Vishal Solanki

Professional Summary:

LinkedIn URL: www.linkedin.com/in/vishal-solanki-b0392a55

Canadian Permeant Resident

Practical Hands on experience with Designing and analysis of Automotive assemblies

More than 5 years of Catia V 5, NX, 10, 11 Teamcenter and ProE for modelling 2d & 3d models.

Experience in Computer Aided Manufacturing & Tooling Concepts

Experience of working in Auto Industry as a Mechanical Engineer and Product Design Engineer for 5 years.

Experience of working on semi off shore power boat interior and fuel system design for 9 months as an Intern.

Strong background in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing Processes, Aircraft Design, CFD, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Aerodynamics

Excellent engineering documentation skill, Good analytical skill

Active team player, effective communication skills – written, verbal & graphical

Proficient in software like CatiaV5, Pro E,, NX 11, Ansys CFX12, Ansys Mechanical APDL, Programming in C and Matlab, CFD fluid analysis, AutoCad, Nastran, Flowtherm and Solidworks, TeamCenter and Enovia.

Education:

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA (June 2015 to May 2017)

Master of Science, Project Management, GPA: 3.8/4.0

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL (December 2012)

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, GPA:3.3/4.0

Gujarat University/Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelInstitute of Technology, Vasad, Gujarat, India (August 2010)

Bachelor of Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, GPA:3.6/4.0

Professional Experience:

Sanoh America Inc. April 2014 to Present

Senior Product Engineer

Design review and analysis on new/current automotive vehicle model for full Brake/Fuel assembly cluster

Interface with customer to ensure products meet proper specifications

Interface with APQP and Process Engineering groups for information exchange

Technology and data transfer coordination within all Sanoh America operations and groups

Function as product liaison between suppliers and customers of Sanoh America

Responsible for completion of product validation testing to customer and internal specifications

Check and verification for design for manufacturability for product release and for customer approval

Internal specifications, evaluations and applications for engineering options to produce models and resolving design issues by using CATIA V5

Create 3D component design and 2D drawings of EGR pipes and assembly, Direct Injection fuel rails and Chassis components such as metal protector, brake and fuel pipe cluster assembly and brake components, for customer approval based on change requirement

Propose VA/VE design and process for product development and cost reduction.

Provide Technical Support for prototype development, internal and external

Report program status to APQP function in a timely manner

Control corporate engineering standard best practice information

Full Vehicle Product development integration using Teamcenter

FEA analysis using Catia V5 for static model mainly for vibration and pull test analysis for structure failure and deformation study to get approval on product validation from customer.

Honda R&D, Raymond Ohio

(Goken America, LLC) April 2013- April 2014

Design Engineer

Frame body parts for Power sports ATV Vehicle experience

Initiating, Modifying, analyzing and supporting development and release for automotive products.

Design CatiaV5, 2D/3D annotation, Drawing creation and Editing for Automotive vehicle parts and assembly, designing kinematics and testing using CatiaV5 tool.

Product design development for Automotive Components for tooling and mass production utilization

Internal specifications, evaluations and applications for engineering options to produce models and resolving design issues by using CATIA V5

Basic knowledge on CFD Model Building using Beta CAE Systems' ANSA.

Responsible role in work of system development for design data transfer by using EnoviaV5 and PLM

Edgewater Power Boats, Edgewater, FL August 2012 – March 2013

(Manufacturer of semi offshore power boats, FL 32132)

Designed Hybrid diesel/electric power train for 228cc boat by using PRO E, CATIA V5 and Rhino

Analyzed stringer cost, strength, weight and cost reduction study using Vector Lam

Designed Boat interior cabinet, hull section and bolster flip up seats by using PRO E for 280ex

Analysis of fuel systems of 335Ex, 228cc,318cc, 338cc, 280ex, 170cc, 158cc, 205cc and few others boats

Fuel systems design that comply with the supply pump auto shut-off standard

Designed diurnal emission system to comply with EPA Standards

CAD models of each fuel system for the self-certification package for each boat model

Electric outboard motor power cell case design and control box case

Nonlinear FEA done on boat hull section as well as deck by using Ansys14

DVP&R, FMEA, BOM for boat structure

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University August 2010 – March 2012

Tutor Physics 150,160 August 2010 – August 2011

Worked as a tutor in Physics Department for PS 150,160 in the areas of Motion, Force, and Mechanics

Grader in Physics Department for PS 150 and 160, Grader for Aero structure 2.

Project Experience:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Conventional and Series Hybrid Vehicle System Design for fuel emission study

Modeled conventional, parallel hybrid, Chevy Volt with Gas-electric vehicle by using Matlab, Determined the vehicle model performance on UDDS, UDDS 5%, and US06 drive cycles and compared the emissions data from GREET sheet for both gasoline and diesel engine.

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly of Automotive Chassis:

Modelled automotive chassis in CATIA, performed structural analysis using ANSYS and determined manufacturing costs for the baseline design using (DFM/A) software. Redesigned the same product using CATIA and compared overall cost of new model to old one.

Structural Design Optimization of Hydraulic Car Jack

Designed Car Jack in CATIA and CAE done in Ansys, performed structure design optimization using HEEDS software, Improved load bearing capacity from 5500lbs to 7000lbs and factor of safety from 2.3 to 3.2

Clean Energy System:

Solar panels Installation on non-used places of Daytona Beach International Airport, by doing research on total usage of an airport and solar insollation amount per day and cost calc.

Participation in MOON PIE Competition (KSC) NASA:

Designed upper arm mechanism by using CATIA for mining competition robot, and received runner-up certificate.

Special topic project:

Designed Self Balancing Segway by using CATIA and did coding for motor control by

ARDUINO micro controller in Arduino programming environment

S.V.I.T University, India

Detail Study of Automatic Flight Control System of Boeing 777- 200ER.

Built a robot of differential gear system by using CATIA for Robo-Race

Winner of the Robo Battle field Competition in Prakarsh Tech Fest, Runner in Robo Foot ball

Modeled and Constructed the Robo Boat for Tech Fest competition

Paper Presentation on International Space station of different labs, modules and researches

Skills:

Engineering: CatiaV5,Ansys CFX12, Ansys APDL, Matlab, Programming in C, CFDTutor, AutoCad, Autodesk Inventor Basic, NX 11, TeamCenter, Nastran, Flowtherm.

Technical: WindTunnel (Subsonic), Lathemachine, NDT Testing, Vibration testing of components, Corrosion test

Office Software: Fluent with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project 2016

Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Basic Japanese.

Awards & Activities:

Volunteer as Field Control System Operator at Robofest First Technical Challenge 2010, ERAU International Student Scholarship.

Member -Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE)

Member-Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International(AUVSI)

Runner-up in NASA’s Second Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition at KSC

Runner-up in paper presentation of Lunabotics project at KSC

Contact Info:

Email: ac4un3@r.postjobfree.com

Cell No.: 1-386-***-****

Address: 712 Felix Avenue Apt#2, Windsor ON N9C3K8

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