Soumya Sambit Nayak

Virginia, USA adm7z8@r.postjobfree.com +1-540-***-**** LinkedIn Experience: 3+ years Expertise: Design, Part Development, Optimization, Manufacturing, Testing, Simulation, CFD, FEM Analysis, Vehicle Dynamics PROFESSIONAL & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

VIRGINIA TECH, Blacksburg, Virginia Graduate Researcher Dec 2018-Jan 2021 Continuum Shape Sensitivity Analysis in 1-D elastic bar

• Analyzed various methods for continuum shape optimization in a linear elastic bar

• Developed a novel method to derive 3 variational formulations for calculating shape sensitivities more accurately and efficiently than traditional numerical methods

• Investigated material and local shape sensitivity using Analytical methods and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to determine the order of convergence from each formulation

MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA, Haryana, India Assistant Manager, Suspension Design & Development Jul 2016-Jul 2018

• Helped launch four new models and six new variants in existing models leading to highest growth year-on-year of 13.4% in car sales for 2017-18 Production Training

• Accomplished inspection automation and Kaizen ideas for six parts in assembly line reducing cycle time by 5%

• Implemented Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFMA) principles gathered from spring and shocker supplier visits New Part Design & Development

• Handled design-development responsibility for four primary parts (MacPherson struts, springs, shock-absorbers, stabilizer bars)

• Established test specifications for part-level, vehicle-level testing and suspension tuning for Springs and Shock-absorbers

• Determined suspension hard points for two new models

• Conducted Concept Design Review, Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Vehicle Trails, Testing and Supplier Selection for Spring and Stabilizer bar for two models

Continuous Improvement & Market Feedback

• Benchmarked 17 competing models and acquired design improvement ideas for spring and damper parts

• Implemented seven out of nine Value Addition / Value Engineering (VAVE) ideas both internally and at supplier end leading to $63,000 saving/year

• Resolved six market feedback issues related to noise, leakage, durability, assembly clearance and serviceability NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TRICHY, Tamil Nadu, India Undergraduate Researcher Dec 2015-May 2016 Designed a Scaled-down Prototype of Hyperloop capsule

• Designed a scaled down model of the capsule/pod for a proposed new revolutionary mode of transportation (Hyperloop)

• Experimentally studied the parameters affecting capsule levitation at low speeds INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, Tamil Nadu, India Research Intern May 2014-Jul 2014 Investigated Two-Phase Flow in Parallel Microchannel Systems

• Studied Flow Maldistribution and ways to reduce it

• Established the influence of various parameters on Flow Distribution working at the Heat Transfer & Thermal Power Lab CENTRAL TOOL ROOM & TRAINING CENTRE, Odisha, India Summer Intern, Production Department Jun 2013-Jul 2013

• Hands-on experience at Production Department

• Reverse Engineered a mould for hand injection of plastic

• Manufactured the mould using various Machining processes like Conventional Turning, Milling, Grinding, CNC Milling & Turning PROJECTS

Application of Machine Learning Algorithms Jan 2021-Apr 2021

• Applied Machine Learning algorithms to solve advanced problems such as anti-spam, image recognition and clustering

• Examined the parameters for algorithm selection and performance optimization Slamming Impact of Hydrodynamically-Supported Craft Simulation and Analysis Jan 2019-May 2019

• Simulated 2-D Fluid-air and fluid-structure interactions of a Wedge falling on water surface using FineMarine

• Successfully matched the peak velocities, accelerations and pressures with the experimental results MATLAB implementation of a Cavity driven flow Aug 2018-Dec 2018

• Analyzed Square lid-driven cavity flow for 6 different mesh sizes for Reynolds numbers ranging from 50 to 1000

• Established significant regions of secondary flow for higher Reynolds numbers

• Convergence for Symmetric Gauss-Seidel found to be faster than Point Jacobi TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SolidWorks

• CATIA

• Siemens NX

• MATLAB

• Simulink

• AutoCAD

• MS Office

• Enovia

• Teamcenter

• C++

• JMP

• STANJAN

• ANSYS

• FineMarine

• GasTurb

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Aug 2018-Jan 2021

• GTA for Foundations of Physics (PHYS2306) & Introduction to Thermal & Fluid Engineering (ME2124)

• Pratt Fellowship 2018-19

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING National Institute of Technology Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India Jul 2012-May 2016

• First class with distinction

• AIEEE NIT Merit Award, Scholarship 2012-16

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