Shafiq Khan MSME PMP TLE

Experience

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  Dura Automotive Systems LLC

  Sept 2003 - Sept 2006

  Product Engineer/FEA Specialist - Seating Systems

  Worked as a Product Engineer in the R & D department of Dura Automotive Systems to support all structural and project activities. Technical work included concept development, modification, and prototype testing. Major Accomplishments:Written Technical paper for SAE world Congress and represented Dura Automotive Systems. "Correlation of an Automotive Seat Finite Element Simulation with Dynamic Sled Testing".Received "Engineering Excellence Award" from Altair engineering for the presentation made at Altair product design innovation seminar.Lead High strength steel project for new Dura Seat adjuster to reduce weight and investigated new dynamics analysis techniques for automotive seat applications.Performed CAE Analysis on General Motors GMT 800 and Ford U387-U388 Seating systems.Created detailed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model of automotive seat structure and performed Forward Anchorage and Impact, Rearward Moment and Impact, and Luggage Impact finite element simulations according to FMVSS requirements using HYPERMESH and LS-DYNA.Conducted Fatigue Analysis on complete seat structure and predicted the cycle of failure using SN curve.Correlated FEA simulation with analytical methods (free body diagrams, energy balances, force balances, kinematics studies) to validate FEA simulations and published HTML reports on Dura’s internal web page. Show less

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  Flex-N-Gate

  Sept 2006 - Nov 2010

  Lead FEA Specialist - Mechanical Assemblies

  Lead and managed all FEA/Stress project activities, workflow and operations in providing in-house and outsourced engineering support. Scope of work included, design calculations, structural, stress, finite element (FEA), safety analysis, failure analysis & Project Management.Major Accomplishments:Created group capabilities presentation.Handled procurement activities for stress department.Created standard work documentation system for in house FEA analysis.Established and maintained work flow for all the projects.Created technical presentations and provided recommendation based on FEA/Stress analyses to all the commodities in order to improve design. Identified and resolved clients’ questions and concerns. Established new techniques of performing FEA analysis. Improved efficiency by introducing new methods.Performed Structural Strength, Crash, Durability and Fatigue analyses of mechanical assemblies including Parking Brake, Brake and Clutch Pedal, Door Hinges, Jack and Hoist, Presses, Fascia and Hitch.Proposed innovative solutions and cost saving alternatives to meet clients’ objectives and expectations and to establish win-win relationships.Provided recommendations and writing detail technical reports according to customer specification. Show less

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  General Motors

  Nov 2010 - Nov 2011

  CAE Engineer (Contract - Ian Martin Ltd)

  Managed and analyzed CAE project on GM's major car and truck platform.Major Accomplishments:Successfully completed GMT 561 (GM's Truck Project) for mid cycle enhancement.Reduced 30% of weight by changing Energy Absorber design and material.Represented GM Canada in GM's local focal group to develop new methods for crash simulation.

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  Boeing

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2015

  Structural Analysis Engineer (Contract - Volt Workforce Solutions)

  Successfully managed and completed 737NG fleet damage tolerance assessment (P5D) and extended range (DSO) mission projects for horizontal and vertical Stabilizer.Major Accomplishments:Received Boeing’s “pride of performance award” for the completion of 737NG horizontal and vertical stabilizer Damage Tolerance Analysis assessment.

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  Altair

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

  Project Optimization Specialist

  Boeing PropulsionRotor-Dynamics and Optimization GroupApplauded by the Boeing Leadership for meeting challenging weight targets on 777X Propulsion program. Reduced the weight by 25% from 500 lbs. to 375 lbs. on GE 777X Nacelle Propulsion system without penalizing cost, producibility and improved ergonomics.

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  Philips

  May 2017 - Feb 2019

  Global Project Lead / Project Manager

  Program Manager

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  Boeing

  Feb 2019 - now

  Technical Team Lead - Flight Controls and HighLift System Stress System Stress

  • Technical Team Lead

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Structural Analysis Engineer

    Feb 2019 - now