Mechanical Design Engineer

MANIKARAN SINGH

**** ******* **** **. ***********. Ontario

647-***-**** *****.*****@*****.***

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Completed Mechanical Engineering from University and attain 7 years of strong Mechanical Designing experience in Automotive and Aerospace industries. With diverse experience and regular travelling from India to Europe on design projects, I gained expertise in Product Design and Development,Prototype field testing and Design optimization.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

• Sheet Metal Forming and Fabrication Design

• Technical Drawings and Application of GD&T

• Part & Assembly Design and Detailing

• 8,000+ Hours hands on 3D CAD

• Design for Lean Manufacturing

• Concept Designing and Design Optimization

• Design Failure Mode & Effective Analysis(DFMEA)

• Sheet Metal and Welding standards

• Dealing with Suppliers and Manufacturing

• Engineering Change Request/Note (ECN) Teams

• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

• Design Review and CFT Meetings

• Cost Saving with Value Engineering (VE)

• Knowledge of Bill of Materials (BOM)

SOFTWARE SKILL:

• SOLID WORKS • ENOVIA VPM

• CATIA V5 • AUTODESK INVENTOR

• UNIGRAPHICS NX • Microsoft Suite

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 – 2015

Mechanical Designer (Assistant Manager), CLAAS, India

• Successfully designed Corn Cracker Unit of Jaguar forage harvester for series of production

• Generated complex technical drawings using 3D CAD for production and prototyping

• As Project Lead, managed a team to complete 3D concept design of rotating access to cab for easy maintenance of CLAAS Jaguar and regularly visited German plant for prototype development and testing

• Reduced the cost by modifying existing product for design optimization of CAB access, which directed to reduction in man power and assembly time

• Successfully rectified material fracture problem in chassis by simplifying design and welding

• Achieved cost saving by value engineering of operator platform, access ladder and engine covers and mountings(Sheet metal parts)

• Conceptualized designs from available design data for value addition in product

• Performed with cross functional design teams for design review and change request

• Developed design data, design calculations and created vehicle assembly on 3D design software

• Worked extensively on DFMEA, PPAP,ECN and supplier visits for physical checks

• Worked as part of Value Analysis and Value engineering team for weight reduction of combine harvester and its various aggregates

2010 – 2011

Team Lead Engineer, Aeromatrix Info Solutions Pvt Ltd, India

• Successfully delivered pilot projects on transmission and rotor of AGUSTA WESTLAND AW129 and AW139 helicopters

• Utilized 3D CAD for landing gear design change and 2D detailing

• Performed modification support in sheet metal and casting parts for various areas of rotorcraft

• Interacted and collaborated with design team and cross functional teams to meet design requirements and company objectives

• Estimated time for projects by defining milestones along with Project Manager

• Provided structural design support to AW-139/149 partner Agusta Westland by creating layouts and installation drawings and implementing engineering solutions

• Redesigned and parametric 3D modelling of the previously designed components individually or according to the suggestions given by the analyst (if required)

• Carried out design and modification work on aircraft structure like landing gear, fuselage, canopy and tail of rotorcraft

• Achieved CMMI Level 3 for company, being owner of three areas. (Requirement Development, Technical Solution and product Integration)

2007 – 2009

CAD Engineer, IDS Infotech Ltd., India

• Successfully modified portion of fuselage of rotorcraft being a design team assistant

• Worked within team conducting Digital manufacturing (DMFG) of Combat Helicopter AW129

• Modified and modelled components, assemblies, drawings as per standards. Clash checking of various aerospace components in assembly using CATIA V5

• Worked on SOLID WORKS for modelling and assembly of machine elements

• Coordinated with Team Lead and Project manager to meet design requirements

• Created drawing layouts of modification using conventional methods and references from earlier designed data

• Checked quality of the parts modified and modelled by teams using SOLID WORKS

• Achieved the position of quality checker in second year of Job placement

• Maintained design data and making presentations for modifications, discrepancies detected and query generation

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Punjab Technical University, India

College Diploma - Diploma Mechanical Engineering

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India

VOLUNTEER: Engineer- CLAAS – India 2014 – 2015

Participated in Value analysis and Value engineering for structural design of wheel and track based harvesters. Achieved nearly 5% of cost reduction in operator platform of combine harvester, engine

cooling unit and cover mounting by design change. Also achieved reduction in lead welding time by reducing numbers of welding fixtures.

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