Mechanical Engineer Design

Kunal Shinde

Address Boulder, CO E-mail *****.******@********.*** LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/kunal-shinde1995 M: 720-***-**** Mechanical Engineering graduate student specializing in Product Design and Manufacturing at the University of Colorado Boulder. Looking for full-time position as a Mechanical Design Engineer/ Product Design Engineer/ CAD Engineer/ Manufacturing Engineer. Design Portfolio: https://kush3435.github.io/kshindeportfolio/ ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Design of Load Stability System- CU Boulder Design Project, Vita Inclinata Inc. (Sept’ 2019-Jan’ 2020)

• Developed a Load Stability System (LSS) that deploys two electric duct fans to achieve bi-directional thrust on an autonomous suspended load control platform using a single motor.

• Managed all phases of the design process for 60% of the components, assembly and sub-assemblies, including drafting, dimensioning, GD&T, tolerance stack up analysis, prototyping and documenting results.

• Worked with Project Manager, Financial coordinator and manufacturing shop to ensure on-time delivery for project.

• Performed FMEA, preliminary CFD to determine fan to fan distance and designed experiments for testing bearings for endurance.

• Manufactured and assembled a complete functioning model with all the required specifications including alignment, thrust to weight ratio, efficiency, bi-directional thrusts and ramp up/down time. Automated design of a Gripper using a Topology Optimization Algorithm (Mar’ 2020- May 2020)

• Used Topology Optimization Algorithm consisting of a Mesher, FEA module and optimizer on MATLAB to automatically generate an optimal structure for a Gripper subjected to boundary conditions such as volume constraints and load conditions with an objective of minimizing deflection.

• Verified design using FEA on Solidworks.

Reverse Engineering of an Oscillating Moving Water Sprinkler (Jan’ 2019-Mar’ 2019)

• Reverse engineered and modified a novel sprinkler by modifying parts, sub-assemblies and assemblies.

• Produced engineering drawings (SolidWorks) and applied GD&T techniques to analyze critical components of the design.

• Implemented DFMA approaches to reduce number of parts from 40 to 21, material usage by 20%, production & assembly costs. Autonomous Forklift for small scale warehouse (Jan’ 19- Mar’ 19)

• Designed and manufactured a package delivery robot, involving path planning, collision avoidance, computer vision, and arm actuation to simulate a fully automated warehouse workforce.

• This project used an Arduino along with a RaspberryPi as the processing unit. Design of an Automatic wheel-based door opener (Aug’ 2018- Dec’ 2018)

• Designed a user-centric prototype using Arduino and Rapid prototyping techniques such as 3D printing and laser cutting.

• Interviewed a pool of 50 users, prepared a business plan for possible market launch. EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Design Engineering Intern, Apex IT Systems, Inc, Delaware, USA. (June’ 2019- present)

• Designing a Wheel Changing Kit using SolidWorks to create a safer mechanism to reduce human efforts in wheel changing.

• Study of all the possible categories (Based on load of vehicle) to lay an outline on the modification of current kit for those cars.

• Responsible for performing a full lifecycle product development (design, develop, test prototypes, manufacture and implement)

• Create drawings according to GD&T standards.

Production and Quality Intern- Siemens Ltd. (May 2017-Sept’ 2017)

• Responsible for creating assembly instructions, process documentation, preventive maintenance and control plans.

• FMEA analysis to identify all possible modes of failure in the design and manufacturing stage.

• Implemented Kanban and other Lean six sigma strategies such as Cellular manufacturing, Poka Yoke, etc. on production floor.

• Monitored process performance using statistical process control.

• Assisted in shop floor layout planning, document BOMs for assembly and supervised manufacturing.

• Resulted in increase of potential profit by more than $20000. CFD Intern- Automotive Research Association of India, Government of India (May 2016-July 2016)

• Optimized an intake manifold through CFD ANSYS and experiments on a swirl rig by reducing swirl ratio variations in ports of intake manifold by 60% by varying parameters such as plenum angle, port radius and length. Manufacturing Intern- Sterimax Pvt. Ltd. (Sept’ 2015 -Dec’ 2015)

• Assisted in CAD, modification, analysis and documentation of various parts.

• Evaluate materials provided by suppliers according to specifications & quality standards.

• Communicate required delivery days for Bill of Material (BOM) releases, according to supply chain and supplier lead times.

• Gained knowledge of injection molding design and CNC. EDUCATION

TECHNICAL SKILLS

M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder- USA. (August 2018-May 2020)

• Specialization: Design (Certifications: GD&T Y14.5- Udemy, SolidWorks: SimulationXpress, SolidWorks: Simulation Dynamic Analysis, PDM, PCB Design)

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering, MPSTME, NMIMS - Mumbai, India. (August 2013-May 2018) M.B.A - Technology Management, MPSTME, NMIMS - Mumbai, India. (August 2013-May 2018)

• Specialization - Project Management (Lean Six Sigma Certified- Green Belt) Design Tools SolidWorks Siemens NX AutoCAD ABAQUS GD&T Analytical Skills MATLAB Python ANSYS Tolerance Analysis Risk Analysis Productivity Tools SAP Advance Excel Minitab Primavera Lean Six Sigma Hardware Skills Raspberry Pi Arduino PCB Design Rapid Prototyping CNC Lathe and Mill Reference available on request. Available to work on EAD-OPT without sponsorship.

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