Kisssoft, Bearing & Gear life design tool, Creo
Total Years of professional experience
Ved Vrat Nuclear
Team Lead Electrified Powertrain Technology
Hyderabad,GA
Summary
Innovative Team Lead consistently praised by management for providing top-notch technical, transmission system design leadership to the assigned team. More than 11 years of experience in Live Conventional & Electric Drive design.
Overview
11
11
10
10
Years of Transmission Design
4
4
EV Transmission design development
Work History
Team Lead
ZF Technical Center India
Hyderabad, TG
05.2019 - Current
- Profile: Managing team dedicated for making new drive layouts, casting design & managing DCR /ECN and its PLM release.
- Designed and developed pure electric, hybrid and conventional axle drive system.
- Design conceptualization of front / rear electric axle drives layout as per OEM RFI requirements.
- Design verification of torque carrying elements like gears, axle shaft and hub using calculation tools.
- Designed 1 speed / 2 speed helical gears in parallel axis / coaxial / planetary layout, Calculated life estimation for gears, bearings & differential gear selection using KISS-SOFT / Internal tools.
- Preparation of schematic for park lock mechanism, oil cooled electric motors and other aggregates which needs integration to main systems.
- Organizing design review meetings & CFT meetings, Conducting brainstorming session to generate ideas and overcome issues.
- Addressed many transmission packaging issues between e-motor, transmission, and other aggregates.
- Prepared detailed reports on updates to project specifications, progress, identified conflicts and team activities
Assistant Manager
Bonfiglioli Transmissions R&D India
Chennai, TN
10.2017 - 04.2019
- Global Projects - Electro mobility transmission.
- Worked on Design and development of electro mobility power trains for Passenger / Commercial Vehicles and Off Highway vehicles.
- Design of helical gears for 2 stage reduction and bevel gears calculation for differential set using KISS-SOFT.
- Validation plan, DVP and alternate verification method on bench test.
- Failure analysis of different torque carrying elements.
- Mechanism designed new mechanical park lock mechanism with anti-engagement at higher speed.
- Managing electro mobility design team for inline design changes and drawings update.
- Worked on condition based monitoring methods to improve electric drive life
- Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies
- Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments, planning and coordinating in-house and outsourced resources
Sr. Design Engineer
Tata Motors -Jayem Automotives
Pune, Maharashtra
11.2011 - 09.2017
- Design & development of Front and Rear Axle for inline commercial projects.
- Design release for production & prototyping.
- Executed design projects using engineering principles also performed Value Analysis & Value Engineering (VAVE).
- Analyzing field failure complaints and providing design solutions to resolve issue.
- Assisting in prototyping and series production of parts.
- Design activities such as Stress/Component life calculations, Application analysis, DFMEA, DFM, DFA, and DFS.
- 3D model & drawings creation of various components for Rear and Front axle.
- Coordination with vehicle Integration & transmission dependent department.
- Benchmarked several axles and created its specification list.
- Supported engineering design development through analysis and simulation of prototypes and 3D CAD models
- Obtained vendor input during projects requiring third-party suppliers, helping to support cohesive operations and development
Design Engineer
Siddhi Foams Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, KA
01.2011 - 08.2011
- Design of structure frames, tanks and pipelines for elastomer and polymer machineries.
- 2D and 3D modelling of body sheet metal parts develop proposals under consideration of functional aspects.
- Analyzed customer requirements, conceptualization, and creation of 3D models
- Obtained vendor input during projects requiring third-party suppliers, helping to support cohesive operations and development.
Plant Engineer Trainee
Tata Motors Pvt. Ltd
Pune, MH
01.2007 - 07.2007
- Design and Analysis of Braking System (ABS) at Tata Motors Pune,
- While training gone through all assembly and manufacturing lines of TML
- Studied different types of braking system and made report on different factors affecting braking.
- Studied application of Torsion rod in SUV.
- Executed trainee duties with very low occurrence of errors
- Inspected assembly line equipment 2 times per week to verify functional operation
- Designed and enforced best-practice methodologies
Education
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Design
Pune University
Pune 08.2013 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Belgaum 08.2006 - 07.2010
High School Diploma -
Damodar Higher Sceondary Science School
Goa 07.2001 - 07.2003
Skills
EV Transmission design development
Advanced layout and design skills
Electrified Beam Axles experience
Project management experience
Fundamental engineering concepts
Knowledgeable in Vehicle Dynamics
Accomplishments
- Design conceptualization of electric Beam axles for major OEMs of US market for SUV and HD Truck
- LMUV Axle centre section with Aluminum housing and Differential Lock.
- Supported Design & Development of RA 6T & 410 live axles.
- FIAT electric Van 2 stage reduction gearbox with park lock mechanism.
- BOSCH e-Axle for Passenger Vehicle.
- Presented Seminar on ‘Increasing the load carrying capacity of gears through addendum modification using Kiss-Soft’.
- Presented Work on ‘Optimization of design parameters of Rear Axle to reduce Transmission error and thus Whine Noise.
Software
Timeline
Team Lead
ZF Technical Center India
05.2019 - Current
Assistant Manager
Bonfiglioli Transmissions R&D India
10.2017 - 04.2019
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Design
Pune University
08.2013 - 09.2017
Sr. Design Engineer
Tata Motors -Jayem Automotives
11.2011 - 09.2017
Design Engineer
Siddhi Foams Pvt. Ltd
01.2011 - 08.2011
Plant Engineer Trainee
Tata Motors Pvt. Ltd
01.2007 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
08.2006 - 07.2010
High School Diploma -
Damodar Higher Sceondary Science School
07.2001 - 07.2003