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.
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.
• 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.
• 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.
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
Six Sigma Green belt
• 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.
Six Sigma Green belt