Design Engineer Mechanical

VINOTHKUMAR GOVINDARAJ

**** ** *******, ***** ***, Montreal, Quebec - H3H 2J6

E-Mail : v ********@*****.***, Mobile No : 514-***-****

PROFILE

Possess more than three years of experience in product design and development of

electro-mechanical devices; contributed across all stages from conceptualization to

prototype fabrication

Mechanical design engineer experienced in plastic and sheet metal design, design

for manufacturability and design for assembly techniques, FMEA/EURA and in

reverse Engineering

Worked in various CAD / CAE platforms, with extensive experience in Solidworks,

CATIA, Pro-E, NX and Ansys Workbench

Participated in design review meetings, writing test protocols, verification & validation

activities, report generation and supplier interactions

Applied GD&T for 2D manufacturing drawings as per ASME standards and

performed tolerance stack up analysis

Worked on design and development of a robotic loader for a saw tool grinding

machine

Self motivated with strong interpersonal skills and great command of the English

language, basic knowledge of French and German

EDUCATION

Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering GPA - 3.87/4.3 June 2014

Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Relevant Courses: Vehicle Dynamics, Mechatronics, Tribology, Robotics

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering May 2010

Anna University, Chennai, India

Relevant Courses: FEA, Mechanics of Solids, Theory of machines, Fluid Mechanics

TECHNICAL SKILLS

CAD/CAE Tools : CATIA, Solidworks, Pro-E, NX, ANSYS Fluent, CarSim

3D Tolerance Tools : Vis VSA

Numerical Tools : MATLAB /Simulink

CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE

Design Engineer Oct 2010 - Aug 2012

HCL Technologies, Chennai, India

Conceptualized and developed an accelerated wound healing device

Designed enclosures, outer casings and other such sheet metal parts using CAD

tools

Transformed concepts into virtual CAD models and analyzed them using CAE tools

Carried out various component qualification projects across all stages from PDN

creation to ECO release

Updated and Created DV Protocols and reports, Compliance Matrix, MSA Reports;

performed tolerance analysis, gap analysis and FMEA/EURA for different mechanical

products

Reviewed the overall design of the product to make sure its compliances with various

standards and regulations

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Mechanical R&D Intern May 2013 - Aug 2013

Williams and White Inc, British Colombia

Designed and integrated a robotic loader for an automated saw grinding machine

using Solidworks

Carried out mechanical design calculations to determine the various forces and

moments acting on the loader to ensure its efficient working

Developed the end effector to carry saw blades of different size along with the

rotational and linear axis of the robot

Collaborated with the manufacturing team, vendors and suppliers for the production

of the prototype

Designed the sub systems such as saw carts, spacer and inserts

Selected sensors and other such components to ensure efficient control of the robot

Structural & CFD analysis using ANSYS Workbench Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

Concordia SAE Racing, Montreal, Quebec

Imported the geometry, assigned material properties, carried out basic meshing of

the geometry and refined further by changing the inflation, curvature and other such

properties as per literature

Applied the necessary constraints and appropriate loads for different tests such as

front impact, roll over impact, side impact and obtained the required results

Carried out the basic fluid flow simulation analysis over the roll cage to determine

the impact of aerodynamic forces on the overall performance of the vehicle

Validated the simulation models by performing real time structural test on the vehicle

obtaining results within the acceptable range

Generated reports comparing the virtual and real time analysis for approv al

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Semi-Active vehicle suspension using ER Dampers Winter 2013

Analyzed the performance of the semi -active vehicle suspension using electro

rheological dampers in comparison with the passive suspension

Created a quarter car model, 2 DOF system in SIMULINK to determine the vehicle's

ride comfort and road holding characteristics over ISO road profiles

Used proportional feedback control and skyhook damping methods to determine the

variation in performance

Hydroelastic response and static divergence of marine propellers Fall 2012

Modeled and analyzed the fluid structure interaction between the marine propeller

blades and the fluid to determine its response and divergence speed at various

angles of attack

Empirical model and analysis of cutting force in machining of Al alloy Winter 2010

Developed an empirical model from the measured cutting force generated during the

orthogonal turning process and a theoretical model

Selected the DOE for machining, derived the empirical model and verified the model

using ANN for its accuracy

INTERESTS

Product development, SAE, biography & autobiography books, soccer, trekking, motorsports

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