Engineer Product Development

Athar Shah

Education:

The University of Detroit Mercy (March 1994)

MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

N.E.D. University of Engineering (April 1991)

BSME (Mechanical Engineering)

Professional Experience:

Magna International (Contract Present)

Sr. Engineer

Design Shock Tower and Front Cradle Assembly for GM Present

Design Various Chassis Parts For GM and Ford.

Design abs develop various body components.

FCA Automotive (Electro Mechanical) April 2011-July 11 2016

Sr. Product Engineer

Work with Design Group for engineering analysis stack-ups tolerance calculation and interfacing with CAE group for NVH, Stress and Formability issue.

Product development and release component in NX and team center.

Design Execution of Exterior Molding decorative parts. Door sill and bumper parts.

Release fuel injector and tolerance stack up study and assign GD&T,

Participate in managing engineering project budget, support cost Analysis process.

Work on NX to provide technical direction to CAD designer, manufacturing/process engineers.

Procurement of prototype parts for validation and customer requirements.

Control BOM and approval of all product math model and detail drawings.

Participate product launch and completion of prototype build request.

Ford Motor Company (Door Closure System) April 2010 – April 2011

Sr. D & R Engineer (Contract)

Design and Release window door module, moveable glass and sealing system.

Design and release Door exterior parts outside handle, window chrome molded plastic parts.

Working knowledge of Ford system, AVBOM, Digital Buck, eDVP, WERS, AIMS, Alert, Concern etc.

Excellent knowledge of Six Sigma, DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, PFMEA, and Control plan, Global 8D, Warranty analysis etc.

Excellent knowledge of system packaging, GD&T, Tolerance stack up analysis, clearance check

Emerson Corporation (Electro-Mechanical) May 2008 - May 2009

Sr. Project Engineer (Contract)

Projects manage all aspects of new product development, defense, life sciences and medical equipment manufacturing.

Responsible for all prototyping and preliminary builds of new products for Solenoid valve.

Experience working in an electronics & mechanical engineering lab environment.

NaviStar International Corp (Electro-Mechanical) May 2007 - May 2008

Sr. Project Engineer

Design various BIW reinforcement Bracket Parts in NX and release in Team center.

Design EGR valve and all attachment brackets in NX.

Magna Steyr LLC (Door Closure System) April 2004 - May 2007

Sr. Lead Engineer

Design and Release Various BIW class A parts in NX and release in Team Center.

Create source package, update Ebom, codep, write CN/CCD and release the part in team center.

Design Various BIW Underbody parts in NX and work with cross functional team to evaluate the NVH, Formability and Strength of the parts.

Develop various exterior trim chrome plated plastic and decorative trim parts.

ArvinMeritor Automotive Corporation (Closure & Door Module) August 1999 - Feb 2004

Sr. Lead Engineer (Full Time Position)

Design Window Regulator system in NX and Release.

Design and trouble shoot product durability issues and develop appropriate test to validate design.

Interact with various suppliers for product development and various quality issues.

Conduct product development activities including prototype builds, CAD work, ECIMS, CN, VPM and EBOM for door module, window regulator and door glass system.

Create test setups, test procedures, and post testing parts review for closure system and work on DVP&R.

Daimler Chrysler Corporation March 1994 - July 1999

Sr. Engineer Closure and Eelctromechanical (Contract)

Design and develop of test fixture for body hardware/closure full system testing.

Develop durability test bogies for Structure and Body Hardware Testing.

Design test fixture and trouble shoot product durability issues and develop appropriate test to a validate design change.

Report writing based on parts failure, parts design correction and parts specification.

Ford Motor Company (Internship through UFD Mercy) August 1992 – Feb 1994

Research Assistant

Research thesis for Door closing system by using DOE methodology in my Master Degree program.

Computer Skills:

NX and Team Center software’s

Patents & Award

Chrysler PQIP awards for JX convertible and NS Minivan.

Certificate of Excellence from ArvinMeritor Inc.

Patent:

Door System Simulator, Patent approved with Daimler Chrysler # 5,936,167

New window regulator design ‘Profiled belt type’ patent publication# US2002/0162280 A1

Training & Advanced Classes:

Advanced GD&T and Tolerance Stack up Analysis (Chrysler Institute)

QRCM Training

WERS, AIMS, AVBOM

Six Sigma Green Belt

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