Aircraft structure design

LOKESH REDDY

***C, #**-***, Fernvale Lane, ****** Singapore +65 86161336 *********@*****.***

Experience profile

13+ years of experience in design of aircraft structures (primary and secondary), design of electrical harness routing and prepare repair solutions for aircraft damages. Major assignments are,

Design primary structures and secondary structures for A320\A321 P2F.

Production support and prepare repair solutions for B757 P2F.

Team Lead to design Mechanical\Electrical system racks and ATA 92 parts for A350.

Design and draft electrical harness routing for A380. Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in MECHANICAL Engineering from Bangalore University graduated with First Class Distinction. Technical Skills

Domain : Aerospace

Design : Primary structures (ATA53), secondary structures (ATA92) and Electrical harness routing

(Sheet metal parts, Machined\milled parts, ramps, profiles, harness routing) Aircraft Maintenance : Prepare repair solutions and provide engineering solution for production issues. Operating System : Windows and UNIX

MS Office : Microsoft-Office

CAD Tools : CATIA V5, CATIA V4, AutoCAD, Solidworks Airbus Tools : Enovia VPM, PDMLink-SSCI, Cadint, Trend, A350 VPM, Dvise, Windchill Airbus Role : THB4X3

Aircrafts Experience : A380, A350, B757, A320, A321, LCA-T, Dornier 228 NG Accomplishments

Received JINDAL merit scholarship for pursuing Bachelor of Engineering.

Conversion of diesel engine to run on biogas (sponsored by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore).

Completed six sigma Green Belt project at TATA Consultancy Services Limited.

Certifications on Catia V4 and Catia V5 conducted by Airbus.

Login (THB4X3) to work in Airbus environment.

Onsite working experience in Hamburg-Germany, Toulouse-France and Singapore. Skills

Ability to work and manage task independently.

Experience on project proposals and technical specifications.

Exposure to offshore and onsite project method.

Good communication skills, analytical ability and manage priorities. Training and Certifications

Certification of VPM Long Range conducted at T Systems, Germany

Validation on Catia V5 (scored 92.3%) conducted at Ikarus Solutions, Germany

Validation on Trend DMU (scored 100%) conducted at Airbus, Germany

Validation on Catia V4 (scored 98%) conducted at Ikarus Solutions, Germany

VPM A380 training at Airbus, France

VPM A350 training at EADS (ELS), Germany

PDMLink SSCI training at EADS (ELS), Germany

Interface Point Management training at EADS (ELS), Germany

Windchill (PLM tool) training at ST Aerospace, Singapore Employer Details

1. TATA (since Dec 2005 till date)

TATA Technologies Limited (Senior Technical Lead) from Jun 2015 till date

TATA Consultancy Services (Assistant Consultant) from Dec 2005 - Jun 2015 2. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Contract Engineer) from Jul 2003 - Dec 2005 3. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (Graduate Engineer Trainee) from Jun 2002 - Jun 2003 Work Experience in TATA

Ongoing Project: A320\A321 Passenger to Freighter Conversion – Aircraft Structural Design Period: Oct 2016 to till date

Tools: Catia V5, Windchill

Work Location: ST Aerospace, Singapore

Responsibilities: Design structural parts for A320\A321 passenger to freighter (PTF) aircraft conversion.

Due to increase weights for freighter, replace or reinforcement aircraft structures to suit new design.

Design floor structures such as crossbeams, struts, fittings and “A” brackets for all sections of aircraft.

Review and validate the design in coordination with stress team.

Draft part drawings, assembly drawings and installation drawings.

Release the design and drawings in Windchill.

Modify and design the provisional brackets which are mounted on the crossbeams and struts.

Other capabilities include design of reinforcement to frames, reinforcement to stringers.

Coordinate and support other ATA teams, stress and management for smooth work flow.

@MOD Site: Provide engineering solutions for production issues thru Engineering Authorization. Issues may be due to incoming aircraft deviations, design deviations, production mistakes, manufacturing errors, aircraft incoming repairs or aircraft damages.

Project 2: B757 Passenger to Freighter Conversion – Engineering support to production of aircraft Period: Jul 2015 to Oct 2016

Tools: MS word, myboeingfleet, stamae, MDD, AIMS, B757-SRM Work Location: ST Aerospace, Singapore

Responsibilities: Responsible to provide engineering support in the production of B757 passenger to freighter conversion.

Study the problems encountered on the aircraft which are raised by production teams through Engineering Assistance Request Number (EARN).

Study/Analyze Boeing (OEM data) and ST Aero drawings (PTF data) for the deviations raised.

Provide engineering design solutions to the encountered problem in form of Engineering Authorization (EA).

Co-ordinate with manufacturing engineering for fabrication of parts.

Study/Analyze incoming aircraft repairs and any other structural damages.

Prepare repair solutions for aircraft damages.

Repair solutions provided for Floor beams, Frames, Stringers, seat tracks and skin panel.

Guide the Production teams in damage removal and assist them to perform repairs on the aircraft.

Solve customer request forms (CRF).

Document and release the final EAs.

Project 3: Digitization of empennage components for Dornier 228 NG Tools: CATIA V5 (Aerospace sheet metal, Part Design, Generative shape design, Assembly Design) Period: Jan 2015 to Jun 2015

Work Location: TATA Advanced Systems Limited, Hyderabad Responsibilities: Legacy conversion of pdf drawings and physical mylars into 3D design using CATIA V5.

Digitization of Elevator, Rudder, Leading Edges, Vertical stabilizer, Horizontal stabilizer & Flaps for Dornier 228 new generation.

Analyze and study the physical mylars and master geometry.

Measure the dimensions on physical Mylar and transfer the same to design 3D models.

Create parts, subassemblies and installation at aircraft axis system.

Draft the design, print 1:1 plot and compare with physical Mylar for correctness.

Responsible for quality and deliverables between TCS and TASL.

Provide training and mentor engineers with RUAG standards.

Release the parts and perform signoff of deliverables. Project 4: Design of Mechanical\Electrical system racks and design of ATA 92 structures for A350 Tools: CATIA V5 (Aerospace sheet metal, Part Design, Generative shape design, Holes and Fasteners, DMU, Assembly Design), PMD Link SSCI, Cadint, A350 VPM, Trend, Interface Management. Period: Sept 2010 to Jan 2015

Work Location: Airbus, Germany

Responsibilities: Team Lead to design, validation, draft and release of mechanical\electrical system racks and secondary structures for Section 1314.

Design, validation, draft and release of racks (loaded components) for systems like IPCU, CRDC, RA, RGAU, CDR, and BCM

Design ATA 92 secondary structural components like brackets, angles, fittings, traverses, ramps, stirrups, and connector plates in coordination with electrical routing teams.

Design and propose “A” brackets through interface point management tool.

Responsible for 924 number generation, tracking and reporting.

Responsible for quality and technical updates of project activities.

Perform Labtrack (client project activity tool) activities.

Completed parts harmonization and weight optimization on racks and 924 parts.

Developed catalogues (database of parts) for reusability of similar parts across the different sections. Project 5: Design of Electrical harness routing and drawing creation for A380 Tools: CATIA V4 (E3D), Trend, Enovia VPM, Dvise

Period: Jan 2006 to Sept 2010

Work Location: Airbus, Germany and in Airbus, France from Jun 2007 and Jan 2009 Responsibilities: Design of electrical harness routing and creation of electrical installation drawings as per System Installation Design Principles (SIDP) for A380 aircrafts.

Design of harness routing considering the SIDP, bonding and maintenance requirements.

Create the product structure for harness assemblies as per Airbus methods in VPM.

Responsible for deliveries with complete harness design for design solution level.

Prevent the occurrence of any non-conformities relating to process and adhere to the requirements.

Document and follow up with design quality check (DQC) to clean up the clashes for assigned systems.

Ensuring technically the fitment of components, assemblies and installation of harness through design solutions.

Provide solutions to DQNs raised and release them after validation.

Implementation of BU, DQN and NC’s to all impacted MSNs.

Detail study of the inputs received per Design solution.

Capture pictures showing electrical bundle and supporting brackets from Dvise.

Insert the pictures on CATIA V4 drawing, describe the bundle and brackets as per Airbus standards.

Address any issues related to inputs or quality.

Creation and submission of Design Quality Checklist per client guidelines. Work Experience @ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Project: Tooling design for LCA-Trainer aircraft

Work location: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, India Client: Indian Air Force, Defense

Work Experience@ Bharat Earth Movers Limited

Graduate Apprenticeship Training (GAT) hydraulic excavator assembly shop. Myself

Full Name : Lokesh Parandahalli Venkatarama Reddy

Date of Birth : 07th May 1978

Languages : Telugu, English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and German (basic) Nationality : Indian

Religion : Hindu

Marital Status : Married, 27th February 2009

Hobbies : Playing Cricket - As captain, lead the team twice to championship and once to runners-up at TCS Tour the world: Visited 26 countries

Run in marathons for good cause

Visa held : Singapore Employment Pass, valid up to Oct 2021 (FIN: G3185943W) Driving License : Indian and German

Passport Details : Number: J0342315, valid up to 7th Apr 2020, issued @ Bangalore, India

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