Yugesh Kumar Gajendran

Experience

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  Team Krieger Racing, SAE BAJA 2016

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2016

  Design Engineer

  • Designed an AISI 4130 tubular roll cage and used topology optimization tools for weight reduction and optimized the design for mount brackets, Al 7075 T6 hubs and uprights using SoildWorks, ProE and Catia.• Performed structural analysis, Impact & rollover testing in Ansys-Workbench to evaluate the safety factor. • Performed Tolerance stack up analysis for the sub-assemblies and the complete assembly of the all-terrain vehicle.

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  National Institute of Ocean Technology

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2015

  Intern

  • Assisted in the design of a pressure compensator unit for deep-sea autonomous coring system using Catia and Ansys.

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  Team Krieger Racing , SAE BAJA 2017

  Mar 2016 - Feb 2017

  Team Lead

  • Led a cross functional team of engineers and technicians throughout complete product development cycle of the ATV.• Made key performance decisions based on manufacturability, cost and weight which lead to a successful campaign.• Created design validation plans, DFMEA reports, reviewed and approved periodic project BOM. • Created various design verification and validation Test Protocols and procedures for the all-terrain vehicle and its subsystems.• Collaborated with professors and industry experts to enhance design parameters and performance metrics. Show less

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  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

  Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  Graduate Engineering Trainee, Defense Bioengineering and Electro medical Laboratory (DEBEL)

  • Conducted structural and fatigue analysis of a lower limb exoskeleton using Ansys and optimized the design.• Aided in the Design validation process of the Lower limb passive actuated exoskeleton and used CAD and FEA software like Sledworks, Siemens NX, ANSYS, Abaqus for Structural and Fatigue analysis of the exoskeleton.• Developed and executed design verification and validation activities including developing IQ/OQ/PQ reports and testing. • Performed periodic reviews and maintenance of design history files to assure timely design transfers. • Used 3D Scanner to reverse engineer components of an oxygen regulator and performed finite element analysis using Unigraphics and Ansys Show less

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  Arizona State University

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2021

  Research aide, Locomotion Laboratory

  • Collected Gait data from elderly Parkinson’s patients by conducting several postural perturbations and walking perturbation tests using Vicon nexus motion capture system and used wearable IMU sensors for ADL data.• Processed raw motion capture data and created intuitive data visualization using Anybody modeling software.• Assisted in creating and documenting test protocols and generated reports based on the test results.

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  MedTech Ventures

  Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

  Mechanical Engineer - 3DGENICS

  • Created rapid prototyping models of several human anatomies for Pre-surgical planning and study.• Used Mimics, 3D slicer software to convert and refine Dicom images to STL models to facilitate 3d prototyping. • Conducted cost-benefit analysis researched QSR and FDA regulatory compliance pertaining to medical devices. • Responsible for the Design life cycle which also incorporated the verification and Validation of the 3D printed Human anatomies for presurgical planning and studies. Show less

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  BD

  Mar 2021 - now

  Product Development Engineer