Structural Design

SANAY SATAM

ENGINEER MECHANIC PILOT

386-***-**** *****.********@*****.*** LinkedIn Website EDUCATION

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)

Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering

FAA Airframe Certification FAA Private Pilot License University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

GPA: 3.55/4.0

GPA: 3.20/4.0

Daytona Beach, Florida

December 2020

Mumbai, India

May 2016

SKILLS

Modelling Software : AutoCAD Autodesk Fusion ProE Solidworks GD&T CATIAv5 Mastercam Ansys Workbench 15 Analysis Software : FEMAP with Nx Nastran Msc Nastran Ansys Workbench Optimization Software: OpenMDAO HEEDS MDO Inspire by Altair modeFRONTIER Tools : MS Office Suite Blender Tableau Matlab C Python SQL FARO Arm Laser Scanner CO-OP EXPERIENCE

Liaison Engineer, Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Georgia

Engaged at Delta TechOps, Operations Support Group to provide engineering repair disposition to minimize downtime Jan. 2019 – May 2019

Investigated aircraft damage and provide dispositions for non-conformances resulting from in-service operation Aug. 2019 – Dec. 2019

Assist in Issue of temporary and permanent engineering repair instructions under CFR 14, Part 121.379(b)

Reviewed AMM, IPC, SRM, WDM, FIM, Service Bulletins and other technical documents for all DAL aircraft to facilitate disposition

Developed an in-house repair kit for the A220 Flight Spoiler Control Lever, resulting in reduced maintenance cost

Collaborated with Fleet management, Component Engineering, Production, Delta Flight Products and Avionics to facilitate the First Article Inspection (FAI), Flammability testing and part certification process

Performed Structural and Aerodynamic Analysis, Running Load and Load Lost Analysis, and prepared repair schemes AutoCAD software

Familiar with AMOC, Airbus World, MyBoeingFleet, RDAS and Service Request protocol, MEL/NEF/CDL procedure, AD compliance WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Design Engineer, Eagle Flight Research Center – Project eSpirit Daytona Beach, Florida

Project eSpirit is a Super Dimona HK36 retrofitted with an all-electric propulsion system Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2020

Spearheaded the redesign and optimization of thermal system to improve thermal efficiency by 15%

Modified structural and nonstructural aspects of the thermal and battery system mounts to minimize weight

Conducted preliminary and observer-oriented, sound pressure level analysis Graduate Design Engineer, Eagle Flight Research Center – C90 Tank Retrofit Daytona Beach, Florida

Designed and analyzed mounting bracket assembly for a pesticide tank to be retrofitted on the King Air C90 aircraft Aug. 2018 – Dec. 2018

Created fabrication, assembly, and installation packages of the mounting assembly for maintenance personnel May 2019 – Aug. 2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant, ERAU Daytona Beach, Florida

Educated a class of 19 undergraduate seniors, the structural analysis software, FEMAP with Nx Nastran Sept. 2017 – Dec. 2018

Taught 25 undergraduate students the structural analysis software, FEMAP with Nx Natran (Aerospace Structures Course) Jan. 2020 – May 2020

Educated 12 students, various material, and structural testing methods in accordance with ASTM standards (Structures and Instrumentation Lab) INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Structural Design Intern, Techbaaz Mumbai, India

Conceptualized a Dual Rotor Electric VTOL aircraft with fixed wing flight capability once airborne Dec. 2016 – Jan. 2017

Designed and analyzed the airframe structure suitable for scalable fabrication Aircraft Maintenance Intern, Air India Mumbai, India

Assisted in heavy maintenance checks (D-check) on Boeing, wide-body aircraft (B787, B747-400 and B777-200/300) Sept. 2016 – Nov. 2016

Familiar with transport category, landing gear change, engine change and flight control rigging PROJECTS

Topology Optimization and Prototyping, ERAU Daytona Beach, Florida

Utilized Solid Isotropic Materials with Penalization (SIMP) method to optimize a UAV subframe for Additive Manufacturing Jan. 2018 – May 2018

Reduced weight by 40% compared to commercial drones in the same weight class resulting in greater useful load capacity Team Lead: Senior Design Project, Quad Bike Design, Indian Society of New Era Engineers (ISNEE) Quad Torc 2015 Mumbai, India

Led a team of 25 members from conceptualization to the finished product and ranked 2nd in the overall competition Oct. 2014 – Aug. 2015

Performed simulations on Lotus-Shark software for optimum suspension design, applied DFMEA throughout design phase PUBLISHED PAPER

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aviation Forum Atlanta, Georgia Presented a paper on “Comparison of Sensitivity Analysis Methods for Structural Shape Optimization” June 2018 LEADERSHIP

Structural Design Advisor, Eagle Loop, Hyperloop Design Competition Jan. 2020 – May 2020 Conference Chair, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Jan. 2020 – May 2020

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