M SUNDARAVADIVELU
CAE ENGINEER
Chennai
Summary
CAE Engineer with 5.6 years of experience in Crash & Pedestrian Safety simulations, specializing in FE modeling, subsystem integration, and LS-DYNA analysis. Skilled in ANSA , HYPERMESH and Animator with hands-on expertise in pedestrian protection (headform, legform), bumper impact, and vehicle subsystem modeling. Recognized for model validation, and functional excellence.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
CAE Engineer
GNS Engineering India Pvt Ltd (Deputed to Mercedes-Benz R&D India)
07.2023 - Current
- Crash and Safety CAE analysis focusing on pedestrian protection and low-speed bumper impact.
- Modeled and integrated subsystems: front and rear bumper, hood, decklid, Cooler, fenders, lamps, engine assembly, etc.
- Performed FE modeling, welds, bolts, contacts, and joints integration for LS-DYNA simulations.
- Performing a check run of all individual modules using the impactor to check the modules' normal termination and debug the module errors.
- Checking the modules in the post processor to ensure all the connections and mechanisms are working properly, and to identify if any flying parts are present in the model.
- Converting the full vehicle model to a cut model, adding mass for the remaining parts at COG points, and creating a runnable file to reduce the run time of the analysis.
- The main objective of this project is to verify whether the vehicle body parts are designed in a manner that reduces the pedestrian injury values to less than those mentioned in the regulations. Subsystems were developed, and the vehicle was debugged for validation.
CAE Modeler
HCL Technologies (Deputed to Ford GTBC, Chennai)
02.2020 - 06.2023
- - Developed FE models from CAD data, performed symmetry checks, and ensured quality compliance.
- - Mid-surface extraction, geometry clean-up, and FE meshing with client-specific naming conventions.
- - Cleared penetrations, intersections, and duplicates to deliver error-free runnable models.
- - Recognized with "Functional Excellence" Award at Ford GTBC.
Education
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University – Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering & Technology
01.2017
Skills
Preprocessing: ANSA, HyperMesh
undefinedAccomplishments
- Awarded Functional Excellence by Ford GTBC for outstanding CAE contributions.
Timeline
CAE Engineer
GNS Engineering India Pvt Ltd (Deputed to Mercedes-Benz R&D India)
07.2023 - Current
CAE Modeler
HCL Technologies (Deputed to Ford GTBC, Chennai)
02.2020 - 06.2023
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University – Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering & Technology