Mechanical Engineer

Career Objective Mechanical engineer with product development experience and project management skills, seeking a full time mechanical engineering position.

Education M.S. Engineering, degree anticipated Fall 2018

Purdue University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, May 2011

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Experience Sensata Technologies June 2015 – Present

Mechanical Design Engineer, June 2015 – Present

Lead Engineer for elbow pad assemblies

Leading the design and development of elbow pads for two brands

Designed and coordinated prototype builds for customer review

Navistar, Inc. June 2011 – June 2015

Senior Product Development Engineer, July 2014 – June 2015

Lead Engineer for several new hard and soft trim commodities

Lead the design and development of the overhead console, A-pillar trim, and headliner components for a new interior trim package

Lead Engineer for Overhead Consoles

Lead an investigation and proposal of a 20% commodity cost reduction resulting in a $135k annual cost savings

Designed injection molded overhead console components to support proposal

Product Development Engineer, June 2011 – July 2014

Lead Engineer for Overhead Consoles

Created dFMEAs and other engineering design specification documents

Developed complexity/cost matrices in order to continuously improve commodity efficiency

Communicated with potential suppliers throughout the RFP/RFQ/RFI phases of quality improvement projects

Generated cost reduction ideas and constructed business cases

Co-lead Engineer for Cabinets

Co-lead a team of engineers and designers through the design and new product launch phases of a $6.5M annual cost savings program

Created plastic component designs utilizing failure and feasibility analyses, as well as the design review process

Attended injection mold part trials and design verification builds, captured open issues, and quickly generated solutions using root cause analysis

Worked with suppliers to identify and address open issues during tooling reviews

Skills Personal: Excellent organizational & interpersonal skills

Design Software: Creo, Unigraphics (including PMI), & SolidWorks

Analysis Software: Creo Simulate, ANSYS, EES, MATLAB, & LabVIEW

Languages: Basic Spanish

Other: Microsoft Office programs and Red X principles

Recognitions Navistar Recognition for going above and beyond on interior part designs, Summer 2015

Navistar Recognition for a 43% overhead console complexity reduction, Summer 2014

Navistar Recognition for going above and beyond on cabinet cost reduction, Summer 2013

Navistar Recognition for achievement of tool kickoff cabinet CAD, Summer 2012

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