Pandi Raj Chinnappan
IICHEP, VRS Complex, Vadapalanji Main Road, Palkalai Nagar,
Madurai, Tamil Nadu - 625021
Phone: +91 9551456762
Email ID:
[email protected]Professional Summary
Almost 10 years of experience in product design, product development and manufacturing of heavy
machinery parts and auto components and special purpose machines.
Work Experience
Sharda Motor Industries Ltd., Kancheepuram
Deputy Manager- Design & Development from December 2022
Translate customer specifications and internal requirements into clear product performance
criteria.
Provide necessary inputs for designer to ensure that design meets the requirement.
Support designer with regard to specifications knowledge and product robustness.
Participate in DFMEA discussion and make sure relevant tests are specified in documents for
effective analysis.
Participate in design review, Implement best practice, processes and procedures to aid and
improve product performance.
Support design review and contribute to achieve internal milestones as well as customer program
milestones.
Identify and optimize design in terms of functionality, cost & manufacturability.
Provide technical expertise to the team.
Anticipates and overcomes obstacles.
Contribute to continuous improvement activities.
Quality control of work by appropriate reviews.
Support and lead process improvement activities.
Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends.
Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-INO, Madurai
Project Scientific Officer “C” Mechanical from August 2019 to December 2022
Involved in the study and design of various mechanical elements and structures related to the
50kton electromagnet for the ICAL detector.
Create a concept design and layout for Special Purpose Machines such as glass lifting machines,
rotating fixtures, stackers for RPC handling, and so on.
Design, drafting and component selection of a special-purpose fly cutting machine for Di-Counter
polishing.
Create drawings and designs for mounting fixtures for electronic chips and other precision
components.
Design and fabrication of jig and fixtures for Di-Counter(detector) manufacturing.
Structural member selection and creating manufacturing drawings for the fabrication of the
assembly work table for the CMVD wall assembly.
Structural analysis for deflection and maximum stress induced using Ansys 18.1 Workbench for
assembly work table, storage rack etc.
Accountable for prototype development, updates/modifications, and follow up with the vendor
for timely delivery of the components.
Reverse engineering using Vernier Caliper, Height Gauge, CMM etc.
Identifying, evaluating and managing vendors to support product development and prototyping.
Planning, scheduling, and monitoring the fabrication of CMVD Wall detector components and
assembly.
Refurbishing, commissioning, and operating a spray painting machine, as well as conducting paint
trials and inspections using destructive and nondestructive testing.
JM Frictech India Private Limited, Kancheepuram
Senior Design Engineer, From May 2017 to August 2019
Responsible for concept design of wet brake system and its components for tractors, material
handling and construction equipment’s.
Perform force calculation for tractor brakes and its components.
Carrying out DFMEA process for the New Product Design in CAM type brakes.
Accountable for Design Calculation and Tolerance Stack Up calculation for brake assembly.
Handled Reverse Engineering of dry and wet brakes for tractors and construction equipment’s.
Implementing design updates for optimized manufacturing methods, considering the quality and
cost.
Material selection for casting components and steel plates etc.
Carried out Value Added and Value Engineering as a part of cost reduction activities.
Creating 3D models and complete detailing of the developed parts and its components using
CAD Software such as Creo 4.0 and AutoCAD.
Verification and testing of the newly developed products on field and at the testing facility.
Creating process and maintaining drawings in PLM using WindChill.
Caterpillar, India
(Through Geometric Limited),
Design Engineer, July 2014 to May 2017
Performing sheet metal and structure design for underground mining products and other heavy
machinery by performing design validation through DFA, DFM and DFMEA.
Responsible for engineering design changes, design and detailing of structural components of
boom, feed, carousel rod changer and dust collecting system and light fabrication using Creo 2.0.
Contributed to full machine conversion of Bucyrus machine to Caterpillar based on current design
standards.
Carrying out design calculation, member selection, load calculation etc.
Defining weld parameters for large assemblies like platform assembly, handrail assembly, frame
assembly etc.
Design and drafting of sheet metal components in the drill machine such as tank assembly, rear
frame, hood, headboard and enclosure.
Accountable for design changes caused due to the CPI (continuous product improvement) issues
on field.
As a part of cost reduction activity, implemented new design changes to the existing
components.
3D modeling and 2D drafting for sheet metal components using CAD software and applying GD
and T as per ASME Y14.5 2009.
Created individual parts and handled large assemblies using both Bottom Up Assembly and Top
Down Assembly approach.
Estimating and scrutinize the required raw material to carry out fabrication/production.
Preparing production drawings, provide cutting plans to the production team.
Addressing major production problems, ensuring optimum manufacturing methods and
techniques for new product development.
Contributed to successful release of:
o MD5150C Track Drill Machine
o MD5075C Track Drill Machine (New Product Improvement)
o 584 HD Forwarder
o MD5050 Track Drill Machine
Myunghwa Automotive Pvt. Ltd, Kancheepuram, India
Engineer Trainee, May 2013 to May 2014
Involved in design and detailing of auto parts such brake drum, sheet metal brackets, brake hub,
input shafts etc.
Implement VAVE and cost reduction to optimize as part of new product improvement.
Provided CAD Support for prototype using CAD tools.
Handled responsibilities of coordination, follow up with production and ensured timely delivery.
Involved in reverse engineering and application of basic GD & T and Bill of Materials generation.
Using PLM software’s for drawing release and drawing maintenance.
Creating engineering drawing notice and revision updates in the drawing.
Key Skills
Creo Elements, CATIA V5, SolidWorks, Siemens NX, AutoCAD, ANSYS and Siemens PLM
Software Teamcenter, PV Ellite.
Solid & Parametric Modeling and Detailing.
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
Educational Qualification
Vels University, Chennai, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical, 2009 to 2013
First class with 79.86 %
CADD Centre, Chennai, India
Master Diploma in Product Design and Analysis
AutoCAD, Pro-E/Creo, CATIA, ANSYS, SolidWorks and GD&T
Awards and Achievements
Geo Champ Award for generating revenue of $137750 to the company.
Caterpillar Supplier Summit Annual Award for going beyond and achieving superior results for
organization in the year 2015.
Spot light award for successful completion of projects on time.
Won 2nd prize in the Analysis event in Madras Institute of Technology.
Won 3rd prize in the CAD Design event in Madras Institute of Technology.
Academic Projects
Design and Fabrication of Waste heat recovery system using stirling engine.
Description: Waste heat is recovered to operate sterling engine which in turn runs a generator to
produce electricity.
Fabrication of Automatic Clamping and Hydro Pneumatic Feed Control of Drilling Machine.
Description: The drilling machine feed is controlled automatically with the hydro-pneumatic
cylinder and the job is clamped and shifted to next hole by two pneumatic cylinders.
Other Details
Date of birth : 14-10-1991
Language known : Tamil, English, Hindi and Telugu.
Hobbies : Swimming, collecting coins and listening songs
Pandi Raj Chinnappan
