Design Engineer Mechanical Engineering

Mohamad Sadek

***** ******** **. ******** *******, MI 48127

Ph.: 313-***-**** e-mail: ********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Talented engineer with forty+ years of experience in automotive and defense vehicle systems and component design, development, testing, launch and field support seeking senior/lead Mechanical engineering position. Strengths include: ● Automotive closures ● Component and system design release ● Product launch and manufacturing support ● Component packaging and integration

● Technical leadership ● Plastic injection molding ● Project and group management. Proven ability to work well with teams as well as independently, initiative taken, detail oriented, hardworking and proactive. I am proficient in engineering analysis, MS, Siemens NX software and trained in Catia V5 software.

Skills

Work Experience

Oct. 2020 – Nov. 2024 Side Closures Lead Design Engineer, Populus Group Troy, MI Contract engineer assigned to General Motors Corporation. Lead Side Closures Engineer responsible for the design of:

• Power actuator for single panel side sliding door.

• Mechanical engineering principles

• Multi-tasking

• Trouble shooting and problem solving.

• Specification development (CTS, SSTS)

• DFMEA / PFMEA / DRBFM

• DFSS black belt

• Writing and communicating

• SOR development

• Project management

• Cross functional team management

• Team member mentoring

• Launch support

• Manufacturing team support/training

• Technical Leadership

• Component design

• System concept design and

development

• Component and system integration

• Variation simulation analysis

• Closures DIW and hardware design

• GD&T and 2 D drawing

• Dimensional analysis

• Injection molding plastic design

• Sheet metal design

• Root cause analysis

• Test plan development and test support.

• Power actuator for dual panel bulkhead sliding door.

• Sliding door tracks for side and bulkhead sliding doors

• Door latches

• Door handles

Responsibilities included generating and executing technical specs, developing and releasing designs, system into vehicle integration, system testing, interdepartmental coordination, tier one supplier management, cost and timing management/control, and production support for a new electric-drive delivery vehicle. Mar. 1994 – Mar. 2020 Senior Design Engineer, General Motors Corporation Warren, MI Lead design release engineering and lead hardware integration engineer for the following:

• Responsible for the design and release of the following systems or components o Water deflector

o Fixed glass

o Outside door handles

o Rear wiper system

o Exterior appliques

o Energy absorbers

o Wind noise sealing components.

• Responsible for the following

o Integration and packaging of all side door hardware, door trim and electrical harnesses o Load and installation simulation studies of side door glass, door trim, seals, latches, handles, outside rearview mirrors OSRVM, impact energy absorbers, appliques ETC… o Modifying DIW sheet metal to meet formability and stress requirement o Dimensional Variation Simulation Modeling (VSM) analysis o Basic stress analysis

o Initial manufacturing installation process and instruction sheets o New product launch support and single point engineering contact Oct. 1984– Mar. 1994 Engineering Specialist, General Dynamics Land Systems Sterling Heights, MI Lead mechanical design engineer of several complex military vehicles/programs.

• Mechanical design engineer for mobile electronic command and control vehicle.

• Designed and implemented military hardware for several programs (M1A1, M1A2 “electronic enclosures”, 15ton EV vehicle, land mine clearing vehicle, ETC…).

• Conducted stress, thermal, and other engineering analysis.

• Supervised drafting, fabricating, and implementation activities of my designs.

• Developed and presented engineering proposals for high-ranking military personnel design reviews.

• Served as design technical lead and liaison between customers, suppliers, and fellow engineers. EDUCATION

• M.S. Engineering Science, June 2000 Rensselaer Polytechnique Institute, Troy, NY

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, December 1982 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

• Technical, managerial and project management General Motors and General Dynamics Corp. certification courses

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