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Novi, Mi, Us

Maumee, Ohio, Us

 Responsible EAxle business RFQs - lead design, development, and validation of front/rear xEV/REEV EAxles, including motor, inverter, park lock, differential, disconnect, gearbox and AUTOSAR software. Lead EAxle application analysis, technical requirement assessment, technical proposals for customers, Design Review process, Change Requests, Open Issue tracking and Engineering work orders for global teams. Manage component sizing and selection (motor, inverter, power electronics, gears) and directed BOM, ED&T, DVP&R, and DFMEA to meet EAxle performance and financial objectives. Lead EAxle system integration - conduct CAD-based packaging studies within the customer’s space constraints for xEV/REEV/Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle architecture and subsystem integration. Provide on-site support for troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions, while leading technical meetings with OEM customers and internal cross-functional teams for product development. Integrate continuous development practices and identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining vehicle performance. Develop cost- design (performance) trade-offs for customer negotiations and lead commonization strategies to reduce manufacturing costs and CAPEX. Responsible for developing efficient system, subsystem & component testing and validation plan utilizing rebuild and reuse strategy to cut down ED&T costs significantly. Identify complex technical issues and develop mitigation strategies with program managers to achieve program milestones, while mentoring and guiding new hires, co-ops, and intern

Farmington Hills, Michigan, Us

3-in-1 Electric Drive Motor Systems Engineer used in Fiat and Maserati.Some Key Highlights are System level requirement analysis and implementation for motor control strategy, on-field support for debugging and root causing failures, bench & vehicle level testing & manufacturing support to ensure smooth operations and timely deliveries.

London, England, Gb

Traction Inverter + Charging module development and validation Define Core Functional Objective (CFO) for traction inverter for BEV (400V), MHEV (48V) and PHEV & review with supplier for feasibility of functions specified in CFO document. Prepare, Maintain and Update Napkin Schematics for PEB (traction inverter + charging module) using Visio. Develop and perform test procedures for Diagnostics Troubleshooting for bench level as well as vehicle level using essential measurement tools ( DMM, Oscilloscope, Vector CAN, CANalyzer etc ). Develop and maintain specialized techniques for High Voltage system validation. Also responsible for preparing specialized low voltage and high voltage harness required for bench test setup, DV and PV testing. Perform incoming part inspection of Traction Inverter modules for isolation test, switching frequency, I/O functionality, E-stop validation and current measurements. Perform validation of component in compliance with FCA specification and report and/or request modification in hardware and/or software if functions are deviating from system requirements.  Perform Failure Analysis and find Root Cause in order to direct interim or permanent corrective action to mitigate such failures, impose lesson learned from the past to make system more efficient. Review DFMEA, Rolling top 10 failure modes, circuit schematics with supplier and if required challenge their approach mainly in case of HVDC bus discharge circuitry and optimization. Participate in cost reduction ideas without impacting vehicle performance. Perform software updates / flash updates of modules using ETAS INCA & CDA. Also collect vehicle electrified powertrain (ePT) and other internal CAN bus data for review and analysis of functionality.

 Design Voltage stabilizer, Power Supply, ESD protection circuits, Reverse Voltage protection circuit and selection of cost effective – efficient components for digital Instrument Panel Cluster. Analyze customer requirements and assign pin functions for Vehicle Processor (VP) and Graphic Processor (GP) for FCA- Vehicle Instrument Panel Cluster. Prepare and maintain napkin schematics. Prepare and maintain study documents including Worst Case Analysis calculations of current, min-max voltages, temperature variations, and power dissipation under worst case using simple hand calculations or if necessary, then using Monte Carlo analysis and simulations in Pspice.  Analyze CAN, LIN, Ethernet and LVDS (HUD & Night vision camera) requirements and prepare schematics of transceiver to ensure functionality within the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC-Infotainment). Analyze High Speed-Memory Block specifications and functionality requirements (HyperFlash, Serial Flash, eMMC NAND etc) and provide internal register configuration as well as external circuitry to ensure signal integrity results accordingly. (from HW POV). Maintain necessary documents.  Prepare EMC test plan as per product specification & validate EMC tests with suitable simulator if applicable (CANoe, Broad-R link etc) for the same.  Maintain DFMEA report, BOM, design documents, schematics and study documents.

Houghton, Mi, Us

Hybrid Vehicle (HV) Battery System Testing (NiMH and Li-ion) Jan 17-May 17, Sept 17-Present  Capacity and life cycle testing of individual cell and whole battery module with the help of charge-discharge cycle, selection of C-rate, State of Charge (SOC) and Depth of Discharge (DOD). Efficiency degradation analysis, Capacity Fading analysis, Electro-Chemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) testing and electrochemistry performance analysis using Hardware In Loop (HIL with Modulab ECS). Maintain and develop improvements for electrical test equipment to perform Li-ion and NiMH cell measurements, record data and interpretation of electrical data from MS excel graphs and table templates database. Develop and document work instructions for process procedures and equipment maintenance. Troubleshoot and repair test equipment as well as experience with battery test equipment such as Thermal chamber (ESPEC), NHR 9200 Battery Test System, Ametek Solartron Analytical (impedance analyzer), and DMM. Implementation of safety best practices. (vibration and electrical over stress test). Design and Physical validation of hardware and software used in battery management system (BMS). Experience with lab set up for time domain testing of Li-Ion battery modules using Matlab –Dpsace (HIL). Battery Management System- passive cell balancing algorithm development using matlab-dSPACE and integrating it for physical system using Arduino and transistorized circuit. Development of battery test plan and design of experiments for battery lab.

Houghton, Mi, Us

Being a teaching assistant for 3 different classes, Electronic Materials, Solid state devices & Physical electronics, my role involves arranging and correction of quizzes, evaluation of presentations and solving doubts which are related to the topics included in subject and provided syllabus.

Thane, Maharashtra, In

 Design, Test, Validate and Troubleshoot: Analog and digital circuits, circuit robustness, embedded system design and controls using 16-bit & 32-bit microprocessors and microcontrollers, signal conditioning & filtering circuits in power supplies ( High Voltage SCR controlled-AC/DC rectifier/battery charging circuits-Bridge topologies, inverters modulations(PWM), DC-DC converters, UPS, Switch-Mode Power Supply-SMPS, AC/DC Motor drives, gate drives) by analyzing system architecture, circuit analysis/modelling/simulation, component selection and limitations. (IGBT, MOSFET, traic, capacitors, inductors etc) Develop DC-DC (buck/boost) control strategy and Micro grid control strategy using Simulink and system modler. Analyze the EMC, EMI filtering and Power Factor requirements for hardware design to meet specific requirements. Analyze test data to provide design change recommendations, develop test plans, and create test reports using DVP&R and Failure analysis (DFMEA). Also create circuit diagrams using Eagle, perform circuit simulation using Pspice and worst case circuit analysis (WCCA) to support hardware design. Schematic capture, Printed Circuit Board layout design, testing and troubleshooting of hardware (High voltage, medium voltage and low voltage) related issues using lab equipment and root cause analysis (RCA). Prepare and maintain documentation for schematics as well as hardware software requirements. Structured problem solving techniques for test failure resolutions and communicate with other teams regarding product reviews.

Master'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Licentiate Degree (Diploma: L.Eln.E), Electrical And Electronics Engineering