Mechanical Engineering Engineer

SYEDA SHARMIN HUSSAIN

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Mechanical Engineer offering three years of product-development experience within manufacturing settings and three years of

research experience in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering. Proven ability to create cost-effective,

cutting-edge designs that meet project and product specifications. Expert user of CAD program and skilled producer of

mechanical engineering documentation and drawings.

SKILLS

• Software packages: AUTOCAD (ME10), MS Office (full suite), Intuitive ERP 8.0, NexPrise.

• Programming: FORTRAN; Technical software: MATLAB

• Characterization Techniques: SAM, AFM, SEM, TEM, Ellipsometry, XRD, Optical Microscopy and Polarized Light

Microscopy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer –– Johanson Manufacturing Corporation, NJ 7/2011 to 8/2014

• Responsible for existing process/product development, documentation, and execution, product support and new

process/product development/qualification.Provided engineering support in manufacturing and assembly to trouble

shoot and resolve technical problems.

• Worked with Quality manager and Production Planner to develop, coordinate and implement technical training for

Quality Technicians and production employees respectively

• Responsible for the development, implementation and recording of the process control techniques and procedures (ISO

Documents) for use on manufacturing floor.

• Incorporated engineering specifications into design, process or techniques by applying knowledge of product design,

fabrication, assembly, tooling and materials.

• Created CAD drawings for new products and exiting products.

• Responsible for creating Item cards, Bills of Materials (BOM) and Routings for production of Resistive products and

metallized substrates using Intuitive ERP 8.0.

• Created Engineering Change Notification (ECN) for outline drawings and ISO documents using NexPrise.

• Responsible for the verification of customer specification for voids in ceramic packages by Scanning ceramic packages

by SCANNING ACCOUSTIC MICROSCOPE (SONIX SAM). Created ISO Document for Standard Operating

Procedure (SOP).

• Developing process for SONIX SAM scanning of new products for production .

• Worked on Metallized substrates and Heat Spreader. Leading the product from R&D level to the Production level.

• Responsible for managing the project (selecting vendors for outside operations and coordinating the schedules for the

on time delivery by the vendors, quality control by visual and mechanical inspection of the substrates and meeting the

dead line for the product delivery to the customer). Responsible for selecting cost effective and appropriate materials

and equipment for the application of the metallized substrates. Designed tools and fixture to plug the vias by thick film.

Performed MIL STD testing for the metallized substrates as per customer specification.

• Responsible for building Caseless couplers as per customer requirement. Performing testing of Caseless Couplers

( 90oHybrid) using Network Analyzer to comply with customer specification.

• Investigating manufacturing method, mechanical and electrical integrity for Directional Couplers and Hybrid Couplers

for production. Designed and maintained product and tooling drawings through interface with various departments

within company for the fabrication the couplers.

• Responsible for research, review and evaluate materials, technical product information, and equipment for use in new

and existing products. Worked with suppliers to determine proper material, product and equipment use. Cost analysis of

Thick film paste used for screen printing.

Maternity Break 9/2007 to

6/2011

Engineer Intern –– Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY 6/2007 to 8/2007

• Determination of thermal properties of ceramic substrates used for diesel filters and catalytic converters . Identification

and application of mixing rules (using MATLAB) to obtain the optimum thermal properties of the composition to

improve the overall efficiency of the ceramic substrates.

Graduate Assistant- Material Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ 9/2005 to 6/2007

• Dye synthesized solar cell design and processing. Prototype dye synthesized solar cell was developed using TiO 2 (P25)

coated FTO (fluorinated tin oxide) as working electrode and platinum coated FTO as counter electrode. I-V curves were

obtained using solar simulator (AM1.5) for cells of different TiO 2 thickness. Experimental study of the various factors

influencing the efficiency of solar cell was conducted.

• Maximization of uniformity of thin coating by shear alignment of nano particles. Numerical simulation of fluid flow to

measure the shear alignment of nano particles and tracking the fluid flow to determine the individual particle

trajectories.

• Experimental verification of flow alignment by using peanut shaped iron oxide particles and ZnO nanorods. Peanut

shaped iron oxide particles were used to investigate the flow alignment of particles during spin coating. SEM images of

different locations of the wafer were analyzed by using image processing. Hydrothermal growth of ZnO nano rods at

different temperature and experimental study of flow alignment of ZnO nano rod using optical microscopy.

• Study of the flow alignment of Liquid Crystals . Developed uniform coating of nematic liquid crystal (MBBA and 5

CB) and measured thickness of the coating by Ellipsometry. Study the flow alignment of the liquid crystals by polarized

light microscopy

• Synthesis of TiO2 nano rods in order to obtain large surface area particles to improve the solar cell efficiency .

Hydrothermal growth of TiO2 nano rods (anatase) and characterization by XRD and SEM. Experimental study of flow

alignment of TiO2 using SEM .

Graduate Student-Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, TX 9/2000-12/2001

• Feasibility Study of the Vortex Engine . Determined hydrodynamic stability of compressible swirling flow. Modeling of

flow in Vortex Engine. Developed analytical tool to design the flow of particulated media (combustion product) in

Vortex Engine.

• Numerical Simulation of 2-D Navier-Stokes Equation for mixing layer using FORTRAN. Developed code for 2-D

simulation.

Lecturer- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology 12/1998-9/2000

• Conducted Research and data analysis for the Wind Energy application for different Location. Feasibility study of the

design and fabrication of a prototype wind energy powered air pump design for aeration of a water body.

• Managed design and fabrication of Table Saw for Laboratory use within cost and time constraints.

Undergraduate Project-Dept.of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engg & Tech. 1/1997-8/1998

• Designed and supervised fabrication of a prototype wind pump. Combined performance test of the wind pump

Masters of Science- Material Science & Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ 2007

Emphasis on Thin film and Solar cell ; GPA: 4.0

Masters of Science- Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, TX 2001

Emphasis on Fluid Mechanics; GPA: 3.63

Awards and Publications

• Graduate work supported by NSF Grant #EEC-0509886; Appointed as Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, 1998;

University Merit Award, 1994 – 1998; Dean’s List, 1996, 1997, 1998.

• Syeda S. Hussain and Dunbar P. Birnie, III “Shear alignment of particles during spin coating”, 13 th International Coating

Science and Technology Symposium, Denver, Colorado 2006, 202-203.

• A.K.M Sadrul Islam, M.Q.Islam and Syeda S. Hussain, “Wind Power Utilization For Water Pumping in Bangladesh”,

World Renewable Energy Congress VI, 2000, 1229-1232.

• Syeda S. Hussain and M. Mahbubul Alam “Fabrication of a wind pump and testing of its combined performance”, 2 nd

International Seminar on Renewable Energy for Poverty Alleviation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1999, 287-288.

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