Chirag R.

Experience

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  Formula Manipal

  Mar 2015 - May 2017

  Powertrain Engineer

  Team Member - Engine sub-system• Design and testing of a dry-sump lubrication system as well as experience with development and testing of other engine peripheral systems such as intake, exhaust, fuel, and cooling in addition to experience with engine tuning for a high-performance formula student car.• Use of CAE tools such as CATIA V5R19, ANSYS and Ricardo WAVE for product design and development.• Initiated the development of turbocharger retrofitting for an inline 4-cylinder formula student engine.• Participated in Formula Student Germany 2016, Formula Student Czech Republic 2016 and Formula Bharath (India) 2017 as an active member of the Formula Manipal team. Show less

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  FCA INDIA AUTOMOBILES PRIVATE LIMITED

  Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

  Intern

  Intern in the Engine Shop Assembly Shop, Powertrain Division.•Kaizen project on SDE (Small Diesel Engine) assembly line process mapping.

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  Tata Motors

  Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  Passenger Vehicle Business Unit - Operations Technical Services Department - Project Execution.Core Deliverables:• Vehicle assembly (TCF - Trim, Chassis & Final) shop process & facility readiness for new car models based on the modular platforms Q5 and X4.• Implementation of DIFTR (Do it First Time Right) quality control measure in the vehicle assembly shop through assembly process error-proofing (Poka-Yoke). • Implementation of change management related to EOL (End of Line) ECU diagnostics for models manufactured in the vehicle assembly shop.• Implementation of Value Analysis/Value Engineering (cost-reduction) proposals related to EOL and diagnostic processes, for models manufactured in the vehicle assembly shop.Achievements:• Part of a cross-functional team responsible for successfully analyzing and arresting the issue of 'Rear Axle Toe Variation' in a passenger car model, using 'Structured Problem Solving' technique.• Part of a team responsible for exhibiting new car models & concepts at the Auto Expo, India - 2018. Product incharge of the concept model H5X. Show less

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
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  Chalmers Formula Student

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2020

  Project Engineer

  Mechanical Powertrain Project Engineer - High Voltage Energy Storage Enclosures• Member of the 2020 season Chalmers Formula Student team within the Mechanical Powertrain subgroup.• Responsible for the design of the high voltage energy storage enclosures and its assembly solutions.• Part of the composites manufacturing team. Responsible for the manufacturing of the high voltage energy storage enclosures constructed using Aramid 2x2 Twill with a Nomex core using wet layup and a negative mould. Additionally, also part of the sub-team responsible for manufacturing of the carbon fiber monocoque and wheel rims.• Use of the CAE tools CATIA V5R19 and ANSYS for component design & analysis and the use of Siemens TeamCenter for PLM of all components and assemblies used in the car.• DFA and DFM considerations of components and assemblies within scope. Show less

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  Volvo Cars

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Master's Thesis Student

  Master's Thesis: Influence of inflation pressure, speed, load and warm-up phase on rolling resistance of passenger car tyres.• Investigation of the influence of variation in the inflation pressure, speed and load on the rolling resistance and energy consumption of free rolling passenger car tyre.• Investigation of the additional contribution due to the warm-up phase of rolling resistance and how this varies with inflation pressure, speed and load for different tyres.

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  Scania Group

  Feb 2022 - now

  Development Engineer

  • System testing of gearbox management system software in simulated and vehicle test environments. • Analysis of requirements related to gearbox control system safety, legal and performance deliverables.