Kamalesh
Mechanical Design Engineer
Professional Mechanical Engineer with two years of hands-on experience in design and development of Agricultural Implements & Machinery. Proficient knowledge on fundamental concepts of engineering disciplines & computer-based analysis tools.
Contact
Address
49, Gangaiamman Koil St.,
Kurinji Nagar,
Dharapadavedu, Katpadi,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632007
Phone
************@*****.***
Software
Creo
Catia
Solidworks
AutoCAD
ANSYS
LabVIEW
MS Office
Suite
Experience
2017-07 -
2019-06
Research & Development Engineer
Tractors And Farm Equipment Limited, Chennai, TN
Project 1: Reversible Mould Board Plough (RMBP) -Regular RMBP Regular series is a mechanized agricultural implement, sold under the AgriStar brand
Organized post-sale Customers' feedback survey for 69 customers, with a team of two members, to understand problems in RMBP Regular at Karad, Kolhapur, Belgaum, Hubli, Hungund & Zahirabad
Solved five major problems after root cause analysis, achieving 60% reduction in customer complaints
Prepared design & failure reports for use in Engineering Change Management and comprehensively documented
Project 2: Reversible Mould Board Plough (RMBP) -Smart RMBP Smart series is a new concepts of RMBP with Turnbuckle adjustment configuration
Conducted Benchmark study & Strain gauge testing of top competitor to identify key design characteristics
Demonstrated understanding of Strength of Materials, Machine design, Manufacturing processes, Failure theories by performing detailed design calculations & DFMEA
Prepared designs and specifications using design tools such as 3D CAD Modeling, Geometric Dimensioning &
Tolerancing (GD&T), and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Conceived a new design of Turnbuckle configuration for furrow width & centerline adjustments, achieving 80% reduction in adjustment time compared to RMBP Regular
Developed & presented design reports that imparted design intent, analysis, & validation at design reviews Skills
Machine
Design
Calculations
DFMEA
GD&T
7 QC tools
Welding
Technology
Sheet Metal
Process
Additive Layer
Manufacturing
Basics of
Hydraulics
Languages
English
Tamil
Telugu
Achieved a cost reduction of 24% compared to RMBP Regular, in collaboration with Cross Functional Team (CFT)
Prepared detailed drawings (as per ASME 14.5) and Bill of Materials (BOM), and circulated it to CFT
Provided Prototype build & Testing support
Project 3: Orchard Fruit Harvester
Orchard Fruit Harvester is a self-propelled Hydraulic machine designed for harvesting fruits at an elevated height
Identified improvement opportunities for existing constant discharge hydraulic pump of the Lever operation, and proposed new idea for implementation of Variable
displacement pump & Joystick setup, which resulted in a 40% increase in the controllability of the machine
Drafted a new closed loop hydraulic circuit layout with variable displacement pump & joystick configuration
Solved pump overheating issue with the help of the hydraulic pump supplier, and provided installation & testing support
Education
2012-07 -
2017-05
Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
PSG College Of Technology - Coimbatore
Certifications & Training
2017-09 Technical Orientation Training Program at NTTF, Peenya Campal, Bangalore
2017-06 In-plant training at PSG INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE for the period 2012-2017
2017-02 1st Prize team position in Engineering Design at BAJA SAEINDIA 2017 at NATRAX, Pithampur
2015-10 Internship Program at Ford Motor Private Ltd., & gained knowledge on Material Planning & Logistics