Raghunath Katragadda Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

- Developing advanced applied and computational science techniques to aid hardware product development- Enabling HPC framework and Multiphysics platform to tackle complex interactive phenomena- Driving data orchestration and machine learning efforts in hardware design development- Aiding advanced materials organization effort in bringing sustainable materials to mass production - Leading cross functional operational efficiency efforts to lower fixed costs and improve product time to market- Propose, strategize and drive business critical initiatives to drive Amazon into new product verticals- Guide and mentor organizational and cross functional engineers

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

•Leading the Applied sciences and analysis team working on device development for Wearables, Tablets, E-readers, and Emerging technologies•Responsibilities include developing and executing to technical and resource roadmap, such as, new analysis methods (FEA/empirical/theoretical), innovative design solutions to address product development challenges, and investments in strategic hiring, expenditure and collaborations with internal and external partners•Hire, coach and promote engineers across Sunnyvale, Seattle and Shenzhen locations supporting critical areas in the organization effectively •Team competencies include Computational and Applied Mechanics, System and component design Analysis, FEA, FMEA, Material characterization, Multi Body Dynamics, Sensor reliability, system and component level testing, User Experience metric development and testing•Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop schedule, analysis and testing action plan to identify risks and develop solutions within the bounds of program tenets•Advancing team’s and organization’s capabilities by envisioning, developing and deploying novel analysis methods in coupled physics domain, Multi Body Dynamics and Connected CAE •Driving strategic initiatives and investments with vendors, AWS partners to solve endemic product challenges across product categories, and eliminate computation and process bottlenecks to improve throughput and efficiencies

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

•Managed the ODMs for design and of the 2017 Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets•Established testing and computational framework using FEA to accurately predict Adhesive behavior in system level analysis working with vendors, Display and Manufacturing teams •Led cross functional series between Thermal, Wireless, Structural, PD and PM during the development of Amazon’s first Echo Dot •Developed architecture concept for first gen Kindle Oasis and Echo Look that formed the base for Mass production design•Experience in JDM, ODM engagement model

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

•Design Engineering Lead for Amazon’s first ODM enabled project – 2015 Fire 7 tablet –enabling the product in record time from concept to mass production•Performed structural design analysis, system integration of 2015 Fire 7, Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets•Enabled novel metal and plastic housing architecture combination for the Fire HD 10 tablet•Expert in FEA tools – Abaqus, ANSA, ISight, Simpack, Metapost, LS-Dyna, Ansys

Santa Clara, California, Us

•Involved in Mechanical-Structural design operations of Tablets and Mobile devices.•Establish Best Design Methods (BDMs) in the field of Structural product design in the Devices R&D group at Intel.•Performed Finite Element Analysis to simulate and understand the behavior of Phones and tablets for various Static Ergonomic use case conditions and Dynamic drop conditions•Advanced material research and characterization – ASTM Testing and Simulations•Validated principles employed for system assembly and mfg. - Snaps and adhesives•Cross functional and cross platform system design, DFM and DFA expertise along with Lateral and vertical product bench marking•Established lab operations and capabilities in performing 3D printing, machining, material characterization, quasi-static, dynamic and reliability testing•Worked with package designers on solder-joint reliability requirements and structural design for thin mechanical loading mechanisms and system form-factors•Led design reviews and analysis activities with cross platform mechanical teams globally

London, England, Gb

•Developed the structural crashworthiness with BIW teams and recommended design approaches to technical problems directly to other teams on technical matters relating to structural safety•Applied DFM and DFA concepts in vehicle component development and involved in all phases of product development to identify innovative and novel system design and assembly•Performed complete Vehicle Model Integration collaborating with engineers across the globe and actively participated in System Packaging verification and Benchmarking of products.•Participated in Multi-Disciplinary Optimization process to optimize parameters for weight•Performed test engineer duties involving test set up, vehicle preparation, data collection

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

•Performed duties as a Structural design consultant on automotive seating projects•Provided support in the evaluation of automotive seating components for crash performance•High level Project Management and coordination involving communication with cross functional teams from China, India and US

Ludwigshafen, De

- Design optimization and product development focusing on automotive and industrial applications.- Development of composite fiber orientation layout applicable in aircraft and performance vehicles.

Louvain-La-Neuve, Brabant Wallon, Be

- Modelled Pelvic Implant reconstructed using Titanium plates.- Used CT scanning and rapid proto typing to mimic pelvic structure that was used for experimental validation.- Validated simulated force response of the implant and the joint with experimental data.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering