Engineer Design

Abhishek Paul RESUME ***** Roosevelt Court Apt #**8

303-***-**** ********.********@*****.*** Farmington Hills Michigan 48335 Summary

A highly motivated and enthusiastic professional with a passion for automotive design, engineering and innovation. Seeking Full-time jobs where I can utilize my knowledge, skills and experience in solving challenging problems. Vehicle Domain Strength

Body Structures (Passenger and Commercial Vehicles) Chassis (Passenger and Commercial Vehicles) Technical Skills

Primary: Finite Element Analysis Linear/Non-Linear CAE Analysis Structural Design Optimization Structural Fatigue Analysis/Reliability/Durability Signal Processing Vibration Analysis (Modal/Frequency Response/Random) Thermal Structural Analysis Vehicle Testing and CAE Correlations Project Management. Secondary: Crash/Safety(Head Impact (FMVSS 201U)/Front Impact) Dynamic Analysis Vehicle Dynamics Project Quoting Account Management Invoicing P&L Analysis DOE study

Software Skills

Abaqus Nastran nCode-Design Life Optistruct LS Dyna LS Pre-Post Hypermesh Hyperstudy Hyperview Hypergraph HV Trans Matlab CCC SolidWorks SAP2000 STAAD Pro AutoCAD Education

MS Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics – University of Colorado, Boulder (2011-2013) Relevant Courses: Advanced Structural Dynamics, Advanced Mechanics of Material, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis of Structures, Numerical Methods, Earthquake Engineering. B.Tech Civil Engineering – Vellore Institute of Technology (2007-2011) Relevant Courses: Structural Analysis I, Structural Analysis II, Thermodynamics, Engineering Drawing Experience

Project Engineer - Eicher Engineering Solutions (Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd) Michigan, USA Jan 2014 – Present

Responsible for handling multiple projects from setup to execution to delivery.

Managing offshore resources to maximize profitability for projects.

Simulate/Debug FEA models with technical issues (Errors/Instability/Convergence issues etc.) and providing design recommendations and inexpensive/optimized solutions based on the analysis results and Engineering judgement.

Ensure On-Time delivery and managing clients ranging from Tier 1 suppliers to major OEMs.

Successfully accomplished several projects including variety of vehicle components such as chassis, exhaust system, door trim, seats, front and rear suspension bogie, hood, bumper, rear and front under protection device, BIW, headlamps, full vehicle etc.

Few of the challenges successfully managed:

Simulating Random Vibration response at multiple locations in 3 degrees of freedom simultaneously on an exhaust system assembly. It was difficult to model this analysis using the standard Abaqus solver since Abaqus does not allow specifying locations for excitations under random response. I simulated this by running frequency response using Nastran and incorporating the results in Patran where I was able to specify the excitation locations and run Random Vibration Analysis and hence providing accurate results to the client without compromising on quality and time.

Simulated front crash impact of a full vehicle. The next step was to do nonlinear optimization of few components in the car model for this crash event. The estimated computational time for a single run was approximately 7 days. I reduced the car model to have similar response under front impact which helped in reducing the computational time to 2 days.

Performed light weighting (design optimization) of a current production hood for a major truck OEM to gain 15% weight savings without compromising on the performance of the hood under various load cases.

Performed material characterization of a composite to be utilized for seatbacks for light weighting by a major OEM. Successfully came up with a material model using LS Dyna to test material under compression, tension, shear, 4 point bend test and knee impact test. The composite behavior was well correlated to the physical tests. Abhishek Paul RESUME 24742 Roosevelt Court Apt #338

303-***-**** ********.********@*****.*** Farmington Hills Michigan 48335 CAE/FEA Intern - Eicher Engineering Solutions (Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd) Michigan, USA Jun 2013 – Aug 2013 I worked as a CAE (FEA) Intern. I worked on various projects for a major OEM. Projects included:

Performing nonlinear analysis of coat hook under push and pull load case and also performing material data processing

(calculating true stress, true strain and plastic strain and determining yield stress and failure strain from the stress strain curve).

Simulating creep analysis of Door garnish which included 3 load steps, temperature rise, 7 day creep and cool down. Successfully accomplished reduction in displacements due to expansion by design modifications and iterations.

Static linear analysis of snorkel ducts, accomplished complete meshing of the model within quality limits.

Simulating load floor handle under push and pull load case. Improved the design of the spring and dog house which helped in reducing stress concentration at critical areas.

Performed analysis on snap fits to observe the extraction and insertion of the snap. Successfully debugged and fixed convergence issues faced in the model.

Performed modal analysis on instrument panel to calculate first 10 modal frequencies and study the behavior of different mode shapes.

Displayed high learning curve, proactiveness and positive attitude. FEA Engineer Intern – Juwi Solar Inc. Colorado, USA Apr 2013 – Jun 2013

Responsible for finite element analysis of structure supporting sonar panels to simulate and study stresses developed due to multiple factors such as wind, gravity load of the panels, earthquakes etc.

Simulate and compute the safest angle for the solar panels to withstand heavy wind conditions. Teaching Assistant – University of Colorado Boulder Colorado, USA Jan 2013 – May 2013 TA for Timber Design of Structures under Prof. Nevis Cook

Grade Homework and exams, Hold office hours for students to cater to questions regarding the subject. Design Intern – LEA Associate South Asia Pvt Ltd Delhi, India Dec 2012 – Jan 2013 I worked as a structural design intern. Projects included:

Culvert design for the Baharampore-Farakka project on NH-34.

Abutment and pier design for the Baharampore-Farakka project on NH-34 under seismic, wind and gravity loading conditions.

Lead Structural Engineer – HYSOR, University of Colorado Boulder Colorado, USA Jan 2012 – May 2012 I worked as a Lead Structural Engineer for a funded rocket project for CU-Boulder partnered with United Launch Alliance.

Accomplished design and fabrication of rocket structure and Ground Launching system.

Created a Matlab code to analyze and estimate forces and displacements of the ground launching system under an event of a rocket launch.

Successfully accomplished reliability of the structural design under Cold flow testing and static test fire. Teaching Assistant – University of Colorado Boulder Colorado, USA Jan 2012 – May 2012 TA for Masonry Design of Structures under Prof. Nevis Cook

Grade Homework and exams, hold office hours for students to cater to questions regarding the subject. Graduate Research Assistant – University of Colorado Boulder Colorado, USA Sep 2012 – Dec 2013 I worked on Risk Analysis of Mast-arm Structures under the guidance of my advisor Prof. Ross Corotis and CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation).

Modeled the Mast-arm structure using Solidworks as per the design dimensions and standards followed by CDOT. Abhishek Paul RESUME 24742 Roosevelt Court Apt #338

303-***-**** ********.********@*****.*** Farmington Hills Michigan 48335

Meshed the Mast-arm structure using Hypermesh.

Performed Finite element analysis of the structure under wind load and gravity load using Abaqus.

Meshed the Mast-arm structure under 4 levels of corrosion and 3 levels of collision.

Analyzed and computed the risk of collapse under different types of defects in the Mast-arm structure. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/pub/abhishek-paul/41/578/a9

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