Engineer Design

N arayana Paladugula

Hermanus Boexstraat **, **** AK Eindhoven. Netherlands

Contact: +31 6 4962 8861 Email: Na ****************@*****.**

Design Engineering / Manufactu r ing Support / P roject Delivery

Qualif ied Mechanical Engineer and Post-graduate in Tool Design offering an impressive global experience of over 21+

years spanning various industrial domains - Aerospace, Automobile, Transportation and Semiconductor industries

Career Highlights

• Highly accomplished Mechanical Design professional w ith significant experience acquired over the years in project

delivery, product development, product prototyping and manufacturing process optimization

• Sound understanding of ASME-Y14.5M-1994, ISO standards, Pneumatic and Hydraulic circuit designs, welding

standards and innovative design engineer with competencies in

Conceptualizing design of Mechanical Systems

Tool Designs for Automotive, Aero Engines, Transportation and Semiconductor Domains

Design of Semi-Automatic press stations

Design Engineering of Rolling Stock, Aerospace and industrial Products

Providing manufacturing support and setting up first article product process

• Competencies in K aizen Activities, GD&T, DFM/DFA, Tolerance stack-up, FMEA etc.

• Sensitized to cross cultural business environments - worked with renowned customers from USA, Australia, China,

Spain, Japan and Germany . Currently working in Netherlands.

• Strengths: I ntegration with system, commitment and transparent in the approach and good team player

P rofessional Experience

Yacht, Eindhoven, Netherlands J uly

2013- till date

• Currently working at Yacht, High Tech Campus, Eindhoven.

• Worked at ASML as a Lead Engineer in Mechanical Development Department (Manufacturing and Service

Tooling), through Yacht, Eindhoven, Netherlands from July-2013 to Dec-2013.

• Feasibility study & preparing technical documentation for the tooling like,

o Mir ror Block storage tool,

o E-Box Weld Assy Leak test Lid

o POMO Contamination cover and POMO RZ limiter contamination cover for covering the entire position module

• Technical documentation includes

o Functional requirements of the Tools and its interfaces with machine modules

o Commonality study of these Tools with previous program Tools

o Compatibility study of these Tools with other Involved Machine Modules

o Compatibility study of these Tools with other interfacing Tools

o Storage air conditions and cleanliness grades of these Tools

• Development of conceptual Designs using NX-7.5 in TCE environment

• Organizing review meetings of technical Documentation and Conceptual Designs with all stake holders and documenting in

TCE environment

• I nvolved in Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Critical Design Reviews (CDR)

I nfotech Enter P rises Ltd, Hyderabad, I ndia Sep

2001- Jun 2013

Delivery Head

• Led the design and delivery projects for Aerospace, Rail, Industrial and Automotive customers at offshore development center

f rom India.

Major P rojects handled:

T ransportation projects: Role: Lead Engineer:

• Design and Testing of 3 Phase Inverter and Mechanical housing for Hybrid Electric Vehicle for Automobile application as per

I EC 61000-4.x and IP65. Mechanical challenges: weight optimization, providing heat sinks for heat dissipation. For European

application through Japanese customers

• Design of welding fixture for 30 side sill parts welding, which was resulted in doubling productivity, improving quality and

reducing cost of assembly. For North American customer

• Design implementation of Cable Tray and Pipe rack modular fixture for reducing the assembly time of pipes and cables by

adapting parallel process – reduced Loco assembly time from one week to 3 days: For Australian customer

• Re-design of Fuel Tank from 9,500 liters to 10,113 liters

• Implementing design changes like modification in seating, “Generator, UPS, Rack fixation arrangement”, Exterior panel

f ixation to avoid turbulence. For European customer

• Reverse Engineering and generation of manufacturing drawings for first class and second class seating systems components.

For European customer

Automotive and I ndustrial projects

Role: Lead Engineer: Software Solid Works

• Design of assembly line (PTU assembly) semi-Automatic Press stations (Bearings, pinion cups, freeze plug, seals, Cones, Dowels

etc, Meshing Driver & Driven Gears and Idler Gears into Case), Air Leak test stations, Oil fill and rundown stations, Tear

Down stations etc.

• Sizing the Hydraulic and Pneumatic cylinders based on the loading applications.

• Manufacturing support of press stations in India and China for material selection, assembly fitment, bought out

p arts fitment and initial issues resolving

• Functional testing of press stations at customer locations in USA and resolving initial setup problems

• Design of Press stations, End of Arm Tooling, lifting fixtures for Shanghai General Motors - China based customer

• Involved in the entire lifecycle: Designed India, got it done the designs approval from customer, manufacturing is done in

I ndia/China and t ry-out of Stations in US

Aero Engines projects: Role: Sr. Design Engineer:

• Implementation of Grinding Fixtures for Vane Cluster Tooling, Installation and removal of Air seals in Shroud segments

• Aerofoil Tooling for HPC and HPT components, and execution of formal stress analysis for handling equipment to customer

design standards

• Implementation of “Tip grinding fixtures” for HPC Blades (5th, 8th and 9th stages)

• Tolerance analysis for the designed components and its mating components

Bajaj Tempo L imited (Automobile Engineering Company), Pune, I ndia

J un 1997- Sep 2001

R ole:-Tool Design Engineer: Softwa re- A utoCAD

• Design, development and t ryout of tooling and production of the Excel-4/Excel-3/Excel-2 LCV Project, Minidor Mini Gear Box

(Aluminium) projects with the entire power train components such as Gear Box Housing, Differential housing, Axle Bevel

Gears, Diff Bevel Gears, Drive Shafts, Propeller Shafts. Chassis components like Front Stub Axle, Rear Stub Axle, Front Axle,

F ront Axle Tubes, and Chassis Channel etc.

• Modified special purpose machines like HMT Spherical Milling M/C, Warner SPM, and Excello spm for product adaptation.

H i ndustan Motors Ltd,(Power P roducts Division, Off-H ighway T ransmission company), Hosur, I ndia

F eb 1993-June 1997

Role: Engineer-Tool Design

• Design and Development of Tool designs for producing Off-Highway product Transmissions (170- 630 HP) and stabilizing

p roduction process.

• Design and development of jigs and fixtures, gauges, cutting tools for CNC and conventional Machines

• Design and Development of Expanding type Gear Hobbing Fixtures, Modular Tooling and Jaws for family of components for

CNC machine.

• Coordinated with R&D, Tool Room and Production team for ensuring seamless project execution

Products handled:TT2000, CLBT754, CLBT 5/6000 and CRT 5000

Academic and P rofessional Credentials

Post Graduate in Tool Design (Metals & Plastics), 1993

Central Institute of Tool Design; First Class with Distinction

B. Tech. (Mechanical), 1991

Nagarjuna University; First Class

H onors/Accolades

• Felicitated with Best Associate/Manger of the year Award, three times at Infotech Enterprises Ltd, India

• Member of High Performance Club for the year 2006-2007 at Infotech Enterprises Ltd, India

T rainings/Certifications

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

• Trained on Completion of Bottom line Project Management-Tools in USA

• Trained on GD&T and ASME-Y14.5M-1994 standards

• PMI training

• Undergoing training on Dutch language

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