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Devanshu Nigam

Irving,TX

Summary

Highly skilled Mechanical Engineer with a Master's degree and extensive experience in product design, development, and process optimization. Proven track record of leading R&D projects to significantly reduce costs and enhance product quality. Expert in utilizing advanced engineering tools and methodologies to solve complex problems and improve manufacturing processes. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive successful project completions.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

R&D Engineer

Clarus Glassboards
11.2021 - Current
  • Drove new product launches, improve costs, reduce variation, and increase capacity
  • Revolutionized product packaging, drastically reducing components and saving over $1 million annually
  • Ensured product performance met design standards through comprehensive testing and verification
  • Write verification protocols, perform testing, analyze, and interpret test data, and write verification reports
  • Identify, evaluate, manage, and provide guidance to internal and external team members, including creating specifications, training, providing technical recommendations or feedback, etc
  • Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements
  • Innovated manufacturing processes, enhancing efficiency and product quality by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors
  • Complete Change Requests for initial release or updates to assemblies and components
  • Lead new product development through the phase gate design process: early-stage concept to production
  • Performed value engineering activities to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce costs
  • Lead and document design reviews throughout the product development process

Mechanical Engineer

Frasch LLC
02.2021 - 10.2021
  • Lead the project team in the design, detailed development, engineering analysis, prototyping, and technical documentation
  • Document product designs by preparing bills of materials, cost analyses, drawings, and engineering change requests
  • Partner with external vendors and internal manufacturing teams to optimize designs for function, aesthetics, and manufacturability
  • Facilitate weekly project status meeting to ensure collaboration and clear communication amongst cross functional project team members for regulatory, Quality, manufacturing, R&D, marketing, and supply chain
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical engineers, designers, sales, marketing, production, operations, and procurement to successfully develop and launch new products
  • Supported the design and manufacturing team by generating organized formal documentation for material masters, inventory, bill of material and production routers

Product Engineer

Builder's Best Inc
07.2017 - 01.2021
  • Participated in all phases of design from need finding, brainstorming, designing, developing tolerances, CAD and finalizing manufacturing processes
  • Lead Engineering Change Notices (ECN) through the proper channels to modify and improve current products in production
  • Planned and executed blueprints and technical drawings increasing industrial output by 4%
  • Organized and led cross-functional review of equipment requirements, design, qualification, and capability
  • Improved performance by 6.35% through tools like 5WHY to resolve customer complaints and continuous improvement tools like DMAIC, Kanban to improve process and traceability
  • Conduct tests for failure analysis; Analyze data, investigate root cause, and implement corrective actions
  • Rapid Prototype parts to check for functionality of design and ease of assembly
  • Created concepts, detailed designs, drawings and models of parts and assemblies for various components
  • Create and maintain design documentation such as engineering drawings, product and material specifications, bill of materials, etc
  • Developed material handling equipment with 14% less parts and with cost reduction of 35%
  • Developed measurement strategies/fixtures, Go/No-go gages and analyzed measurement capacity

Design Engineer

MaClub Systems Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 08.2014
  • Developed solid models and created new design of Pneumatic/Hydraulic fitting like ferrule and swivel fittings using SolidWorks
  • Designed company products using computer-aided design and drafting software SolidWorks
  • Specified dimensions, materials, and procedures for new product

Manufacturing Engineer

Paras Lamipacks Pvt Ltd
05.2011 - 06.2013
  • Analyze large production data to identify quality, production, material, and engineering issues
  • Increased productivity by 18% and reduced workforce requirement by 6% by redesigning the workshop

Education

Master's - Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas at Arlington
05.2016

Bachelor's -

Maharshi Dayanand University
05.2011

Skills

  • SolidWorks
  • Product development
  • Six sigma
  • ANSYS
  • ProE
  • FEA
  • CATIA
  • AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • DraftSight
  • Reverse engineering
  • ERP
  • INFOR syteline
  • ECI M1
  • Macola
  • NetSuite
  • Cost Analysis
  • Prototypes
  • 5S
  • Design optimization
  • RCA
  • Project leadership
  • MATLAB
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Problem-solver
  • Packaging and Palletizing software
  • Mathematical Proficiency
  • Injection Molding
  • Sheet Metal
  • Fabrication
  • Technical Writing
  • Attention to detail
  • Good communication and followup skill
  • Drill Press
  • Lathe
  • Bandsaw
  • 3D printing
  • Prototype building & testing
  • Product development simulation
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Finite element analysis
  • Design development

Certification

  • CSWA, Dassault Systems, CGNEP87HL7J
  • CSWP Core, Dassault Systems, CXE6L8TRCRT
  • SSGBC, MSI, 4163726
  • Systematic Molding, RJG
  • ECI M1 ERP, BOM, Job Management, Inventory Control, Scheduling

Timeline

R&D Engineer

Clarus Glassboards
11.2021 - Current

Mechanical Engineer

Frasch LLC
02.2021 - 10.2021

Product Engineer

Builder's Best Inc
07.2017 - 01.2021

Design Engineer

MaClub Systems Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 08.2014

Manufacturing Engineer

Paras Lamipacks Pvt Ltd
05.2011 - 06.2013

Master's - Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas at Arlington

Bachelor's -

Maharshi Dayanand University
Devanshu Nigam