Engineering Design

KRISHNA M NAIK

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Cell: (562) 391 - 5496

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A Mechanical Engineer with specialization in Design and Manufacturing, Product Development, Finite Element Modeling and other analysis techniques to establish a feasible product design for mechanical and aerospace systems. Ability to work under strict deadlines in a fast paced environment and provide technical solutions for complex engineering problems with cost effective.

Experience in AutoCAD designs and 2D, 3D modelling and use of Finite Element Analysis.

Good understanding and knowledge on Thermal analysis and CFD.

Design experience of sheet Metal parts and components.

Knowledge of Lean principles, Bill of Materials, Engineering Change of Order (ECO) and Product Assembly Drawings.

Knowledge of understanding ANSI, ASME standards and GD&T procedures.

Knowledge of Design techniques, tools, and standards involved in production of precision technical parts, blueprints, drawings and models.

Strong Design, Analysis capabilities and hands on experience in sheet metal working.

Experience on production life cycle effects, costs and also development of lead times and routing.

Good knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root Cause Analysis and Six Sigma.

Good knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI).

Good Knowledge of SAP.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering August 2013 – August 2015

California State University, Long Beach.

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering August 2009 – June 2013

JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore, India.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IQ Engineering Limited Engineering Intern December 2011 – June 2013

Designed and Developed Hydraulic and Fuel Tanks for Heavy moving machines using SolidWorks.

Led team of 5 to perform field failure analysis and created a detailed report of required design modifications.

Performed industry standard CAE analysis and compared it with measured data.

Computer Aided Machine programming for laser cutting of sheet metals.

Created technical reports and managed Engineering documents, Engineering Change of order (ECO), Bill of Materials (BOM) and managed life cycle of product by employing PLM software.

Developed repair plans and preventative measure to ensure long term equipment reliability.

Maintained and regularly updated data management system for suppliers and customers.

Furnished technical support for CAD design team and related activities.

Ensured compliance with all relevant safety regulations.

Outstanding grasp of multiple CAD flows such as front end, back end, custom and digital.

Achieved First Time Yield (FTY) improvement of 25% and scrap reduction by 2%.

Performed Process Mapping by developing Manufacturing process flow diagrams, applied the Lean Manufacturing technique to evaluate process capability and reduced cycle time by 30% and overall cost of the product.

Applied FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis), PFMEA and Root Cause Analysis cross-functionally with design and operation team to take corrective actions to prevent recurrence of failure.

Concept development, modeling, rapid prototyping and designing sub-assemblies while ensuring adherence to drawing and design specifications, expertise in conceptualizing and analyzing complex designs.

Spearheaded a Lean Six Sigma defect reduction effort for an established mature product line where customer returns dropped from 1.5% to 0.4% representing annual savings of over $4K.

SKILLS

Computer Aided Simulation Tools: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, GD&T, MATLAB, CATIA V5, MathCAD, Pro-E.

Computer Aided Engineering tools: FEA, MSC Nastran, ANSYS, UG NX, LabVIEW, Abaqus.

Design of experiments, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root Cause Analysis, DFMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design of Experiments, C Programming, SAP, HTML, XML, Windows and Microsoft Office Suite.

Good written and oral communication skills, self-motivated, high problem solving and multitasking skills.

PROJECTS

Finite Element Analysis of Aircraft components

Developed 2D/3D models of Aircraft components, including wing frames and fuselage using CATIA.

Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and other structural static and dynamic load analysis.

Prepared design calculations and manufacturing drawings for prototype development.

Coordinated shop testing and documented test procedures and results.

Simulated fuselage expansion due to pressurization of an aircraft in order to perform fatigue analysis.

Performed Kinematic, Dynamic and vibration Analysis on translating and rotating automobile components using CATIA.

Designed a test setup and developed data acquisition system using LabVIEW in order to measure and compare torsional failure of steel, Carbon fiber and fiber glass shaft.

Finite Element Analysis of Hydraulic Cylinder

Performed a Finite Element Analysis of Hydraulic Cylinder of linear hydraulic motor from horizontal hydraulic press.

Analysis was performed to determine displacement and deformations and compare it with the measured results to establish the finite element method as an accurate analysis tool.

Calculated stress strain distribution, displacements, non-linear stability and analyzed structural durability.

Design and Fabrication of Vanes in a Micro-turbine

Designed state of the art micro turbine vanes for generation of electricity from flowing water in a 4” pipe.

Inspected the Computer Aided Design of micro-turbine using ANSYS for stress and deformation effects on vanes.

Constructed prototype of micro-turbine to test its durability and suitability for low and high velocity head.

Achieved self-starting ability of a turbine.

Design and Analysis of Composite Material

Designed composite materials using different fiber and matrix materials and using different layups.

Analyzed stress, strain and engineering constants.

Evaluated failure analysis by calculating safety factor using failure criteria.

Developed and tested advanced composite materials for higher strength to weight ratio and thermal properties.

Design and Performance Analysis of Ramjet Engine

Calculated engine’s thrust, its dimensions, pressure and temperature changes based on speed provided.

Examined performance at different altitudes.

Employed statistical methods to maintain stability of the system.

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