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Ganesh Kiran P R

CAE Lead Engineer
Chennai

Summary

Dynamic CAE Lead Engineer with extensive experience at Ford Motor Private Limited, specializing in vehicle dynamics and suspension system analysis. Proven track record in optimizing design processes and automating reporting, enhancing efficiency by 30%. Skilled in project management and advanced modal analysis, delivering impactful solutions in NVH and durability.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CAE Lead Engineer - Vehicle Dynamics

Ford Motor Private Limited
04.2020 - Current

Project Coordination &Data management

• Responsible for creating the project plan as per the requirement of design team and tracks progress.

• Responsible for data collection and coordination with relevant stake holders for project completion.

• Creates proposal plans, check sheets, project trackers, report templates based on the requirements and as per 5S process standards.

Vehicle Dynamics analysis

• Secondary Ride simulation (Impact after shake, Ride road, Rough road &DFSS) analysis on standard operating conditions for different carlines.

• Issue resolution analysis - Point mobility, Bush sensitivity, modal participation and transfer path analysis for ride issues in vehicle.

• Maintaining spider chart and tornado chart for attribute team discussion

• Design proposal suggestion to attribute teams (NVH, Dura, Safety) and working on design iteration based on feedback.

• Modal alignment study and modal proposal plans for full vehicle system

• Correlation of Vehicle test data to CAE analysis to correlate the operating conditions.

• Modal neutral file creation for RLD generation in Adams.

• Automated the report generation process using Excel VBA and python.

• Reduced the turnaround time for ride analysis by optimizing design suggestion proposals in Heeds.

• Test data to CAE conversion using Matlab.

Lead Engineer –Suspension System Analysis

Ford Motor Private Limited
01.2015 - 04.2020

• Component level suspension system fatigue analysis to predict the life of suspension component using Abaqus, Adams and Ncode.

• System level suspension modal analysis using Abaqus and Nastran

• System level and component level suspension model build for NVH and Durability in Ansa and Hyper mesh.

Ford Werke- GMBH, cologne

• Performed System level suspension analysis for BIP (Brake Into Pothole) and ROK (Reverse Over Kerb ) analysis - Abaqus explicit (2015)

• Performed full vehicle suspension analysis in Radios (2016 )

• Method development for full vehicle suspension strength analysis.

Engineer- Closures Model Build and Systems Analysi

Ford Motor Private Limited
08.2012 - 01.2015

• Modal analysis on Closure assembly.

• Closures models build for NVH and Durability.

• Method development project for best connection representation for test correlation on closures.

• Turn around time reduction for closures model build by automating the sign-off report and improving mesh parameters.

Education

B- Tech - Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Trivandrum, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Project management

Vehicle Dynamics analysis for full vehicle

Issue resolution analysis for full vehicle dynamics analysis

Full vehicle NVH analysis

Durability analysis for suspension system and closures system

Modal analysis for suspension and closures system

FE Model build for suspension system and closures system

Optimization of FE components and design suggestions

Certification

Six Sigma Green belt

Accomplishments

• Designed an automobile course aimed at improving automobile awareness across all departments. Show and tell session showing the component in the cut section of vehicle, explaining the functionality in the vehicle and design specifications. Trained more than 1000 employees through the training and got multiple AP awards for the design and implementation of the course.

• Spearheading the team building activities, organized multiple team events and received appreciations.

• Represented Ford in corporate table tennis tournaments and won prizes.

Timeline

CAE Lead Engineer - Vehicle Dynamics

Ford Motor Private Limited
04.2020 - Current

Lead Engineer –Suspension System Analysis

Ford Motor Private Limited
01.2015 - 04.2020

Six Sigma Green belt

01-2015

Engineer- Closures Model Build and Systems Analysi

Ford Motor Private Limited
08.2012 - 01.2015

B- Tech - Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering, Trivandrum
04.2001 -
Ganesh Kiran P R CAE Lead Engineer