FEA Engineer

Chirag Save

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Ventura, CA, 93004. 313-***-****

Introduction

A principal Mechanical Engineer with more than 2 years of academic experience in FEA analysis with excellent knowledge in Thermal Systems, Fluids and Strength of Materials. Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University Northridge (GPA: 3.66), USA & seeking a position as FEA Engineer to utilize strong technical skills and professional experience.

Education

Masters, Mechanical Engineering

California State University, Northridge Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

GPA: 3.66 (Honors)

Related Coursework: Advanced Finite Elements Analysis, Aero propulsion systems, Advanced Mathematics & Internal Combustion Engines.

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

University of Mumbai, India Jun 2003 - Jul 2006

GPA: 3.5

Related Coursework: Advanced Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Vibrations & Numerical Methods.

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE), India

GPA: 3.6 (Honors) May 2000 – May 2003

Related Coursework: Automobile Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics & Strength of materials.

Soft Skills

FEA: Abaqus/ CAE 6.10, Hypermesh 10.0, Ansys Mechanical (Workbench v13)

CAD: SolidWorks 2010, Mechanical Desktop 2009, AutoCAD 2011, Autodesk Inventor 2011

CFD: CFDesign 2011, Ansys Fluent & Gambit (Workbench v13)

Other: SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2011, Visual Basic, MS Office 2007

Academic Projects using Abaqus

Solidification of a steel casting in a mold

Transient Thermal Analysis to predict progression of the freezing of the casting (phase change) & design of the riser to avoid ‘casting defects’.

Calculation of residual stresses induced by Quenching

Coupled thermal-displacement transient simulation focused on thermo-mechanical stresses in components caused due to rapid temperature changes along with plastic deformation of the material.

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a pipe with local inelastic collapse

In 2 stage approach, moment-curvature relationship for the section under conditions of pure bending was studied first, followed by an analysis to predict the overall dynamic response of the pipe, to define inelastic bending behavior of the beam.

2-D crack growth with hard circular inclusion (XFEM).

Simulating Heat Transfer for time required for cooling a steel strip emerging from hot rolling mill.

Determination of natural frequencies & mode shapes of a part/ structure.

Explicit analysis simulating frontal collision of a vehicle frame (crash performance) to ensure damage is confined to the frontal area to increase safety.

Using Ansys Mechanical

Variable Pitch Pulley Drive

University of Mumbai, India (senior year project) Jun 2005- Jun 2006

Redesigned variable pitch pulley drive to obtain 3.5 times lower RPM.

Performed stress analysis on critical components using Ansys Mechanical.

Heat transfer Analysis of a fin & tube heat exchanger (Temperature, convection & radiation loading).

Linear buckling analysis to ensure stability of the part under pure compression against buckling.

Hypermesh 10.0 skills: Improving and refining geometries, Adept at creating and verifying 2D/3D meshing for complicated geometries, Batch Meshing & Morphing.

Work Experience

Mechanical Engineer

WV Communications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA Mar 2010-Present

Validate & verify mechanical design & development of military products with particular emphasis on electronic products; independently as well as with other team members.

Recognizing routine issues and prioritize assignments in challenging fast paced environment.

Productive coordination in a dynamic team environment to evaluate critical-to-function features & requirements to decide correct design approaches.

Coordinated with supervisor to develop and successfully implement Solidworks EPDM system to streamline document control in the company along with providing trainings to colleagues.

Got promoted in 8 months.

Successfully solved failing of a ‘load/FET’ placed on an extruded aluminum heat sink due to overheating using CFDesign (CFD Analysis).

Hobbies & Activities

Tennis, Cricket, Photography, travelling & cooking.

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