Abhilash Somashankar
- 1. ABHILASH SOMASHANKAR Apt 104, 39053 Polo Club Dr, Phone: 906-370-4403 Farmington Hills, MI 48335 Email: [email protected] M echani cal E ngi neer Naturally inquisitive and performance driven professional, possessing a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering. Solid expertise in conceptualization, creation, development, and demonstration of innovative technical design. Highly knowledgeable in areas of motor vehicle engineering, CATIA modeling, and FEA. Works well under pressure and meet deadlines. Areas of Expertise Analysis Design APQP Hypermesh ANSYS CATIA V5 Solidworks AUTOCAD GD&T ProE Creo2 Stacks DFM Material selection DOE DFMEA MS project for timelines Education Master of Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 4.0, Michigan Technological University(Aug 2013-May2015), Houghton, MI Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.7, Vishveshwaraya Technological University(Aug2008-June 2012), Karnataka, INDIA Key Skills Assessment TROUBLESHOOTING – Improve design by determining causes of engineering errors and apply failure mechanics COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING – Identifies complex design problems and reviews related information to develop and evaluate options and implement design solutions Professional Experience VISTEON, VAN BUREN, MI (CONTRACT EMPLOYEE THROUGH MSX INTERNATIONAL INC) 2015-PRESENT MECHANICAL ENGINEER JOB RESPONSIBILITY DEVELOP DESIGNS FOR MECHANICAL SUBSYSTEMS FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS WORK WITH ENGINEERING TEAM LEADERS AND MANAGERS TO PREPARE AND DOCUMENT DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AS REQUIRED WORK WITH RESEARCH RESOURCES TO CLARIFY OR RESOLVE COMPONENT PROBLEMS EMPLOY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND SUPPLIER RELATIONS APPROACH UTILIZING CUSTOMER REQUIRED FORMATS SUCH AS PRODUCTION PARTS APPROVAL PROCESS (PPAP) AND ADVANCED PRODUCTION QUALITY PROCESS (APQP) TECHNIQUES USE COMPUTER ASSISTED ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM ENGINEERING AND DESIGN TASKS
- 2. Abhilash Somashankar Resume, Page 2 PREPARE MECHANICAL DRAWINGS, PRODUCT AND SYSTEM RELATED SPECIFICATIONS, AND BILLS OF MATERIAL (BOM) CONFIRM AVAILABILITY AND FACILITATE ACQUISITION OF NEW COMPONENTS FOR BUILDS PLAN, DEVELOP, AND PARTICIPATE IN EXPERIMENTATION AND TESTS RELATED TO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GENERATE AND ANALYZE TEST DATA AND REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF DESIGN MEETS FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. PROJECTS FARADAY FUTURE PASSENGER DISPLAY FORD CLUSTER STUCK POINTER ISSUE TLX FREESTANDING DISPLAY FOR HONDA DUEL OLED CENTER STACK CONCEPT DISPLAY MODULE WITH ADVANCED HMI PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AT VISTEON Successfully completed creo-2 online training Received Insight software training to work and use Fortrus 3D printer machine Attended the product development statistics foundation training MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, HOUGHTON, MI 2014 – 2015 RESEARCH STUDENT Developed and designed robotic stacker using Hypermesh for NUCOR steel plant Drafted engineering drawings for kinetic safety airbag complex to power motorbikes Performed crash test of the motorbikes in LS-DYNA Combined two different software packages by using a Fortran program Built prototypes of components, developed test procedures and conducted tests using software packages and physical testing methods ARMSTRONG FLUID TECHNOLOGY, BUFFALO, NY (MAY-AUG) 2014 INTERNSHIP Examined engineering drawings for completeness, clarity, and dimensional accuracy Provided analysis and test support for pump design that reduced scraps by 60% Created layouts, general arrangements, and drawings for equipment conceptual and detail designs SDS PVT. LTD, BANGALORE, INDIA 2012 – 2013 DESIGN ENGINEER Applied CAD design for automotive and pump industries and troubleshot design issues Taught training courses on CATIA and ANSYS at mechanical companies and academic institutions