Design Engineer Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics December 2017

University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL) GPA: 3.56/4.00

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering May 2012 Walchand College of Engineering, India GPA: 7.44/10.00

TECHNICAL SKILLS

CAD: CATIA, AutoCAD, Solid Works, Solid Edge, Pro/E (Creo)

CAE: MSC-ADAMS, Matlab, ANYSYS, Fluet, Gambit.

Expertise: GD&T, FEA, Engineering Design, Strength of Materials, Robotics- Kinematics & Design, Kinematics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Lean Manufacturing, Quality Control, DFMA, Root Cause Analysis.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant January 2016 – December 2016

Department of Mechanical Engineering, UNL (Advisor: Dr. Carl Nelson)

Developed a body weight support system:

Performed static and dynamic analysis for the proposed system by using MS-Excel & MATLAB

Designed Gear Box on AutoCAD Mechanical and selected bearings from manufacturing catalogue.

Analyzed by using dynamic simulation software – MSC ADAMS & MATLAB

Evaluated the performance by manufacturing a prototype of the proposed system.

Associate Product Design Engineer July 2012 - August 2015

Emerson Innovation Center-Pune, India

Served on New Product Development Team in Power Transmission Solution Business Unit of Emerson on design of Marine and Industrial Coupling.

Lead team of five people while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Project Planning by using MS-Project and Project documentation for SQA Audit

Developed design methodology for Barrel coupling by Reverse Engineering:

Obtained 60% efficiency in design deliverables.

Designed boundary conditions for Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Applied FEA results in design of a product.

Filed Invention disclosure for FEA design methodology.

Performed design feasibility and cost analysis.

Developed strength calculations for contact stresses and principal stresses.

Modified design of Barrel couplings:

Obtained 20% increase in load ratings for same size Barrel coupling by selecting new material for optimized cost-effective design.

Developed new axial and wear indicators and sealing ring.

Applied engineering tribology for lubrication change in Barrel couplings.

Performed prior art search to prevent patent infringement.

Coordinated with manufacturing and testing team for activities involved in prototyping, fabricating, and manufacturing of Barrel Coupling

Developed different Design Calculators for:

Lateral critical speed calculations for high speed shaft lines.

Stress analysis in Expansion bolt, Shear-Pin design and keyway stress.

Balancing calculations of brake disc coupling as per AGMA.

Sustainable Engineering, Marine orders and offers:

Drafted 2D and 3D Models for various orders and offers by using

CATIA-V5 and AutoCAD for 3 years

Pro-E / Solid Edge as Engineer trainee for 1 year.

Designed mounted bearings for High Speed Shaft lines

Performed design calculations for ABS Class approval.

Manufacturing Intern May 2011 – Jun. 2011

Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd, India

Studied the application of steam engineering, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Worked on manufacturing of pressure values (by using injection molding) and surface treatment like lapping.

Worked on assembly line and quality control like hydro-testing of pressure and flow control valves.

PUBLICATIONS

Nelson C., Thienpont R, Shinde, A “Planar Pose-Independent Counterweighting of Cable-Suspended Payloads with Application to Rehabilitation,” 6th European Conference on Mechanism Science (EUCOMES 2016), Nantes, France, Sept. 20-23, 2016.

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