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.

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.
• 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.
• 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

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

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