I am a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University currently seeking internship opportunities in the industry. My area of interest are Product Design and Development, Control and Automation, Robotics and Manufacturing.
Through previous academic and professional experiences, I have been able to develop skills of prominent usage in the industry. My key competencies are in the field of:
Machine Design
Design Analysis
Product Development and commercialization
Sensor Fusion
Material Handling Systems
Design Optimization
Control Systems and Automation
Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing
CAD Software: SolidWorks, Creo, Inventor, AutoCAD
Analysis: ANSYS
Data Analysis: Minitab, MS Excel
Programming: MATLAB, Python, Julia, C
A list of my academic and professional projects can be seen in the Projects section below.
Please reach out to me for any questions or regarding any opportunity at jayshah15028@gmail.com.
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Experience
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Student Technician Dec 2019 – Present
• Perform 3D modelling in SolidWorks and 3D print prototypes for all research and academic purposes
• Responsible for maintenance of FDM and SLA 3D printers, laser cutters and 3D scanners within the lab
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Projects
FEM Analysis of Self-Piercing Riveting Process
• Analyze mechanical properties, stresses and displacement in friction self-piercing riveting process for brittle materials using Explicit Dynamics and Elasto-Thermal modules in ANSYS
Power, Cost and Capacity Optimization for Belt Conveyor Systems
• Derived global optimum and compared with the existent systems which showed approximately 15% improvement in kW/ton
State Estimation using Sensor Fusion
• Estimated positions and velocities in 2D using Kalman, Bayesian and Particle Filters
• Achieved accuracy of 20 meter by adjusting covariances in Particle Filter and compared it with other two filters
Design, Analysis and Automation of 4-Way Hacksaw Machine
• Prepared conceptual design of automated power hacksaw machine with 4 cutting blades and 3D modelled in SolidWorks
• Analyzed design for material failure manually and performed Static Structural Analysis in ANSYS, derived optimum design and identified critical components in machine
• Reduced floor space by approximately 60% and power consumption by approximately 25%
Investigation of Process Parameters for Invar Machining
• Applied Taguchi method of Design of Experiments and procured data from those experiments
• Analyzed data statistically in Minitab, prepared surface plots for graphical analysis and observed interaction and main effect of parameters and achieved optimal machining condition for best surface quality
2 Step Speed Reduction Gearbox
• Computed all dimensions of all 4 gears via beam strength and wear strength and 3 shafts under torsion
• Performed 3D modelling and simulation of gearbox to examine the rotary motion of gears in SolidWorks
Tractor Attachment for Tree Pruning
• Developed hydraulically operated mechanism for pruning trees using saw blade up to a height of 50 meter
• Devised mechanical design of all links, pins and hydraulic cylinders and provided provision for attachment to a tractor for portability and prepared 3D model in SolidWorks and performed Stress Analysis in ANSYS
• Improved design by optimizing material usage and material failure
Pressure Attachment for extrusion force measurement
• Designed a hydraulic cylinder attachment for measuring pressure via dial indicator pressure gauge to measure actual forc