their learning curve.

b. Structural Engineer II: LMI Aerospace (TASS Inc.) – Seattle, WA (Feb 2011 – Dec 2011)

• Produced FE models of aircraft interior monuments like – galleys, bulkheads, stowage cabinets using FEMAP to support accurate estimation of interface loads and monument sizing and stress analysis using classical hand calculations and NEi Nastran.

• Created formal structural substantiation reports to support customer STC of interior installations on commercial aircraft (Airbus A320, A321) in accordance with FAA and EASA 14 CFR Part 25 regulations for flight, emergency landing and pressurization loads.

• Effectively supported high paced and demanding MRB stress environment from airlines AOG by performing static, fatigue & damage tolerance repair analysis on post-STC aircraft winglet mod installations on commercial aircraft (Boeing B737, B767 and B757). Resume - Kaushik Kulkarni, Contact – ac0vw6@r.postjobfree.com or ac0vw6@r.postjobfree.com/ 302-***-**** Page 2 c. Mechanical Systems Engineer: PATS Aircraft LLC – Georgetown, DE (Jan 2009 – Feb 2011)

• Assisted VP and stress engineering manager to successfully participate in project kick-off / SOW meetings, PDR and CDR for commercial transport aircraft auxiliary fuel system programs with customers.

• Involved in design iteration and optimization of composite auxiliary fuel tanks, plumbing and tank-to-aircraft interface / mounting structure for use on using CAD modeling tool - Catia v5.0.

• Extracted interface and internal loads from finite element models (FEM) using tools – MSC Nastran & Patran. Substantiated auxiliary fuel tank system hardware and OEM airframe structure modifications to meet FAR 25 regulations by classical hand calculations and FEA.

• Generated interface loads, stress analysis and weight & balance reports for submittal towards FAA STC certification of aux fuel system installation on Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft.

• Created engineering repair documents with supporting stress calculations for tank and airframe structure deviations or damages reported during the installation of auxiliary fuel system using in-house stress routines / reports, OEM structural repair manual and MMPDS. d. Aircraft Structures Engineer: Hollingsead Int’l Inc. – Ventura, CA (Sept 2006 – Dec 2008)

• Designed structure for avionic equipment racks, external fuselage mounted antenna and flight surveillance cameras on transport category aircraft, using SolidWorks and Catia v5.0.

• Carried out interface loads analysis, weight & balance and structural substantiation based on FAR 25 loads regulation by classical hand calculations and FEA tool - Cosmos for commercial aircraft – avionic racks, external antenna, external cameras, in-flight entertainment systems.

e. Vehicle Design Engineer II: General Motors – Bangalore, India (Sept 2003 – July 2004)

• Created product assembly documentation and drawings for automotive assemblies using Unigraphics NX

• Created finite element models (FEM) of automotive power train and transmission systems using Hypermesh 6.0

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE:

a. Mechanical Design Engineer: Electromotive Diesels – La Grange, IL (July 2005 – May 2006)

• Mechanical design, interference study of heavy locomotive parts and assemblies using Unigraphics NX and utilized Hypermesh to deliver FE models to stress team for sizing and analysis.

b. Engineering Intern: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited – Bangalore, India

• Performed FEA based modal analysis of a turbofan engine centrifugal impeller to determine critical vibration frequencies within the operating speed range using ANSYS 7.0

• Conducted practical static and dynamic mass unbalance study on centrifugal compressor. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

a. MS Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL

• Research project work to evaluate influence of wheel geometry, axle load and speed on the locomotive wheel-rail contact mechanics using FEA using Abaqus CAE.

• Seminar study on EFM and SIFT methods for composite material failure prediction.

• Implemented C++ based ACIS 3D program for feature recognition in CAD model to identify slots, pockets, holes, boss etc.

b. BS Mechanical Engineering: B.M.S College of Engineering – Bangalore, India REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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