Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Arvind
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Summary:
Passionate Mechanical Engineer with more than 5 years of diverse engineering experience seeking challenging position in the Industry and available to relocate nationwide Education:
Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla (Formerly University Of Missouri, Rolla) May 2015 MS in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.88/4
Government College of Technology, Anna University, India May 2008 BE in Mechanical Engineering CGPA: 8.39/10
Courses in MS:
o Heat Convection, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Finite Element Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis, Laser aided Manufacturing and Material Processing, Engineering Electromagnetics, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Mechanical and Aerospace Controls
Work Experience:
Caterpillar (Client) Peoria, IL
Electro-Hydraulic Brakes Systems Engineer (Servotech, Contract) Apr ‘16 –Current o Develop and Validate the functional requirements for EH Brake System for different Machine applications using Team Center for Systems Engineering (TCSE is a tool similar to DOORs) o Hardware in Loop Testing and Validation of the embedded software on ECM using CAN tools like CANape, Cadet(Caterpillar CAN messaging system)
o Writing Test Cases to validate the system requirements and Developing Veristand-Simulink Interface for test bench
o Comparing requirements to existing State-flow models in Simulink and C codes. o Participating in Functional Safety Processes
Caterpillar (Client) Peoria, IL
Thermal Management Engineer (Servotech, Contract) Sep ‘14 –Mar’16 o Identified 10 different control strategies for temperature control of coolant and powertrain fluids which could improve the fuel saving between 5-10%
o Showcased the strategies using 1-D Modeling and Simulation of Steady state/Transient work cycles using Dynasty (CAT equivalent software to GT-Suite)
o Analyzed data from proving grounds (Usually in GB). Wrote MATLAB scripts to process the data. Also used DATK (CAT proprietary Data Analysis Software).
o Validated existing models with field data as well as generated new Thermal system models for Powertrain, Hydraulics and Engine circuit
o Evaluated fan performance and identified system restriction of cooling package in Air Flow lab (AMCA 210) o Identified three novel applications for Thermal Energy Storage concepts. Submitted for Patent along with team members. Designed and executed experiments to showcase the capability o Conceptualized the design and packaging of Dust Sensor electronics using PRO-E/Creo. Prototyped using LuzBot
(3D printer)
o Established Instrumentation and Testing of cooling systems using Data acquisition systems, Temperature sensors, and Pressure transducers
Center for Fuel Cell Technology (CFCT) Chennai, India Project Engineer Sep ‘09 –Jul ‘12
o Managed and engineered multiple projects involving application of fuel cell to develop Grid Independent System, Transportation etc
o Designed Thermal Management system for PEM Fuel Cell stack up to 10kW module o Developed new devices and subsystems for Fuel Cell Module’s humidification o Used SolidWorks for CAD modeling and preprocessing o Improved flow performance of coolant and gas by analyzing different flow channel design using Finite Element Analysis (Ansys and COMSOL)
o Identified and Procured Environmental Simulation Chamber worth $250,000, to test fuel cell system under all the weather conditions from -40’C to +55’C. Was responsible for specification and validation (esp. for safety in Hydrogen/Oxygen Environment)
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd -Automotive Sector Nasik, India Graduate Engineer Trainee Aug ‘08-Aug ‘09
o Worked on Thermal management of low temperature (50’C) PEM Fuel Cell 5kW stack in Electric three wheeler’s Range extension program. Improved efficiency by 10% while reducing parasitic power o Conducted simulation on cooling of Fuel Cells using numerical modeling and Validated through experiments o Worked on packaging and validation of Fuel Cell modules in Electric Vehicle using SolidWorks Academic Research Experience:
Missouri S&T -Thermal Radiation laboratory Rolla, MO Graduate Research Assistant Jan ‘13 to Aug ‘14
o Developed new technique in Micro thermography for evaluation of materials. Used ANSYS Mechanical for transient thermal simulation. Wrote MATLAB Scripts to control IR-Laser (RS-232 protocol) and wrote scripts for Image Processing
o Hacked DLP Projector and Packaged electronics for developing new gadget to manipulate/control laser beams o Performed Numerical and Finite Element modeling of Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopy(NSOM) using HFSS (High Frequency Electromagnetic Field Simulation) Technical Skills:
o Drafting and Modeling: SolidWorks, Pro/E Creo
o Programming and Data Analysis: Matlab, Python, Minitab o Simulation-Structural: Ansys, ABAQUS
o Simulation-Thermal: CFX, Icepak, Star CD CCM Plus, COMSOL MultiPhysics o Control and system design: Simulink, Stateflow, LabVIEW o Hardware in Loop: Canape, NI-Versitand
Honors & Activities:
o Student Infrared Imaging Competition-DRS, Winner-3rd/27 teams, Jul ‘13, Florida o Guest Lecture on “Fuel cell technology: Challenges and Opportunities for Chemical Engineers and Researchers” at Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, March ’12, India o Summer Research Fellowship Award 2007, IIT Madras, India
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