Senior Mechanical Engineer

RAJNISH CHANDRASEKHAR

**** ******** *****,

Naperville, IL 60565 (U.S.A.)

Cell: 331-***-**** E-mail: ********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

A rewarding technical leadership position in the automotive, agricultural, mining, oil/gas & aerospace/defense industries. WORK EXPERIENCE

• Tech Mahindra, Lisle, IL

Powertrain Engineer-Navistar contract (2024 - present) - product development of base engines & components.

• Allison Transmission, hybrid/Indianapolis, IN.

Senior Engineer (2023 – 2024) – hydraulics product development for Allison transmissions used in commercial & defense vehicles, using Amesim software. Using NX software for assembly & installation designs.

• Actalent/EASi, hybrid/Burr Ridge, IL.

Engineer-CNH contract (2022) – hydraulics product development for agricultural equipment & tractors. Using Creo, TeamCenter & analysis software. Performed design reviews.

• Cullerton/Populus, remote/IL.

Engineer-Caterpillar contract (2021 – 2022) – hydraulics product development for large wheel mining vehicles. Analyzed results & performed design reviews.

• Ingenium Aerospace, Rockford, IL.

Mechanical Engineering Project Lead (2020 – 2021) – product development for aerospace actuator systems. Using Creo for assembly designs. Developed statements of work (SOW).

• Cobham Mission Systems/Eaton Aerospace, Davenport, IA. Manager/Senior Mechanical Engineer (2018 – 2020) – product development for aerospace applications including pneumatic valve development. Developing DFMEA and Root Cause failure analysis for mechanical systems. Trained in GD&T methods. Electronic packaging using Creo & Ansys/Icepak. Reliability & systems analysis for FMECA. Analyzed results & performed design reviews. Developed statements of work (SOW).

• Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN.

Adjunct Professor (2016-2018) – teaching mechanical engineering courses in Thermodynamics, Combustion and Refrigeration & HVAC.

• T.I. Automotive, Ligonier, IN.

Engineering Specialist (2015 – 2017) – hydraulic-induced FEA, modal analysis, fatigue analysis & frequency response for fuel rails. Analyzed results & performed design reviews.

• Bergstrom, Inc., Rockford, IL

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Manager/Principal Engineer (2014 – 2015) - Design & development of Thermal/HVAC, Environmental Control Systems (ECS), Airconditioning & Refrigeration systems. Managing global design (Pro-E) & CFD/CAE analysis

(Ansys) teams, & using Autodesk CFDesign & LMS/AMESim – for hydraulic applications in automotive, truck & agricultural industries. Developed statements of work (SOW).

• Simutech [ANSYS Partner], Des Plaines, IL

CFD Engineer (2012 – 2013) - Thermal & HVAC engineering with CFD, using ANYS/CFX & FLUENT software.

• Navistar, Inc., Lisle/Chicago, IL

Senior Manager/SeniorTechnical Specialist (2010 - 2012) - Powertrain engineering, Engine Cooling, HVAC and Thermal management, for various truck & engine platforms. Developed hydraulic piping circuits with directional valves - for diesel trucks & electric/hybrid vehicles. Sizing & selection of heat exchangers & cooling fans. Developed DFMEA & DVPR for launch of several vehicles. Reviewed CAD (UG/NX TeamCenter & Pro-E), FEA (Nastran & SolidWorks), Thermal & CFD (ANSYS/FLUENT, STAR-CCM+, AMESIM, FLOWMASTER) projects of engineering staff. Electronic packaging using Creo & Ansys/Icepak. Reviewer of SAE Thermal & Engine Cooling conference technical papers. Developed statements of work (SOW).

• B.A.E. Systems, Sterling Heights, MI.

Staff Mechanical Engineer (2008 – 2010) - design & development of engine cooling systems, HVAC, heat exchangers and cooling fans for Bradley & Paladin defense vehicles. Hydraulic & Exhaust system design using 1-D analysis

(FLOWMASTER). Reviewed CFD projects of engineering staff and conducted CFD simulations using FLUENT, ANSA, STAR-CCM+ & HYPERMESH. Selected as “Aerothermodynamics” session co-chair at the 47th AIAA Aerospace Meeting in January 2009. Reviewer for 10th Biannual Joint AIAA/ASME/SAE Thermophysics & Heat Transfer Conference in June 2010. Developed statements of work (SOW).

• Ford Motor Co./ Visteon Corp. / A.C.H., LLC [Ford subsidiary], Dearborn, MI. Product Design Engineer (1999 – 2008) – Lead thermal/CFD engineer (FLUENT, STAR-CD, Pro-E, SolidWorks, MatLab) as well as CAE Program Management for Chassis (Steering), Powertrain (Exhaust) & HVAC airflow components. Made significant impact on product design of electro-hydraulic power-assisted steering motors, engine compartment/Underhood cooling (HVAC), as well as hydraulic noise reduction in steering pumps. Received 5-year service excellence award in 2004 and S.A.E. recognition award in 2006. Also received Ford employee recognition award in 2006. Invited speaker at IQPC Automotive Chassis & Powertrain conference in 2007. Chair for “High Speed Flows” session at the Joint 39th AIAA Thermophysics & 18th CFD Conference in June 2007. Also Chair for “Nonequilibrium Flows” session at the 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in January 2008. Six Sigma Green Belt training.

• Bquad Engineering, Flint, MI.

Senior Project Engineer (1994 - 1999) -

• On-site contract at General Motors - Small Car Group, MI (1997 - 1999) - Computer aided engineering - synthesis, analysis and simulation - for future GM small cars. Underhood/underbody, engine cooling/fan selection and passenger compartment Thermal / HVAC product design and engineering for various vehicle platforms - using Aero/Thermal & Computational Fluid Dynamics tools. The passenger compartment HVAC system design

(Unigraphics/UG, STAR-CD) was a part of the team that was awarded G.M. Chairman's Awards for 1998.

• On-site contract at DaimlerChrysler Technology Center, MI (1994 - 1997) - Designing automotive powertrain components (including catalytic converters and mufflers) using CFD/CAE software tools such as STAR-CD, FLUENT, Pro-E, HYPERMESH and ICEM/CFD. Investigated engine combustion and EGR mixing of intake manifold airflow. Performed external aerodynamic and acoustic (wind noise) simulations using Pro-E and EXA. Worked on heat transfer and noise problems of mufflers and catalytic converters, as well as engine cooling issues for future Chrysler vehicles. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• S.A.E. (Society of Automotive Engineers) – Member [Heat Transfer & Thermal Mgmt. Committee] 3

• A.I.A.A. (American Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics) – Associate Fellow [Thermo-physics & Heat Transfer].

• E.I.T. (P.E. - Part 1) – Jan. 1994.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. (Mech. Engr.) - Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.

• M.S. (Mech. Engr.) - Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

• B.Tech. (Aero. Engr. - Honors) - Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Kharagpur, India. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

• “Turbulent and Compressible Flow Effects in a Hydraulic Power Steering Pump", SAE Paper 200*-**-****, April 2006.

• “Improved Hydraulic Power Steering Pump Design Using Computer Tools", SAE Paper 200*-**-****, April 2005.

• Conference Proceedings, The ICHMT International Symposium on Radiative Heat Transfer, Kusadasi, Turkey, August 1995.

• “Numerical Investigation of Radiation and Turbulence Interactions in Supersonically Expanded Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flames”, AIAA Paper 95-0135, January 1995.

• “Application of a Reynolds Stress Model to a Supersonic Radiating Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flame”, AIAA Paper 93-0447, January 1993.

• "Studies on Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Supersonic Chemically Reacting Flows", NASA Contractor Report 194662

[also Ph.D. Dissertation, (ISBN: B00010IYVG )], 1993.

• “Thermochemical Nonequilibrium and Radiative Interactions in Supersonic Hydrogen-Air Combustion,” AIAA Paper 92-0340, January 1992.

• “Radiative Interactions in Nonequilibrium Flows,” AIAA Paper 92-0122, January 1992.

• “Application of a Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model to a Supersonic Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flame”, AIAA Paper 91-1786, June 1991.

• “Investigation of Radiative Interactions in Chemically Reacting Supersonic Internal Flows,” AIAA Paper 91-0572, January 1991.

• "Radiative Interactions in Chemically Reacting Supersonic Internal Flows", NASA Contractor Report 188067, 1991.

• “Radiative Interactions in a Hydrogen-Fueled Supersonic Combustor”, AIAA Paper 91-0373, January 1991.

• Master’s (Mech. Engr.) thesis in CFD – “Finite Volume Solutions of the Euler Equations on Cartesian Grids” [ISBN: 031*******].

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Operating Systems - Unix (HP/Sun), PC - Windows XP ( IBM/HP), Windows 10, MS Office.

• Software - Excel, Adobe PDF, Powerpoint, MatLab, SolidWorks, Nastran, Pro-E/Creo, UG/NX, Autodesk/CFDesign, Ansys/FLUENT, Ansys/CFX, Star-CD, STAR-CCM +, FlowMaster, AMESim. HONORS & AWARDS

• Chair for “Aerothermodynamics” session at the 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in January 2009. 4

• Chair for “Non-equilibrium Flows” session at the 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in January 2008.

• Invited speaker at I.Q.P.C. Automotive Chassis & Powertrain conference in Sept. 2007.

• Chair for “High Speed Flows” session at the Joint 39th AIAA Thermo-physics & 18th CFD Conference in June 2007.

• Ford Motor Company employee recognition award in Dec. 2006.

• S.A.E. recognition award in April 2006.

• Visteon Corp. service excellence award in Sept. 2004.

• G.M. Chairman's Awards for 1998 (team member) in July 1998. CERTIFICATIONS

• E.I.T. (P.E. Part 1), New Hampshire, 1993..

MISCELLANEOUS

• Willing to relocate/travel.

• U.S. Citizen.

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