Tarang Brahme

Richardson, TX ***** (Open to Relocate) +1-214-***-**** acx85u@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarangbrahme SUMMARY

- Seeking full time positions in Design, Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing. Total work experience 2.5+ years

- Designed Formula SAE car brakes system and experience working on SAE Baja ATV. Knowledge of vehicle dynamics

- Knowledge of Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Reliability Based Design, Flexible Manufacturing, GD&T, BOM

- Strong experience with R&D, testing, prototyping, various manufacturing and machining methods.

- Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified. Basic knowledge of Just in Time (JIT), SCM, Inventory, Production planning

- Team player; Excellent communication, problem solving and analytical skills; Founder President, AIAA UT Dallas. SKILLS

3D CAD: CATIA V5, Pro-E/CREO, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, NX 8, AutoCAD, Inventor Programming: MATLAB, C++, Python (Basic) Finite Element Analysis (FEA): ANSYS. Familiar with HyperMesh MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook EDUCATION

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing and Design Innovation), GPA: 3.5/4.0 May 2016 The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX. Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Class: 1st May 2012 University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Researcher, Humanoid, Bio-robotics and Smart Systems (HBS) Lab, UT Dallas Sept 2014 - Present

- Simulated the robot dynamics in NASA Tensegrity Software for SPIE publication on novel Tensegrity structure.

- Publication: Co-Author, SPIE Paper: A deformable robot with tensegrity structure using nylon artificial muscle. April 2016 International Society for Optics & Photonics. More Info: https://spie.org/Publ ications/Proceedings/Paper/10.1117/12.2219641?origin_id=x4318

- Currently working on developing new prototype robot to improve the motion of the current deformable tensegrity structure robot made with nylon artificial muscles. Also learning Image segmentation (Machine vision) algorithms. Engineer, TEJ Control Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Industrial Vision Systems division) June 2012 – Mar 2014

- Product Design and Development: - Developed equations for the motion spectrum and related angle of rotation of electric motors of the Delta (pick and place) robot referring published research papers. Developed robot along with other departments.

- Tested the robot and created engineering drawings containing bill of materials (BOM) and used Solid Edge for CAD. Intern, Voltas Material Handling Ltd, Thane, India Aug 2011 – Apr 2012

- Process Improvement: Increased the monthly production of forklift gearboxes from 120 to 175 assemblies per month using principles of scheduling & sequencing and resolved bottleneck in production line while shortening the machining time of cast iron gearbox castings on CNC machines. Some analysis methods used were CPM, Work Time study, Material Requirement Plan. Summer Intern, Techflow Engineers (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA) June 2015 – July 2015

- Verified and validated the structural steel truss fabrication drawings and erection plans for the Atlanta Falcons stadium, At lanta and Public Storage building in Dallas. Hands-on experience with GD&T. Learned the structural steel detailing software- Tekla. PROJECTS

Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) car - Brake system design Jan 2016 – June 2016

- Designed the complete braking system of the race car including hydraulics for the championship. Studied various automobile systems. SAE Baja ATV car racing event, Chassis team June 2011 - Feb 2012

- Worked on Chassis design in SolidWorks and seat design based on honeycomb structure. Experience with TIG & SMAW welding. AIAA CANSAT 2016 Glider Design Competition using CATIA Nov 2015 – Feb 2016

- Designed glider in CATIA to spiral down to Earth in 2 min which had to be deployed from 400 m altitude from rocket. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Feb 2015 – Apr 2015

- Simulated and modelled the rigid body dynamics of the system in MATLAB. Optimized its motion and reduced total mass by 2%. System design for next generation fighter aircraft Jan 2016 – May 2016

- Applied the principles of systems engineering e.g. CONOPS, QFD, Pareto analysis, Root cause analysis, FMEA, IMS, WBS. Reliability based design of a Piezo electric beam by calculating statistical reliability and using FEA Feb 2016 – May 2016

- Calculated reliability using TANA, HLRF and Monte Carlo Simulation and compared it with results obtained in COMSOL (FEA) software. RELEVANT

COURSEWORK:

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

Systems Engineering, Architecture & Design

Reliability Based Design

CAD, Finite Element Methods

Production Planning

Flexible Manufacturing Strategies

LEADERSHIP: Founder President, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), UT Dallas. Vice President and Public Relations Officer-Air 1, Aviation Club (Alpha Charlie), UT Dallas.

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