RIDHIMA SONI

Product Design Engineer

+1-313-***-**** addjj7@r.postjobfree.com Northville, MI LinkedIN

Profile Electrical Engineer with a comprehensive knowledge of hardware engineering and systems engineering. Familiar with regularity standards and procedures of the industry. A responsible individual who has ability to possess great analytical skills and ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects.

Education

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering Wayne State University,Detroit, MI Relevant Coursework:

Modeling and Control of Power Electronics and Powertrains, Computer Networks and Programming, Embedded Systems Design, Computer-Aided Logical Design and FPGAs, Embedded for Vehicles, Introduction to VLSI Systems & Mathematical Methods in Engineering. May 2018

GPA: 3.71/4

Bachelor’s of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering Chitkara University,India August 2015

Employment History

Oct 2019-

Apr 2020

Product Design Engineer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles through Kyyba Inc. Michigan

Executed software validation, software requirement analysis, and design release of interior components in the FCA system.

Releasing of different electronic modules and interior lights for various vehicle programs.

Contributed towards development of test benches for testing the functionalities and diagnostics of the ECUs.

Analysed ECU Diagnostic Definition Tables (DDT), Diagnostic Verification Reports (DVR), and DTC Criteria Matrix.

Evaluated prototype designs in the Interiors team to verify functional requirements and conducting design revisions.

Developed component level time lines to control product from initial creation through final vehicle validation.

Coordinated with external/internal groups/suppliers to produce the development plan of the various components within the complete system for the features assigned to Interior Lighting. Jul 2019-

Oct 2019

Hardware Test Engineer, Harman International through Bioinfo systems Michigan

Created Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) for audio amplifier systems.

Executed environmental tests, plans, and analysis for electronic components to determine that devices under test are meeting required standards and specifications while maintaining and updating reports, test plans, files, and test data as required. Jan 2018-

June 2019

Hardware Engineer, Hella Electronics Corporation Michigan

Designed and developed linear sensors and transmission range sensors for OEM's (Ford and General Motors)

Prepared and simulated electronic circuits in coordination with the responsible teams. Also responsible for schematic capture and layout.

Conducted DFMEA and gained experience with ALM tools like PTC Integrity, JIRA, DOORs.

Responsible for BOM creation and component selection for new prototype boards.

Accomplished Hardware Validation Testing for the development of ASIC’s (Application Specific Integrated Circuits).

Managed and monitored development of system architecture and gained experience with product’s development lifecycle (HW, SW).

Experience with automotive and safety critical applications including ISO 26262 June2017-

Dec 2017

Engineering Intern (Hardware), Laird Michigan

The project involved working on navigation, DSRC and connectivity for automotive-related products. Gained experience in hardware design and development of embedded infotainment systems.

Assisted in the development of schematics and PCB layout requirements for design using Altium Designer.

Experience with Mentor Graphics DxDesigner for schematic capture.

Performed Printed Circuit Board bring-up, debug and validation of infotainment systems.

Conducted thermal validation testing for boards using thermal chamber and thermocouples Dec 2016-

June 2017

Graduate Research Assistant, Wayne State University Michigan

Area of Research: Microfluidics, Embedded Systems, Smart Sensors

Roles & Responsibilities: Hardware selection and testing, Prototype Design and Development

Developed a novel biosensor system that could detect and count the number of living organisms in the water sample. Designed and built microfluidic chips using AUTOCAD which could count the number of microorganisms in water

Skills and Software

Programming Languages: C / C++, Python, HTML, Embedded C.

Electronics and Microcontroller Tools: Arduino, CANOE, CANalyzer

Simulation Tools: MATLAB, LABVIEW

Designing Tools: AutoCAD, Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics, CADENCE

Communication Protocols: CAN, SPI, UART, I2C, LIN, Ethernet,FlexRay

Academic Projects

May 2017 -

Aug2017

Real Time Automated Traffic Signs Detection for Vehicular Systems, Wayne State University

Researched on Advanced driver assist systems (ADAS). The system captures the image from camera mounted on windshield and processes the image to detect the appropriate traffic signs.

Researched the limitations of camera mounted systems in bad weather condition and proposed a new system - “RFID hybridizing with Camera mounted image processing system” to overcome the limitations.

Jan.17-

May17

Automated Car Security System, Wayne State University

Designed a system to read inputs from sensor and keypad. Programmed the system using Verilog

Jan.17-

May17

Emulation of CAN Based Vehicular Dashboard Electronics, Wayne State University

The aim of this project was to gain practical experience on the working of the Controller Area Network (CAN) Protocol through implementation of a multi-node CAN get On-Demand Data Acquisition using Arduino.

Assembled and connected sensors including weight sensor, temperature sensor, rain sensor, etc. to nodes as they are connected in cars.

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Dec.16

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Dec.16

Proxy Server Based on Programming in Python, Wayne State University

This project aimed at designing and implementing a computer network service to make indirect network connections to other network services. Deployed the concept of caching data through the proxy server and the server supported the concept of Multithreading.

The proxy server thus developed cache of all the objects it received from the original server including images.

Design Of DC-DC Converters, Wayne State University

Designed Buck Converter Which Steps down DC Voltage using Proportional Integral Derivative

(PID) controllers.

Simulated the above design of DC-DC converter in MATLAB, getting required output Voltage.

Activities

Harvard National Model United Nations, Boston, USA

Represented the Committee of Antigua and Barbuda on Special Summit on Sustainable Development at Harvard National Model United Nations. Got selected from a group of 100 students and represented the country Antigua and Barbuda at the Model United Nations Conference at Harvard University, Cambridge.

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