Product Development Mechanical Engineering

YASH M. DIXIT

313-***-**** Detroit, MI *****

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SUMMARY

Research experienced Masters graduate looking for Full-time/Contract position in Mechanical engineering.

2+ years of experience working on different Design, Analysis and Product development projects.

1+ year of hands-on experience working in Crash testing lab on Ford funded DoE project.

Proficient in Design & FEA software: UG NX, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Pro-E, CATIA V5, HyperMesh, ANSYS.

Six-sigma Green belt certification and knowledge of product Development Tools: DFMEA, GD&T, DVP&R.

Team working and body component development experience in Wayne State’s EcoCar-3 team. EDUCATION

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) Courses: Fundamentals of Six sigma, Mechanics of Composite materials, Advanced Manufacturing-II, Lean Product Development, Manufacturing Processing Mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, Finite Element Methods-I, Fracture Mechanics GPA: 3.70 May 2017

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, PUNE, INDIA

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical

Relevant courses: Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Geometric Modelling, Machine Design 1 & 2, Theory of Machines 1 &2. GPA: 3.50 May 2015

WORK EXPERIENCE

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (Wayne State University) Jan 2017 – May 2017

Currently working as a teaching assistant and grader for the course Finite Element Methods-I (ME 5040).

Helping students better understand the coursework by teaching importance of FEA in industry through HyperMesh software.

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Sled Impact Lab (Wayne State University) Dec 2015 – Dec 2016

Worked with Dr. Newaz Golam to perform Physical crash testing of composite bumpers using Sled Impact.

Coordinated with research assistant to set-up the experimentation. Critically validated composite material models using complex modes of tests as per FMVSS standards.

Investigated and analyzed the accelerometer and load cell data. Plotted vital graphs using Microsoft Excel and Origin Labs. Analyzed the pictorial data using video tracking software and compared with accelerometer data.

Presented summary reports in meetings with researchers from Ford, General Motors, DOW chemicals etc.

Currently working on writing, editing and publishing research paper on ‘Full frontal FBCC impact’ and

‘40% offset impact’ tests, in ASME world conference. INTERN – Engine Department

Magna Steyr India Pvt Ltd May 2014 – July 2014

Worked on “Piston crown profiles and their effects on performance and emission”

Studied different crown profiles of four-stroke diesel engine piston from design point of view. Cross-referred their effect on thermal output of engine and emission. ENGINEERING & RESEARCH PROJECTS

DELIVERY TIME IMPROVEMENT USING LEAN SIX-SIGMA Jan 2017 – May 2017

Working in a team of 5, procurement lead time was reduced from 20 days to 6 days using DMAIC method.

SIPOC, Why-why analysis, Layout changes using 5S and Master Bill of Material (MBOM) management was used to increase on-time delivery performance up to 85% and achieve 3.15 sigma level. STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF COMPOSITE BLADES FOR WIND TURBINE Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

Designing of sandwich type composites was done for Box-spar section of the blade using multiple materials.

Numerous alterations were conducted using MATLAB code for various fiber orientation combinations in such a way that not a single lamina fails in 7-ply laminate under Maximum stress criteria. DESIGN OF BATTERY PACKAGING SYSTEM Sept 2016 – Dec 2016

Working in Wayne State’s EcoCar-3 team, designed a battery packing cage for Chevrolet Camaro 2015 model.

CATIA V5 and HyperMesh was extensively used to develop the structural mechanism of the packing box.

Bill of Materials (BOM) was critically validated to limit material wastage. VALIDATION OF MATERIAL MODELS USING CRASH TESTING METHODS Dec 2015 – Dec 2016

Crash testing of bumpers is done with goal of validating composite material properties. Various modes were tested via methodical approach.

Problem solving skills were utilized to smoothly run specifically Angular mode. In angular mode tests, critical adhesive bond failure was observed. This failure suggested weaker structural strength of the bumper.

With the help of extensive team participation, an alternate solution was found to attach brackets at the flange- end of crush-can.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT May 2016 – Aug 2016

From concept till launch: Noticing large number of iPhone glass breaking cases over the past 5 years, the goal was set to make iPhone body more durable. My contribution to the project was to work on the industrial tools like DFMEA, DVP&R and to generate best suitable business plan.

Working in a team of 6, we were able to achieve improved product along with conducting cost analysis and current market research.

Injection molding technique was used to create prototype of the modified iPhone body. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS PROJECT Oct 2015 – Dec 2015

To better comprehend stress generation near holes in a car seat bracket, HyperMesh was used.

Modified the bracket with the help of SolidWorks to avoid induction of failure causing concentrated stresses. PUBLICATIONS & HONORS

Society of Plastic Engineering: Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (SPE-ACCE) Published paper titled, “Validation of material models for crash testing of carbon fiber composites: Physical Crash Testing”.

Sept 2016

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Currently working on publishing papers based on, “Crashworthiness performance of carbon fiber composites (CFC) vehicle front bumper crush can assemblies”. Oct 2016 – Present

Dean’s Merit Scholarship

Received competitive scholarship of Merit among all graduate engineering students of all branches (approximately 800).

Jan 2016

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