PRATIK SURYAWANSHI

H: 313-***-**** adgtib@r.postjobfree.com

A self-motivated, optimistic, performance driven engineer with mechanical design and manufacturing knowledge.

Seeking for full time opportunities in mechanical engineering field.

Education

Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering Detroit, MI (USA)

Wayne State University April 2020

Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering Pune, MH (India)

University of Pune May 2017

Skills

CAD Software: AutoCAD, Pro-E, SolidWorks, CATIA V5

CAE Software : HyperMesh, OptiStruct, SimLab, LS-DYNA, ABAQUS

Programming Language: MATLAB

Manufacturing Skills: Lean Manufacturing tools, 6-sigma, Design of Experiments.

Experience

Avison Industries Kolhapur, MH (India)

Mechanical Engineer June 2017-July 2018

●Worked on design of metal parts used in automobile industry such as brake assembly parts, coupling parts using CATIA V5 and AutoCAD.

●Involved in Product Design operations considering GD&T, DFMEA and Performed structural CAE analysis on various parts using HyperMesh & Abaqus.

●Worked on Bill of Materials.

●Arranged preventive maintenance schedule for machines to minimize downtime of the production line by 20% and worked on continues improvement projects.

Thermax India Pune, MH (India)

Intern June 2016 - Dec 2016

Worked on 2D and 3D design of Boiler parts extensively using AutoCAD and CATIA V5 including nesting for oxyfuel cutting of thick metal sheets required for boiler parts including DFMEA of boiler parts.

●Completed project on ‘Design and manufacturing of dish end marking fixture for water tube boiler’ using CATIA V5 which reduced the cycle time of the process by 4 times.

●Involved in design and manufacturing of ‘manhole cover of fixture for lifting boiler’ and ‘clamp for lifting and guiding 500 mm long shell for C-seam welding’ which increased operational safety and reduced transfer time of heavy parts.

●Worked on FEA analysis of boiler shell and nozzle using HyperMesh and Abaqus.

●Implemented 5S operation processes throughout the plant to achieve continuous improvement.

SKF Bearings Pune, MH(India)

Intern Dec 2015 – June 2016

●Conducted DOE (Design of Experiment) on grinding wheel design using Minitab software, which reduced cycle time by 20% and increased life cycle of grinding wheel by almost 1.5 times without compromising the performance.

●Implemented Kaizen and Poka-Yoke processes in manufacturing plant minimizing the defective bearings by 13%.

●Worked on the lean manufacturing and 6-sigma tools, also created process flow charts of bearings line using Kanban.

●Implemented standardization of ovality checking procedure of tapered roller bearing

Academic Projects

Wayne State University Detroit, MI

40 mph IIHS SORB Impact Analysis of an Electric Vehicle Jan 2020 – April 2020

Designed a full Battery Pack of electrical vehicle with ‘18650 Battery Cell’ modules with CATIA V5 and HyperMesh.

Converted Honda Accord CAE model with conventional IC engine to an electric vehicle by replacing powertrain parts with a battery pack under the body and conducted 25% offset Frontal Impact Crash test simulation.

Analyzed results by monitoring stress, plastic strain, impact energy, deformation in the battery pack and accordingly made design changes in the car to make the battery pack safer during severe crash events such as Side Pole Impact.

35 mph Full Frontal Crash Test of Honda Accord Including Airbag and Dummy Model May 2019 - Aug 2019

Designed a driver side Thin Folded Airbag in Honda Accord model and set up the airbag fire time.

Positioned driver side Hybrid III dummy with seat belt routing for the front Impact Test.

Conducted Injury analysis and measured impact forces on dummy and determined overall safety ratings of the car.

FMVSS 301 Rear Impact Analysis of Honda Accord using LS-Dyna Jan 2019- Apr 2019

Analyzed for 3 design iterations - 1. Base line analysis, 2. Changing the materials, 3. Modifying the design to meet the baseline performance.

Analyzed results by monitoring structural intrusion, deformation of parts and fuel tank.

Thermal Stress and Fatigue analysis on Electronic Flip-chip package using Abaqus Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

Designed the Flip-Chip electronic package containing electronic chip, substrate, filler material and solder balls.

Applied cyclic loading temperatures ranging from -40 C to 150 C on the package and analyzed the thermal stress and fatigue life of the package.

To simulate the real-life situation of Flip-Chip package, modified the package which contains void in filler material and analyzed thermal stress results, deformation and fatigue analysis of package.

Design and Analysis of Shot blasting process on metal strip by using Abaqus explicit software Jan 2019 – Apr 2019

Simulated Shot Blasting process in which tensile stresses in component were reduced by inducing surface compressive residual stress to increase life of the component.

Changed various parameters in simulation such as impact velocity of ball, impact angle of balls, diameter of ball to perform the test and analyzed effect of each parameter on the metal strip.

Impacted number of ceramic balls as abrasive material on the metal strip to analyze the residual stresses induced in the metal strip.

Simulation of Thermal Stress Analysis on IC engine using SimLab and Abaqus Jan 2019 – Apr 2019

Created the simulation by applying the temperature of 250 C to 2500 C to the inside walls of piston blocks using SimLab as meshing tool.

Analyzed thermal stress and deformation in IC engine piston walls.

Designing of Windmill Turbine Blade using layered composite materials using MATLAB Aug 2018 – Dec 2018

Developed a composite ply orientation for windmill turbine blade of 5 kWh capacity using MATLAB programming.

Analyzed stress and displacement for each ply orientation and chose the appropriate component with desired strength for making turbine.

Pune University Pune, MH (India)

Design of IC Engine using CATIA V5 Jan 2015- June 2015

Designed 3D model of air-cooled IC engine of 100 cc using the CATIA V5.

Design calculations were done analytically using the reference books for Engine Design.

Studied motion simulation of engine and Analyzed maximum stress on piston rings.

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