Saurbh Dhavane

Chicago, Illinois ***** 312-***-**** adf4p9@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/saurbhdhavane

Professional Summary

Dedicated mechanical engineer with experience in BIW design release and product engineering with Computer-aided design (CAD), Finite Element Modelling, Product design and development. Demonstrated leadership skills that optimize collaboration between design and manufacturing and willingness to take added responsibility to meet tight deadlines.

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA Aug 2018 – May 2020

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.88/4.0

Walchand Institute of Technology, India Aug 2011 – Jun 2015

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Score: 76%

Technical Skills

BIW Design and Development

Product Design & Development

CATIA V5 certified with GD&T experience

Virtual manufacturing simulation

FEA Analysis – ANSYS, Abaqus CAE

MS Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Access

Professional Experience

Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, Wisconsin Sept 2019 – Dec 2019

Mechanical Engineer Intern

Created clear work instructions for different manufacturing processes within the HVAC unit production plant.

Created a unique template for contingency plans for all HVAC manufacturing plants of the company.

Updated CAD drawings for clients such as TESLA, Ford, FCA, Caterpillar and Daimler etc.

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Jan 2019 – May 2019

Teaching Assistant – Course: Senior Design

Trained undergraduate students in different modules of CATIA V5 such as surfacing, sheet metal and assembly design.

Assisted students with their capstone project related to FEA and CAD using ANSYS and different CAD software.

Tata Technologies Ltd., Pune, India July 2015 – Aug 2018

Product Development Engineer

Supported production engineers in BIW plant with troubleshooting manufacturing techniques and processes.

Collaborated with Product Management team to provide feedback on manufacturability, estimated cost for BIW parts.

Performed shower testing for passenger cars and commercial trucks to improve design of water flow channels.

Performed rebuilding and modifications to parts and carried prototype fitment tests on the commercial trucks.

Worked with the teardown benchmarking team to study complex BIW structures and improve BIW design.

Conducted BIW weld spot feasibility check and weld spot distribution study for assemblies and sub-assemblies.

Ensured designs are feasible for manufacturing by regular design review with Product Development team.

Worked with design team to reduce redundant processes and parts for saving product cost.

Confirmed manufacturing feasibility of BIW parts by performing Forming Tool Inspection using CATIA V5.

Designed BIW parts using CATIA V5 Generative Shape Design (GSD) in time-sensitive environment.

Created detail 2D part and assembly drawings with GD&T and bill of material for BIW in CATIA V5.

Created DFMEA, DFS, DFA, 8D documentation & experienced in Teamcenter PLM software.

Reduced BIW CAD drawing time to 50% by employing macros in CATIA V5 to improve productivity.

Implemented Integrated cost reduction (ICR) idea to reduce 5% of BIW project cost in TATA Motors Ltd.

Conveyed design requirements from OEM to BIW design team and collaborating with different departments.

Projects

“Design of bicycle carrier for TOYOTA RAV4 – University of Illinois” Spring - 2019

Designed CAD model of bicycle carrier for TOYOTA RAV4 using CATIA Generative Shape Design (GSD).

Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using ANSYS to study the stresses developed in the assembly.

“Design & analysis - shrink fit joints for camshaft – Walchand Institute” Spring - 2015

Designed heat shrink fit joints for camshaft with different tolerances using DIN 7190 standard.

Performed physical testing on a universal testing machine and analyzed each model for its interference fit.

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