Summary

Design and Stress Engineer with *+ years of experience. Areas of expertise include CAD, FEM, Structural and Stress analysis work for Aerospace industries.

Excellent knowledge of aircraft structural design, finite element analysis (FEA), stress analysis, weight optimization and composite materials.

Good understanding of aerospace materials and assembly methods and Six Sigma.

Demonstrated ability in generating CAD models, performing Structural Analysis on different Aero-Mechanical components.

Excellent analytical and reasoning skills, strong mechanical aptitude, communication and teamwork skills; strong personal qualities of responsibility, integrity and creativity.

Authorized to work in Canada, possess a valid B1/B2 USA visa and eligible to be registered as E.I.T/ P.Eng.

Academic Experience

Western University : September 2014 to April 2015

Worked as a Graduate Research assistant in Composite Structures lab with main focus on manufacturing and characterization of composite materials and other nanomaterials.

Responsibilities:

Worked with mini extruder and mini Injection molding machines to create short fiber composite samples.

Conducted research and various literature surveys related to polymers and nano composite materials.

Performed material characterization tests and created standard operating procedure for various experiments.

Professional Experience

Cyient Limited : August 2010 to April 2014.

Worked as a Design and Stress Engineer in Structures domain of engineering division. The nature of work encompasses working on Design, finite element analysis, weight optimization and thermal analysis of various aircraft engine components for client Pratt & Whitney.

Professional Assignments (Structural Analysis - CAD/FEA):

CLIENTS: Pratt & Whitney, CT, USA.

1.A320#1 Bearing Compartment Design and Structural Analysis

2.A320#1 Bearing Support Fan Blade Out loading Analysis

3.FT4K Front Bearing Compartment Design and Structural Analysis

4.FT4K Gear Box Structural Analysis

5.BA #4 bearing compartment Static Structure Manufacturing non-conformance Analysis

6.BA No.4 bearing compartment Static Structural Analysis

7.MRJ External Components Design and Structural Analysis

8.BA HPT\LPT Structural Analysis

Responsibilities:

Study of customer requirements about design components & systems preparation and product definition.

Identifying and validating the inputs, project planning and scheduling.

Preparing the assembly design model from the individual aircraft engine components.

Product definition design, drafting, GD & T, modelling and design iterations.

Structural Assessment of dynamics and vibrations of aircraft engine bearing compartments and components using finite element models.

Developing macros to automate repetitive processes in structural assessment using ANSYS ADPL language and providing greater flexibility and usability within ANSYS to team members.

Performing FEA linear static, nonlinear static and linear dynamic analyses.

Performing Stress Analysis to calculate strength margins with Limit & ultimate loads.

Performing Thermal Analysis to calculate thermal loads and flow features.

Performing Global and submodel structural analysis to calculate High cycle & low cycle fatigue life.

Preparing Stress Analysis Memo reports, providing design suggestion to meet design requirements.

Structural analysis of Bearing supports and components for weight and cost optimization.

Attending the design review meetings with other engineers and incorporating the design suggestions.

Education

Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Masters in Engineering, April 2015

Major: Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad, India

Bachelor of Technology, May 2010

Major: Aeronautical Engineering

Academic Projects:

Manufacturing and characterization of Imogolite nano clay composites.

Nanomaterials application in Aircraft Engines.

Study of Various Assemblies in a Gas Turbine.

Design of Wind Tunnel model and 2D Aero-elastic Investigation.

Computer Skills and Tools

Operating Systems : Windows 98/2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.

CAD/CAE Tools : SolidWorks, CATIA, ANSYS, Hyperworks (Hypermesh),

Unigraphics NX, NASTRAN\PATRAN.

In-house CAD/CAE Tools : PW AUTOMODELER

Languages : C, MATLAB, APDL(ANSYS Parametric Design Language)

Other Experience

Western Visitor Services : September 2014 to till date.

Working as an Enforcement assistant. To enforce university parking lots and also to work as security attendant during special events.

Mac Engineering : January 2012 to April 2014

Worked as an Instructor on CAD simulation. Teaching simulation of basic structures and APDL programming.

Saayam Cheddam : August 2011 to April 2014

Worked as a Volunteer. Helping under privileged. Visiting Old age homes and supporting old people by giving materialistic and financial support at times.

PMT Machines Limited. : May 2007 to July 2009

Worked as warehouse staff member (manufacturing). Performing manual assemblies. Performing visual quality inspections on products. Lifting and shifting products from one warehouse to another. Following safety instructions. Communicating effectively.

Tata DoCoMo : August 2007 to July 2010

Worked as a Customer Service representative (Part time). Resolving customer complaints over phone and emails. Informing customers about new deals and promotions.

Awards & Funding

“Outstanding team” performance awards for 6 Analysis projects.

“Associate of the month” performance award for FT4K bearing compartment Structural Analysis.

Society of Graduate Students, UWO funding for the terms May2014-Aug2014 and Jan2015-April2015.

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