NIKHIL M. PANCHAL
WEST HAVEN, CT-06516
Cell: 203-***-**** Email: *****************@*****.*** PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mechanical Engineer with 2+ years of experience as Design Engineering and Manufacture Engineer.
Experienced in CAD software for multiple design and analysis of Mechanical Component.
Ability to design and manufacture component as per customer requirement.
Excellent communication and team working skills to work with positive spirits toward achieving the goals of the organization.
Knowledge of FEM/FEA, CFD, DFM, DFA, DOE, GD&T, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing. EDUCATION
ME in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, WEST HAVEN, CT. AUGUST 2016 BE in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. GUJARAT TECH. UNIVERISTY, GUJARAT, INDIA. MAY 2013 RELATED COURSEWORK
Mechanical Engineering Analysis, Advanced Dynamics, Theory of Elasticity, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Applied Conduction Heat Transfer, Numerical Tech. in Mech. Engr., Finite Element Method, Computer Aided Engineering, Machine Design, Combustion.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER January 2011 - January 2013 (Part Time) FAVOURITE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, INDIA.
Designed and developed of switchgear products which transmit power from transmission line to house.
Checked worked to ensure accuracy of drawing format and organization, dimension, tolerance
Prepared specification list, drawing, bill of materials (BOM) including standard parts. Ensure customer specifications are met. Prepared process diagram for manufacturing components.
Tested the component for dimension, operational effectiveness. Checked list quality from tolerance to packaging. Recorded the data for different project. MECHANICAL DESIGN INTERN JULY 2012 - DECEMBER 2012 SUBHAM EXTRUSION PVT. LTD.
Worked with Blown Film Extrusion machine design for production of Plastic bags.
Designed and Modified 3D solid model, dimensional drawing, main assembly drawing and Part drawing for toggle mechanism.
Assisted to solving problem in the shop floor by working closely with production people involved in machining, assembly and testing. Updating/Creating design drawings, Product Data Management system.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
Attended Industrial Training at ASHVIN FASTNERS LTD., India (January 2013 - June 2013) 2 P a g e
PROJECTS
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF TENSION CLIP ANGLE FOR AIRFRAME STRUCTURE Spring 2016
Designed Tension clip angel from scratch which used to support Airframe structure.
Tension clip are used to transmit relatively light tension loads from clip to clip or another member.
Designed formed and extruded angle clip in Ansys for Linear and Nonlinear static structure analysis.
Generated fine Meshing to accurate results to compare results from Airframe Stress analysis and Sizing by Michael C. Y. NIU. Book.
Improved the results for more load capability with safety factor consideration. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF HYDRAULIC PUSH ARM IN AEROSPACE Summer 2015
Hydraulic Push arm is used on aircraft to move and actuate landing gear, flaps and brakes. In many larger aircraft they use for flight controls, spoilers, thrust reversers.
Designed Hydraulic push arm from given dimension. Designing safe, light weight and less costly component.
Assembled parts in Ansys to make sure load transfer capacity and frequency of displacement.
Applied Finite element method for static structure linear analysis. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF HEAT SINK Fall 2015
Heat sink is a heat transfer device that commonly used in computers and other electronic devices to extract heat generated in components such as microprocessors.
Designed Heat sink in solidwork from physical model’s dimension. Analyzed heat flow from bottom of the sink to fin.
Tried different fin design (rectangular, square, round) for efficient heat flow. Compared results with hand calculation, experimental calculation. Also designed the program in MATLAB to calculate nodal temperature at fin.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
CAD SOFTWARE: CATIA, SOLIDWORK, PRO E, INVENTOR, AUTOCAD, SIEMENS NX 9.0.
CAE/ ANALYSIS SOFTWARE: ANSYS (static, thermal, CFX/CFD, Rigid, Modal), HYPERMASH, THERM.
COMPUTER SKILLS: MICROSOFT OFFICE (EXCEL, POWER POINT, WORD)
PROGRAMMING LAUNGUAGE: MATLAB, LAB VIEW, EXCEL VISUAL BASIC.
MACHINE SKILLS: CNC cutting, bending. Milling, Turning, Sheet metal process, Welding, Die casting.
Comprehensive knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA).
Material Resource Planning, Process planning, Product Development, HVAC. CERTIFICATIONS
Autocad 2011 Certified Professional
Autocad 2011 Certified Associate
Goethe Zertifikat A1 (Certificate of German Language)
Mindbed 2011 Engineering New Frontiers at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Assist in Design for SAE BAJA international event. Immediately AVAILABLE IMMEDIATLEY & PAYYSCALE IS NEGOTIABLE