Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
VACHASPATHY POLEPEDDI
Current address:
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Blacksburg, VA 24060
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LinkedIn profile:
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OBJECTIVE
Hardworking individual with teamwork abilities looking for internship and/or co-op opportunities which will enable me to gain exposure in the field of engineering and manufacturing aircrafts, space systems, automobiles in commercial applications.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering;
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Expected; Dec’21. Thesis: Aircraft design using alternate propulsion. GPA: 3.25 Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Graduated May 2019. GPA:8.36/10
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Advanced Aerodynamics/Hydrodynamics, Vehicle Structures, Vehicle Dynamics and Control, Fluid Dynamics, Orbital Mechanics, Thermal Engineering, Engineering Design Optimization, Finite Element Methods, Mechanics of Solids, Strength of Materials, Automobile Engineering, CAD/CAM, Machine Design, Calculus. SKILLS AND ABILITIES
MS Office, AutoCAD, CATIA V5, SolidWorks, MATLAB, Mathematica, technical writings and reports.
Experience in design, integration and testing of mechanical products and assemblies.
Ability to manage multiple, unrelated tasks in an organized manner.
Ability to demonstrate good written and oral presentation skills. RELATED EXPERIENCE
Engineer Intern, August 2019-October 2019
Volvo Cars, Talwar Volvo, Hyderabad, India
Supported technical team for calibration of ECU, TCM, BCM by using Volvo proprietary software, ViDA.
Worked on assembly and disassembly of engine blocks, camshaft components and brake kits for various premium models offered by Volvo.
Assisted the senior body shop controller by utilizing specialized mechanical tools for servicing and maintenance of engine and gearbox components.
Intern, May 2019-July 2019
Dynamic Ryderz, Hyderabad, India
Assisted and supported the senior technician working on electronic control modules for engine remapping.
Supported the technician on mounting and removal of rear exhaust bulkhead, brake pads for premium bikes.
Analyzing mechanical design requirements for custom made customer specific parts. Lead Suspension Engineer, March 2017-April 2019
Wing N Blade, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, GRIET, Hyderabad, India
Collaborated with a diverse team of students across various departments for a National event: Hybrid Vehicle Challenge competition.
Oversaw design of suspension parts and drafted technical drawings using SolidWorks, CATIA V5.
Assisted with analysis of dampers using LOTUS SHARK and manufacturing using CNC.
Developed a semi-automatic gear shift for hybrid powertrain.
Assisted in supplemental design work of the chassis.
Analyzed road handling and ride quality of the vehicle. Trainee, June 2018-August 2018
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Hyderabad, India.
Assisted the Additional Engineer on the plant floor for multiple engineering problems.
Worked on plant floor from pre-production stage to finished stage during casting, shearing and joining stages to manufacture steam turbines.
Applied the skills learnt to the tasks assigned at the end of the training period. ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Optimization of a High Altitude Long Endurance UAV
Assessment of feasibility of solution to the problem using an optimization method.
Application of concepts of numerical optimization to solve the engineering design optimization problem.
Extensively utilized MATLAB and Excel to execute optimization and to evaluate the results obtained. Interpretation of results in terms of the original problem. Formula Hybrid Race Car
Designed and fabricated a hybrid race car for Hybrid Vehicle Challenge National Event.
Team comprising of 32+ students across various departments.
Achieved 2nd position in the country in the preceding rounds to the final and finished 9th position overall. Technology Entrepreneurship Programme by Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Health and Hygiene topic working on a national level two year programme to build entrepreneurial orientation.
Worked as team leader and oversaw customer feedback, development, market survey and final product release with business plan and growth forecast.
Exposure to business skills by putting technical skills into practice.
Finished in top 10 after the end of two years.
Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Vertical Axis Windmill
Designing various components of windmill-blades, turbine and disk.
Performed thermal stress analysis by usage of simulation software.
Built working prototype upon achieving feasible results. Fabrication of Treadmill-bicycle
Incorporated mechanisms of both treadmill and bicycle powered by human momentum.
Aimed to deliver low impact, high performance outdoors.
Initiated assembly of prototype and drafting of initial design. PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author of a research paper titled “Design and Optimization of Suspension System for a Formula Hybrid race car Vehicle”. Volume 7, IJERT Journal, July 2018 issue. ACTIVITIES
Member, ISIE Student Chapter-2017.
GRIET SAE Collegiate club member. Organized and participated in workshops on ATVs, RC Planes.
Member, SAE Student Chapter-2015 to 2019.
Member, Imperial Society for Innovative Engineers-2017 to 2019.
Volunteer, International Conference on Material Processing and Characterization-2016 and 2017.
Volunteer, Akshaya Patra foundation to help underprivileged children.
Member of Go Green movement to promote usage of recyclable products at school, college level.
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