Chirag Adhia

Experience

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  Larsen and Toubro, Ltd., India

  Nov 2006 - Jan 2007

  In-Plant Trainee

  - Took the initiative to repair a faulty tapping machine and designed/manufactured (ProE) functional cam part- Introduced this repaired machine into the production line: 20% decrease in prod cost and 35% in prod time

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  Defense Research and Development Organization, VRDE Lab, India

  May 2007 - Jun 2007

  Summer Intern

  I worked at the VRDE lab of DRDO as a summer intern under the guidance of Dr. Sulakhe, Scientist 'F'. This position gave me an opportunity to have a firsthand experience of a working organization and also to work in a team. Here i gained knowledge of putting theoretical design concepts to actual use. As an intern I was part of the design team learning and simultaneously assisting in designing and prototyping of a large remote controlled plane with a wing span of 2.1 m. Here i also researched about different engines for powering RC planes considering thrust, fuel efficiency etc. I also carried out test of engines using dynamo-meters and thrust cradles Show less

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  Research and Development Establishment(Engrs),DRDO,Pune

  Nov 2008 - May 2009

  Project Intern

  Here I was assigned a project to develop a launching and retracting mechanism for a manually portable bridge over 18m long crevasse with low temperature conditions (up to -30 F) at high altitude regions. •Divided the Project into three stages viz. material selection, design (SolidWorks) and analysis (ANSYS)•Presented an optimum design of the mechanism and tested it using Finite Element Analysis

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  JBT AeroTech

  Jun 2011 - May 2012

  Mechanical Design Engineer

  At JBT Aerotech, after initial training in UG NX6.0 and Teamcenter v8, currently working on projects related to various ground support equipment products such as cargo loaders, aircraft deicer and aircraft tower. My job responsibilities here consist of:• Creating UG CAD models and drawings (new/revisions) for components in loaders/deicers or tow trucks• Processing Engineering Change Notices(ECN’s) and Engineer Change Request(ECR) using Teamcenter v8• Conduct searches for new components based on engineering specifications or requirements• Assisting with performing various quality assurance tests on different products Show less

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  ASML

  May 2012 - Aug 2015

  Sr. Design Engineer

  Dept: D&E MDev RH Handling Transport & ToolingProject: Rapid Exchange Device (RED) Tooling upgrades for EUV-L NXE systems- Catering to the tooling requirements of RED Manufacturing and Product teams- Investigated requirements for new tools and issues with current tools to improve process for cycle time/cost reduction - Suggested solutions with concept design for tooling and process improvements to manufacturing and product teams- Performed feasibility analysis between rework v/s new design considering costs/risk assessment and production downtime issues- Performed analysis of tolerance stack-ups/budget allowances in RED Align tool to investigate functionality issues - Created new tool design to improve process of Kapton Bonding on RED Rotor to meet 5 micron flatness requirement- Conducted design review meetings with cross functional teams to propose new designs. Designs accepted and ready for release.- Training received: NXE vacuum introduction theory, UGNX introduction/advanced, IP/EC Show less

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  ASML

  Nov 2015 - Aug 2022

  • Technical Project Manager

    Nov 2017 - Aug 2022

  • Mechanical Engineering Team Lead

    Nov 2015 - Nov 2017
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  Applied Materials

  Aug 2022 - now

  Technical Program Manager
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  NSky Solutions

  Jul 2023 - now

  Business Consultant