Sangram Tamhankar

**** ******* *****, ***.*-*** Dearborn, MI 48126

phone: 313-***-**** email: acwli2@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Automobile engineer proficient with CAD and FEA software's like AutoCAD, CATIA V5, Solidworks and Hypermesh.

Active member of University of Michigan-Dearborn Formula SAE electric team (Ergonomics department) incharge of designing and manufacturing Driver's seat.

Knowledge of Lean Engineering principles, Six-Sigma, DVP&R, Bill of Materials (BOM), Engineering drawings, Automotive manufacturing processes, Engineering metals(steel, aluminum) and other Engineering materials(resin, fiber glass, adhesive materials) through Master level course-work, Internships and Formula SAE experience.

Experience working with cross-functional teams during Formula SAE and leadership experience with student organizations.

Successfully completed Master level projects and presentations in Product development, Vehicle Ergonomics and FEM.

Internship experience at manufacturing company focusing on sheet metal shearing, blanking and drawing operations. EDUCATION

University of Michigan -Dearborn 09/15- Present

Master of Science in Automotive Systems Engineering. Current GPA- 3.66/4.0 Relevant course-work

Automotive Manufacturing processes

Designing and Manufacturing with Lightweight

Automotive Materials

Automobile- An integrated system

Material selection in Automobile design

Auto-assembly systems

Vehicle Ergonomics

Total Quality Management and Six-Sigma

Finite Element Method(FEM) in Auto-structure design

Fracture and Fatigue consideration of materials in design

University of Mumbai 08/10 - 06/14

Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile Engineering. TECHNICAL SKILLS

ANSYS Solid-works Auto-Cad CATIA V5 UGNX Hypermesh 13 Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Minitab GD&T DFMEA Six-Sigma Product development tools Benchmarking QFD DFMA BOM DVP&R FORMULA SAE EXPERIENCE

Design and Manufacturing of FSAE Driver's Seat 10/15- 05/16

Worked in the Ergonomics team to design and fabricate the driver's seat for University of Michigan-Dearborn Formula SAE-Electric vehicle ensuring on time completion according to the created timeline using Lean Manufacturing tools and improved product development time from 12 months to 9 months.

Conducted benchmarking, DFMEA, prepared Bill of Materials (BOM) and ensured abiding of Formula SAE rules by working with cross-functional teams.

Designed driver's seat using CATIA V5 and taking into consideration various ergonomic factors.

Achieved the objective of cost reduction by using innovative mold making technique.

Seat layering was done using fiber-glass and epoxy resin.

Implemented positioning and mounting of seat constraints and firewall for driver safety. INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

1. Prime Engineers, Aurangabad, India 6/13- 08/13

Worked as a manufacturing intern and assisted in supervision of manufacturing processes involving shearing, blanking and deep drawing of sheet metal to make cup-cone sets and clutch cover used in three wheeler automobiles.

Analyzed the feasibility of implementation of 5S technique to improve efficiency of Manufacturing facility. 2. Automotive Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd, Navi Mumbai, India 12/12- 1/13

Worked as an Engineering intern at Maruti-Suzuki dealership providing technical support to resolve vehicle issues. AUTOMOTIVE PROJECTS

1. Vehicle Body and Frame Stiffness Analysis. 03/16- 04/16

Performed bending and torsional stiffness analysis of vehicle body and frame using Hypermesh with Optistruct solver under predefined load conditions. Post processor used was Hyper-view.

Analyzed results of chassis stiffness and recommended changes to cross members and thickening parts based on data result. 2.Natural Frequency and Normal Mode Analysis of a Vehicle Body Space-frame 02/16- 03/16

Identified global modes of vibration and improved natural frequency of vehicle body frame by 1Hz using Hypermesh.

Implemented changes to vehicle body frame by adding cross members and strengthening select members of chassis. 3. FEA Analysis of steering Column Support Beam 01/16- 02/16

Used Hypermesh with Optistruct solver to check steering column support beam for safety under predefined load conditions.

Conducted meshing and analysis on steering column support beam by representing it with 1D and 2D elements.

Determined the maximum deflection and stress on the beam by applying boundary conditions.

Compared analysis results for conditions with Seam Weld, Spot Weld and No Weld using Hyper-view post processor. 4. Benchmarking and Preliminary Design Specification 09/15- 09/15

Conducted the benchmarking exercise for cars in the midsize sedan segment of the US Automobile market keeping Toyota Camry as the reference vehicle to determine improvements needed in vehicle specifications for 2021 Toyota Camry model. 5. QFD, Cascading Requirements and Interface Analysis for a Selected Vehicle System 10/15- 10/15

Developed functional specifications through application of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to the electric power steering system of the target vehicle(Toyota Camry 2015).

Created vehicle level attribute and sub-attribute vehicle requirements for electric power steering system of target vehicle . 6. Conceptual Design of Proposed Vehicle and Technology Plan 12/15-12/15

Analyzed the Benchmarking exercise to improve and refine interior, exterior and technical specifications of the proposed 2021 Toyota Camry model.

Prepared a Technology Plan detailing the technological additions to the proposed vehicle and risks in their employment. 7. Business Plan Development of 2021 Toyota Camry model. 11/15- 11/15

Developed the Business plan for Toyota Camry 2021 model considering the risks and accomplishments of the program. Estimated the program cycle cost and revenue generation. 8. Analyzing and Optimizing Vehicle Headlamp Assembly-line 02/16- 04/16

Optimized Headlamp assembly-line process by using Design for Assembly, Design for Manufacturing, Design for Disassembly methods and Line Balancing technique, thus improving overall assembly efficiency in terms of cost and time. 9. Fabrication of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Prototype using Go-Kart 08/13- 12/13

Successfully fabricated a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Prototype using Go-Kart capable of running on an electric drive at lower speeds and switching to a Conventional IC engine at higher speeds.

The project included design and manufacture of Go-kart chassis, steering system, wheel assembly, assembly and packaging of IC engine, electric motor, battery and other related components on the go-kart chassis.

Solidworks was used during this project. The project also won the 2nd prize at the Technical Project Presentation 2013. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Awarded Inter-disciplinary program (IDP) Scholarship for second semester at University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Awarded Non-resident Graduate Student Scholarship for 1st, 2nd and 3rd semesters at University of Michigan-Dearborn.

2nd Prize in Technical Project Presentation Contest 2013 for fabricating ‘Hybrid Electric Vehicle Prototype using Go-kart.’ LEADERSHIP AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Active member of the Formula SAE Ergonomics team at University of Michigan- Dearborn.

Active member of Indian Graduate Student Association at University of Michigan- Dearborn.

Joint Secretary of Automobile Engineering Students Association (AESA) body in undergraduate institute.

Active member of Mechanical Engineering Students Association (MESA) in undergraduate institute. LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

German (Elementary level)

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