NEHA JOSHI 741 Woodruff Road, 1016, Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 603-9763 | nehaj@clemson.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/neha-joshi

EDUCATION

MS in Automotive Engineering, GPA: 3.75/4.0 Aug 2016 – Present

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, SC

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 8.13/10 Jul 2010 – Jun 2014

College of Engineering, Pune, India

SPECIALIZATION

TECHNICAL SKILLS

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Engineer, CAE-NVH Jul 2014 -Jun 2016

R&D, Bajaj Auto Limited, Pune, India

- Built finite element models of engine components and carried out 2D and 3D meshing.

- Performed linear static, contact pressure and vibration analysis of engine components and assembly using

ANSYS and OPTISTRUCT.

- Observed contact pressure and suggested design modifications to prevent leakage.

- Established correlation between virtual and physical test for air-filters.

- Performed frequency response analysis to check overall bore stiffness of crankshaft, camshaft, input, and output

shaft.

- Suggested design modifications in crankcase and cylinder head to reduce structure borne noise and structural

deformation occurring due to combustion and transmission loads.

- Suggested design modifications to reduce rattling sound due to continuous hitting of unbolted flanges of

crankcase and covers.

- Automated finite element modeling processes as 1-D bolt modeling and loadcase generation to simulate load

application at shaft bore.

INDUSTRY PROJECTS

Testing and simulation for noise prediction of an air filter assembly

- Used dynamic stiffness results obtained from FEA to identify noise radiating surfaces.

- Set the benchmark stiffness value to ease the identification of structurally weak zones.

- Validated the observations and methodology with impact test results.

Sound quality improvement for engine components

- Generated frequency response for excitations on engine components using HyperMesh.

- Co-related them with assembled vehicle’s noise levels.

- Identified structure-borne noise and suggested design modifications to improve sound quality.

Testing and simulation for correlation of loads at engine-mount

- Designed a fixture to secure engine assembly and tri-axial load cells for physical testing.

- Performed physical testing to acquire loads at engine-mounts at rpm ranging from 500 to 6000.

- Assisted in simulation and correlation of test set up in ADAMS.

CAE-NVH Finite element analysis (FEA) 2D-3D meshing

Modal analysis Post processing Design

Frequency response Static structural analysis Solid modeling

Altair HyperWorks Suite NX (Unigraphics) MATLAB

ANSYS Workbench SolidWorks C++

SimLab AutoCAD 2D TCL

Teamcenter Arduino Excel VBA

GRADUATE PROJECTS

Development of ‘EZSlyde’ to improve trunk accessibility

- Developed the product ‘EZSlyde’ in a team of 8 to improve accessibility of deep sedan trunks and to reduce stress

on back while loading/unloading based on analysis of voice of customer, market research and business

opportunity.

- Designed an easy to install, portable and inexpensive mechanism for multiple sizes of sedan trunks.

- Performed risk analysis and suggested mitigation plan.

- Studied project management tools as SWOT, PEST, QFD, PFMEA, DFMEA and APQP.

Design of vehicle manufacturing plant for maximum quality and validation through simulation - Completed the project through three stages: process planning, building and equipment planning and plant

simulation in the team of 20.

- Performed overall capacity planning. Finalised task sequence for final assembly and performed line balancing.

- Studied and implemented quality tools to improve product and workplace quality and customer satisfaction.

Development of vehicle lay-out and occupant packaging drawings for Mazda CX-3

- Studied constraints and violation of standards for four AM95 and AF05 mannequins fitted into Mazda CX-3.

- Suggested alternative combination of mannequins (two AM95 and three AF05) considering SAE motor vehicle

standards (J1100), safety, comfort, and ergonomics.

- Standards studied: SAE J941, SAE 1052, SAE J1100.

Autonomous lane keeping and adaptive cruise control feature for RC car - Designed, coded and tuned PID controller to implement adaptive cruise control feature.

- Designed conditional logic to provide autonomous lane keeping feature.

- Software and hardware used: Arduino and ultrasonic module.

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT

Optimization and Analysis of Brake-Disc for a BAJA Vehicle

- Employed Digital Logic Method for selection of material.

- Carried out structural and thermal analyses of brake-disc to validate improvements with new material and

optimized thickness and diameter of brake-disc using ANSYS Workbench.

- Proposed new designs having significantly reduced weight along with maintaining its structural strength and heat

dissipation rate.

INTERNSHIP

Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Jun 2013-Jul 2013

- Carried out metallurgical evaluation of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.

- Performed metallurgical failure analysis of various automotive components.

- Worked on instruments like scanning electron microscope, optical emission spectrometer, and X-Ray diffraction

machine.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

- Fluent in English, Marathi, and Hindi

- Completed Certificate Course in GERMAN with ‘A’ grade conducted by University of Pune, India.

RELEVANT COURSES

Vehicle Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Automotive Systems: An Integrated Overview

Structural Analysis Methods for Automotive

Structures, Systems, and Components.

Automotive Manufacturing Process Development,

Methods, and Tools

Light Weight Vehicle Systems Design Vehicle Design/Manufacture Project Management