Mechanical Engineer Engineering

Vaarun Ramasamy

**** ******** ****, *** ***, Raleigh NC -27606 919-***-**** ******.****@*****.*** OBJECTIVE

To secure a challenging entry-level mechanical engineer position where I can contribute my knowledge, skills and proactive attitude towards the development of the organization and growth of my professional career. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

North Carolina State University

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering May 2016 Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering May 2014 SKILLS

TECHNICAL SOFTWARES: SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, MSC NASTRAN, MATLAB, LaTeX, AutoCAD. PROGRAMING LANGUAGES: C/C++, HTML, and FOTRAN.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, North Carolina State University (January – May 2015)

Modelling a table top water tunnel to simulate and study Vortex Induced Vibrations of slender flexible cylindrical structures in SOLIDWORKS.

Studied meshing techniques to simulate Vortex Induced Vibrations for the specific application in the Ocean Compressed Air Energy Storage (OCAES) project and simulated a 2-D model of the fluid structure interaction of the system by coupling ANSYS CFX and ANSYS Structural. Summer Intern, Defence Research and Development Laboratories (DRDL), Hyderabad (May – July 2013)

Implemented various Inverse Force Estimation Techniques like Sum of Weighted Average Technique (SWAT), Kalman Filter in MATLAB and experimentally validated the same.

Prepared technical documentation summarizing all techniques explored to aid further research to ground test and carry out structural analysis in flight for India’s first hypersonic cruise missile. Summer Intern, Hyundai Motors India Ltd (May-July 2012)

Gained practical knowledge on the different stages involved in the automobile assembly process of Hyundai motors.

Worked with compressor, boiler and HVAC systems operation for the entire plant. Analysed and prepared technical documentation suggesting maintenance changes to improve efficiency and production cost. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Design of automated UAV flight (Ongoing)

Co-Lead a team of engineers in modelling and prototyping a UAV system that can automatically change payload and stay in flight without human interaction across the state of North Carolina with the aid of SOLIDWORKS for 3D modelling and Engineering drawings.

Access Ladder Re-Design for Land-Movers (2015)

Worked in a team to develop a conceptual design with fabrication advantages to replace the existing access ladder design in a commercial land mover. Carried out prototyping and design validation in SOLIDWORKS. Aircraft Wing Analysis (2015)

Developed MATLAB codes to analyse Elliptical and Rectangular wing geometries under the effect of twist, sweep, taper and dihedral using Lifting line and Vortex lattice methods. General Aviation (GA) Aerofoil Design (2015)

Designed various aerofoils (symmetric and cambered) using PROFOIL a FORTRAN code for inverse aerofoil design, and analysed their lift and drag characteristics using the FORTRAN code, XFOIL. Aircraft Take-off and Cruise Simulation (2015)

Developed MATLAB codes to simulate the various stages of an aircraft’s take off and the cruise condition.

Validated the takeoff simulation with ground roll data of Boeing-767 and the cruise simulation with Charles Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris flight.

Amorphous packing of inertial particles through gravitational settling (2014)

Developed settling algorithm for gravitational settling of inertial particles through a vortex media to study amorphous packing and various parameters such as packing factor, short-range order, long-range order, etc. Analysis of a Turbojet Engine (2013)

Developed a GUI in MATLAB to calculate gross thrust and various internal parameters of a turbojet engine for any given set of flight conditions.

RELEVANT COURSE WORK

Mechanical Design Engineering, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Machine tools and Machining, Rapid Prototyping, Engineering Drawing and Computer aided design (3D CAD). SOFT SKILLS

Problem solving, Strong Attention to Detail, Team oriented, Self-starter, Organized, Strong work ethic, Entrepreneurial, Goal Oriented, Confident and ambitious.

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