Product Design Mechanical Engineer

JAY KACHHADIYA

Faridabad, Haryana, India

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SUMMARY Experienced Mechanical Engineer with a strong grasp of engineering principles, theories, specifications, and industry standards. Track record includes delivering complex projects within budget and ahead of schedule. I bring leadership, determination, and over two years of experience to contribute effectively. TECHNICAL SKILLS

SOFT SKILLS

• MS Office, SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, Blender, ANSYS Workbench, CFD, 3D modelling

• Project Management, APQP, GD&T, DFM/DFA, DOE

• Team work, Problem solving, Critical thinking, Communication, Adaptability PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Manager- R&D Mechanical

Ecocat India Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad, India Aug 2021–Present Roles & Responsibilities

• Detailed feasibility & RFQ study of future projects for assigned customers.

• Conducting APQP meetings among CFTs to establish project timeline.

• Emission test data analysis for commercial vehicles (BS VI), tractors (TREM IV/V), construction equipment vehicle (CEV IV/V) & Gensets (CPCB II/CPCB IV+) applications.

• Catalytic converter type, size calculations and precious group metal loading finalization with CFTs based on the provided engineering targets.

• Drafting final proposal for customer post specification finalization.

• Supervising 3D development for proto build in line with customer approved proposal.

• Conducting product design reviews involving CFTs at assembly/child part level thereby catering needs for DFM & DFA.

• Checking 2D drawings of both assembly/child parts in line with customer approved proposal.

• Ensuring proper dimensioning and manufacturable tolerances in both assembly/child parts drawings using principles of GD&T and Tolerance stack up.

• DFMEA and DVP&R creation after brainstorming every aspect of the product.

• Supervising proto build up for sample emission testing in line with customer approved proposal.

• Responsible for continuous internal follow-ups among CFTs so as to adhere the timeline established in APQP meeting.

• Responsible for customer follow-ups and updating design team about any design change requested by customer.

• Involving CFTs for customer issue resolution reported during emission testing and field trails.

• ECR and ECO/ECN creation for design changes suggested by CFTs or Customer post customer approval.

• Supporting structural simulations in line with customer provided boundary conditions and G-loads, suggest local design changes to design team based on the stress contours obtained from simulation.

• Maintaining TGR/TGW and referring the same as and when required thereby reducing similar errors in upcoming projects.

• Actively participating in VA-VE activities and implementing the same from time to time. Major Customers

• Tata Motors, VECV, SML ISUZU Ltd, Piaggio, BAXY, Greaves Cotton Limited, Sonalika Tractors, Swaraj Tractors, Mahindra and Mahindra Tractors.

Major Achievements

• TATA Motors- Converted double brick catalyst system to single brick system, thereby reducing the price by 50%.

• VECV – Implemented multiple VA/VE activities across 4 different product platforms and successfully reduced the cost by 15% without affecting the performance. EDUCATION M.Tech in Product Design & Development, July 2021 CPI: 8.8/10 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj, India Major Courses

• Mechanical System Design, Product Design and Development, Material, Manufacturing and Design, Computer Aided Design, Design of Experiments, Optimization Thesis Work

• Redesigning the ventilation system of India Railway’s 2AC coach to reduce the transmission of infection in light of COVID.

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, June 2019 CPI- 8.49/10 Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat, India

Major Courses

• Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Theory of Machines, Design Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Engineering Graphics, I.C. Engines, Operation Research, HMT, Vehicle dynamics.

Major Project

• Desing and development of Aero Turbine generator to convert the wind energy into electrical energy.

Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination, May 2015 88.2% Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Amreli, Gujarat, India Subjects

• Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English, Hindi

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, May 2013 87.6% Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Amreli, Gujarat, India Subjects

• Science, Social Studies, Maths, English, Gujarati LANGUAGES

HOBBIES

• English, Hindi, Gujarati, German

• Sketching, infotainments and movies

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