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Education University of Hertfordshire | Hatfield, England September 2021 - February 2023 Master of Science in automotive engineering, First Class Honours PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore, India July 2016 – May 2021 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, CGPA 7.4
Experience Nex Power Ltd. | Milton Keynes, England January 2024 - present Design Engineer Undertaking a partner project and modelled it from the ground up. Implementing design ideas to accommodate a different propulsion system in the same.
MTC Ltd. | Hertford, England January 2023 – January 2024
Design Engineer Intern Performing FEA analysis and carrying out product testing in the laboratory to check the durability of the products. Provided ideas and led a client project and implemented the same to improve the structural integrity whilst detecting the weak points of the client’s sample. Reduced compressive stresses acting on the product by introducing a component by 10 MPa. Designing, improving, and adding strengthening features and removing unnecessary features to product by increasing durability of the product and reducing cost to manufacture. Aditya Auto Products and Engineering Pvt Ltd | Bangalore, India May 2019 – June 2019 Intern Project on Process capability studies, which is to find a solution to overcome the challenges faced and increase the production of a certain component. Employees were hand lifting components from one die to another, chute system helped slide the components to the die. Implemented chute system to increase productivity and reduce fatigue of employees working on dies. Improved production of seat sliding rails by 8.5% and machine utilisation by 7.9% during demand.
Projects Increase in downforce over cooling slats on a Motorsports car January 2023 Academic Project Designed an airfoil to fit over the cooling slats on a motorsports car to increase overall downforce and deflect hot air rising from it. The scaled down model showed an additional 5.12N can be produced over the car’s body. Manufacturing of inlet manifold by 3D printing May 2021 Academic Project Designed an inlet manifold using Nylon 6 to increase performance of the engine. Achieved reduced stress by simulating it in ANSYS. Performed CFD analysis to show the increased fluid velocity through the plenum of the manifold. Theo Jansen walking robot February 2019 Academic Project Implemented Theo Jansen mechanism to fabricate a walking robot. Demonstrated the model to better understand the real world uses on various rough terrains when compared to a wheel.
Relevant Coursework Advanced Engines and power systems, Electric Vehicle Technology, Automotive Dynamics and safety, Automotive materials and manufacture, Electrical Systems, Sustainable Business of Engineering
