Saurabh Shirolkar

adcl4y@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhshirolkar 317-***-**** A dynamic and collaborative professional with 4+ years of diverse technical and industrial experience with a proven track record of leading projects from concept to validation and delivering optimal solutions in the field of Product Lifecycle Management, Mechanical Design, Quality Control and Industrial Engineering

EDUCATION

Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA May 2018

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.76 Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India May 2015 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.90 SKILLS

Design and CAE: AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS (CSWA, CSWP), Siemens(UG) NX, CREO (ProE), CATiA V5, Autodesk inventor FEA, CFD and Optimization: ANSYS, Amesim, HEEDS, STAR-CCM+, INSPIRE, Matlab, Simulink, DOE Manufacturing: MasterCAM, Tecnomatix Simulations (Plant, Process) Teamcenter, GD&T, FeatureCAM, MPP, MS Office Suite Quality: Q-net NCMS, AQE, HVC, EPIX, MES, PSMM, PPAP, ETQ, SSGB WORK EXPERIENCE

Green Belt Associate Engineer Caterpillar Inc., Decatur, USA Sep 2018 – Present

Quality and Design Improvements for Large Wheel Loader, Compactors, Off-Highway Trucks and 24T Motor Grader Units

• Audited and analyzed quality of units’ and more than 1500 assembly parts from suppliers using Q-net and ETQ system

• Designed and implemented improvements for engine and radiator frames using Creo and achieved zero % rejection during assembly

• Led design modifications of six returnable containers to eliminate fallout of incoming parts by 60%

• Negotiated with 100+ suppliers to carry out root cause corrective & preventative actions leading to annualized savings of $125K

• Managed Continuous Product improvement projects through regular supplier assessments & 8D Corrective Action system Graduate Research Assistant Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA Aug 2016 – May 2018

Energy Management and Component Size optimization of Plug-in and Regenerative hybrid electric vehicle

• Analyzed and compared powertrain & PHEV’s and regenerative HEV’s on the basis of SOC of the battery in Siemens Amesim

• Achieved 2.17 % of SOC improvement of Prius by DOE and PSO in ISight software for energy management and size optimization

Implementation of Smart Model Driven Additive Manufacturing Workflow for Engine Bracket

• Maintained the stiffness to withstand the load using NX 12 additive, Inspire and OptiStruct software

• Achieved 30% mass reduction of the engine bracket and performed Ansys analysis to verify and validate its structural stability

Mechanical and Design Teaching Assistant (Mechanical Engineering)

• Created training materials / videos and conducted training sessions for students both remotely and in-person

• Assigned and evaluated assignments, midterms for Metallurgy, Machine Design and CAD/CAM using CREO, NX, Catia, Solidworks, GD&T CAD and CAE Engineer Advance Renewable Power, Indianapolis, USA Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

Design & Analysis of Mobile Power Grid

• Designed Power Grid in Solidworks and performed transient structural analysis and modal analysis using ANSYS Design and Manufacturing Engineer Endurance Technology, Pune, India Aug 2014 – May 2016

Design Optimization and Process Parameter Improvement for automotive IC Engine Crankcase

• Conducted root-cause analysis of the crankcase rejection concerns using 8D and Lean Six Sigma manufacturing techniques

• Detected die design issues, redesigned the die, optimized process parameters and eliminated 100% crankcase rejection using DFMEA

Reduction of automotive IC Engine Swing Arm Rejection

• Conducted 5 Why analysis to diagnose the rejection problem, determined die temperature and porosity issues in the Swing Arm

• Reduced milling face porosity by 6% and overall rejection by 8% of the Swing Arm by the thermal balancing of the dies

Productivity and Process Improvement in automotive IC Engine Crankcase Machining Cell

• Collaborated in a cross-functional team, designed and released drawings using GD&T and NX, performed tolerance stack-up analysis

• Introduced FeatureCAM to reduce the project timeline by 40% and decreased 17% of the cycle-time using ECRS, DMAIC and Kaizen

• Achieved overall crankcase productivity improvement by 21% resulting in cost saving of $25K Industrial Robotic Engineer Badve Autocomp, Pune, India Jan 2014 – Mar 2014

Robotic Welding using Panasonic Robot for Rejection Control

• Performed DFM of chassis / BIW (body in white), improved welding process for dimensional stability & reduced rejection to 10% ACADEMIC PROJECTS Indianapolis, USA

PLM and DFM of an Electric skateboard Jun 2016 – Aug 2017

• Created & designed SDPD from concept to validation of electric-skateboard using CAMEO, NX, STAR-CCM+, Teamcenter & Tecnomatix Competitions Shell ECO-marathon 2017 (ASME) & Design Build Fly (DBF) (AIAA) Aug 2016 – Apr 2017

• Designed an UAV body, led a multidisciplinary team and designed the transmission components using CATiA, AutoCAD and CREO

• Conducted crash analysis using LS-dyna, LS-Prepost software and modelled and fabricated test rig for RC motor efficiency testing

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