K_Karthikeyan

Experience

• Mechanical design engineer Valeo Group · Full-time Feb 2024 – Present 1 yrs Chennai, TN, India Concept Development for Steering Wheel Switches from Customer A Surface to Fully operational Condition (Push Switch, See Saw Switch, Multifunction Switch and Rotary Switch with optical and Magnetic Encoder).
  •Creating a New Window lifter Switch Mechanical Mechanism with Change in Customer A Surface and Verified the Plunger Dimension Required for this Mechanism to operate with Manual Calculation.
  •Supported For Paddle Shifter and Roof Module Project for Creating and updating the Parts Based on Change in Customer A Surface and Creating Functional Drawing.•Develop surfaces with engineering requirements such as draft angle, minimum radius, part thickness and gap.
  •Experience in closing volumes with high surface quality & required constraints.
  •Produce finished Class A models to specifications with minimal supervision.
  •Able to develop the design intent from rough sketches and mesh scan data, section data & engineering Surfaces.
  •Knowledge on plastic part Design & tooling for checking tooling feasibility with tool direction definition, parting line & Slider/ Lifter construction.
  •CATIA parametric Modeling and engineering data management systems.
  •Understand the GD & T and 3D annotation on CATIA model.
  •Verified compliance of designs with product specifications and standards.Assisted in the engineering design development phase through the analysis and simulation of prototypes and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models.
  •Surface Modeling : Crafted a fully functional CAD model from the ground up for steering wheel switches, roof modules, and gear paddle switches and reduced the Design Time by 50%.
  •Functional Design and Technical (FD&T) Developed Drawings Based on FD & T. Produced CAD models based on the A, B, and C surfaces provided by the customer.
  •Computer-Aided Tooling (CATIA) Kinematics : Conducted checks on the kinematics mechanisms involved in the switch operation process to avoid using of other software and reducing the project cost by 30%.
  •Creation and Updating of Bill of Materials (BOM).
  •Release of Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) in ENOVIA PLM ECR/ECO system.
  •Tolerance Stack-Up for TCU.
• Mechanical design engineer HCL TECHNOLOGIES · Full-time Aug 2021 – Feb 2024 2 yrs 6 mos Bengaluru, KA, India • Worked In Creating 3D Cad Model For NPD.
  • Created the 2D model to 3D using CATIA and Solid Works.
  • Sheet metal design and Surface Design.
  • Achieved a 20% weight reduction in core components by leveraging advanced analysis software.
  • MANAGED PROJECTS:
  • Automatic Stirrer For Cooking (Proved The Concept And Demonstrated Working Model With 90%
  Efficiency) -
  o Support For 3D CAD Creation.
  o Generated Drawing For Prototype Production.
  o Testing Done For The Prototype And The Concept Is Proved.
  • Concept For Phillips Cold Iron (Proved The Concept With 75% Working Efficiency):
  o To Create An Iron That Work Without Heat.
  o Created CAD Model And Drawing.
  o Simulation Done Using COMSOL For Analyzing Maximum Frequency it Can Reach.
  • Creating Cad Models for Air Circulation In Wall Ovens:
  o Need To Create a 3D CAD Model for Recirculating The Air Inside Oven For Air Frying, For Maintaining Constant Temperature In Oven Etc.
  • The Safety Knob Concepts Development:
  o To prevent child safety, made a 3D CAD model for child safety knobs that use a pin-type mechanism and two lock mechanisms.
  • Drawing Migration:
  o Transferring Current Drawings from Acquired BEST to ELECTROLUX Regulations.
  • Sustainable Packaging (EPS Free Packaging By 100% Sustainable):
  o Objective: To Develop a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Model for Sustainable Packaging of 67 Kilograms.
  o Packaging Design and Clamping Design Calculation.
  o Manual Calculation of Vertical and Horizontal Compression Strengths of Honeycomb and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Material Utilizing
  CATIA Structural Analysis and Manual Calculations.
  o Physical testing with supplier prototypes to verify the design.
  • Client Support Services:
  o Assistance to Clients in 3D Modeling and 2D Detailing.
  o Development and Management of Team Center ECR, ANC, Master ANC, and ECN.
  o Generation of Concepts for New Product Development (NPD).
  o Cleaning of CAD Models for Simulation Purposes (85% - 90% without any interference).
  o Development of CAD Models for Cost Out Analysis (lowered the Cost of product by 15%).