CV: System Engineer

§        Total 5+ years of experience in System Engineering, Design & Analysis,  Production, Process planning & Tool design.

§        Experienced in satellite configuration and critical design & analysis at ISRO.

§        Exposure into Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) at HAL.

§        Experienced in planning, execution and control of project milestones.

§        Executed developmental activities of several projects successfully.

§        Prepared weekly status report for top management to facilitate decision making.

§        Core team member for Production Planning/Process Planning module of E-vistaa ERP Implementation at LMW.

1.          Scientist/Engineer ‘SD’ - ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore, India (Jan

            2005 – Present)

Working as a System Engineer for IRS & Small satellites and Design, Analysis & fabrication of  critical brackets, Mechanical Housings & fixtures.

2.         Engineer - RWR&DC, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore, India (Apr 2004 – Jan 2005)

Joined as an Executive Trainee, worked in the area of test rig design & fabrication and testing of Hydraulic Equipments of Advance Light Helicopter (ALH)

3.                  Senior Engineer - Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW), Textile  

            Machinery Division, Coimbatore, India (Feb 2003 – Mar 2004)

            Joined as a Post Graduate Engineer Trainee and absorbed as a Senior Engineer, worked in the area of manufacturing, inventory, tool design, shop floor, assembly & core team member of ERP implementation.

1. IN ISRO, BANGALORE

Project Manager for Mechanical systems for four satellite projects in Indian Remote Sensing & Small Satellite programme namely Megha-Tropiques, IMS-1, Youthsat and SARAL satellite projects. Major responsibilities are

Ø      Configuration of the spacecraft

Ø      Defining system requirements and further transform them to subsystem requirements, translate requirements into clear cut specifications.

Ø      Optimization/feasibility studies for various configurations at system level.

Ø      System level modeling and analysis to meet frequency constraint posed by PSLV.

Ø      Developing a project plan which includes project goals and objectives.

Ø      Generating suitable test plan for the systematic evaluation of subsystem and system.

Ø      Design, Analysis and fabrication of brackets, mechanical housings & fixture.

Ø      Project schedule – Preparation of overall subsystem readiness plan and tracking of schedule.

Ø      Conducting various technical reviews of configuration change and introduce critical reviews (PDR, CDR, DDR, PSR and FRR) as per milestones.

Ø      Generating Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and configuration data book.

Ø      Managing the fabrication & testing phase of satellite.

Ø      Mass budget control for all subsystem/system elements.

Ø      Coordinating within ISRO and with outside agencies like CNES, NASA and ASTRIUM for the required inputs for evolving and finalizing the configuration.

Project #1

Project         :  Interface checks between various subsystems & Trade off studies for           

                         Mounting configuration of Star Sensor & Payload in Megha-Tropiques &    IMS-1

Company     :  ISAC, Bangalore

Team size    :  Individual

Environment:  CATIA V5 & Mechanical Desktop

Objective

Ø      To Study the interference between various elements inside the spacecraft and with lauch vehicle to spacecraft and to arrive an optimal mounting location of star sensor to meet the functional requirements with low mass bracket & good alignment stability.

Work content

Ø      To model the entire spacecraft and to study the gap analysis between critical elements.

Ø      To resolve the software incompatibility between ISAC, CNES and ASTRIUM.

Ø      Simulation of spacecraft star sensor FOV with respect to star, earth & moon.

Ø      Check the mounting location with structural stability before and after dynamic tests.

Project #2

Project            :           Optimization of size and mass of SARAL satellite.

Company        :            ISAC, Bangalore

Team size       :           Individual

Environment   :           CATIA V5 & ANSYS

Objective

Ø      To optimize size and mass of the satellite by increasing the package density of all the payloads and subsystem elements to be mounted according to the requirements.

Work content

Ø      To generate the preliminary CAD model of all packages, sensors and their FOVs and payloads.

Ø      To achieve the optimal location for various subsystems by considering functional, thermal & mechanical point of views.

Ø      Modal analysis at spacecraft level to meet frequency constraint.

Project #3

Project            :           Star sensor & Reaction wheel Bracket & Mechanical Housings

                                     design, analysis & fabrication.  

Company        :            ISAC, Bangalore

Team size       :           Individual

Environment   :           CATIA V5, AutoCAD & ANSYS

Work content

Ø      Identification of the need, conceptual design and function design.

Ø      FE analysis and optimization.

Ø      Geometric modeling and study of interfaces and interferences. 

Ø      Preparation/approval of fabrication drawings.

Ø      Fabrication follow up and implementing any corrections during fabrication.

TRAININGS ATTENDED

Four months first ever ISRO Induction training program which comprised understanding of complexities of space systems (includes satellites, rockets and application area) conducted by various ISRO centers. (VSSC - Trivandrum, ISAC, ISTRAC, MCF - Bangalore, SHAR - Sriharikota & SAC - Ahmedabad)

Induction project

Project             :           Fixture for Equipment Decks Assembly with Spacecraft Bus Module

Period              :            Nov 2005 – Jan 2006

Team Size       :            2

Environment   :            CATIA-V5

Objective

To design and develop a fixture for the assembly of equipment decks on to the main bus to achieve the positional and geometrical tolerances with in 100 microns before and after payload integration. Fixture animation created by CATIA V5 in the DMU Navigator environment.

2. IN HAL BANGALORE

Ø      Tested the ALH hydraulic actuator.(Main Rotor and Tail Rotor)

Ø      Design and development of test rig.

Ø      Procurement of bought out items.

Ø      Identification of the vendor.

Ø      Coordinated with subcontract to design hydraulic Rig for SEAKING helicopter components testing.

Ø      Test report generation.

Project #1

Project             :           Hydraulic Rig set up for Seaking Helicopter components testing

Period              :           June 2004 – Aug 2004

Company         :           HAL, Bangalore

Team size        :           Two

Work content

Ø      Design of test rig, Preparation of 2D drawing and follow up with subcontractor for fabrication.

Ø      Integration of items in the test rig.

Ø      Installation & commissioning of test rig.

3. IN LMW, TEXTILE MACHINERY DIVISION, COIMBATORE

Ø      Exposure into process planning of cubical and cylindrical components.

Ø      Exposure into design of jigs and fixtures.

Ø      Responsible for work order generation for all class of components (A, B & C class items) using MRP and Min-Max Planning.

Ø      Classified into A, B and C class items for all textile machineries (CARDING, COMBER & SPEED FRAME)

Ø      Arrived at the optimal Min-Max levels & EOQ for all B & C class items by considering optimal inventory to meet the demand.

Ø      Created the list of components of CARDING & COMBER textile machinery for MDS & MRP.

Ø      Responsible for Make/Buy decisions for components by implementing Cost-Benefit analysis.

Ø      Involved in vendor development activities.

ME Project

Project Name              :           Distribution Inventory Management in a Two Level      

                                                Echelon Supply Chain using Genetic Algorithm. 

Period                          :           Aug 2002 – Dec 2002