JJ KAUR
Ceres,CA
Summary
Resilient and detail-oriented engineer with 3 years of experience in aerospace and manufacturing, complemented by a year of exploration in management that has enhanced both professional and personal growth. Proficient in Catia V5, ANSYS, and Arc GIS, and currently pursuing FE certification. A proactive problem-solver with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions and driving continuous improvement in fast-paced environments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manufacturing Engineer
Gursimar Industries
Punjab, India
04.2021 - Current
- Lead the team of 15+ workers including minors and professionally trained employees
- Developed strategies to maximize sales and profitability and efficiency
- Enforcing customer service standards and monitoring staff compliance
- Managing and budgeting inventory by tracking payrolls, operating expenses, and financial reports
- Developed relationships with suppliers to negotiate better prices
- Preparing weekly reports and submitted to the upper management
- Developed and implemented manufacturing process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce downtime
- Assisted with the design and development of manufacturing systems to ensure quality standards were met
- Identify opportunities to reduce production costs through process improvements, material substitutions, or automation
- Implemented Lean Manufacturing techniques such as 5S, Kaizen events, Kanban systems, in order to optimize production flow and improve overall efficiency
Dissertation
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO
Uttarakhand, India
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Snow Depth Retrieval Using Space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar Data (ArcGIS, ESA Cloud Toolbox)
- To show the ability of Sentinel-1 GRDH dataset to map snow depth in the Beas Basin (North-West Himalayas) at 100 m² resolution using empirical change detection approach
Internship
SPV Mentors
Punjab, India
12.2019 - 01.2020
- Engine Overhauling
- Certified OMR on TV2-117 Soviet turbo shaft engine
- Intended to use for Mi-8 multipurpose helicopter
Internship
Aerosphere Pvt. Ltd.
Punjab, India
06.2018 - 07.2018
- Space re-entry vehicle design (CATIA V5, ANSYS)
- Design of heat shield
- Design of structural components of an aircraft
Education
B.E. - Aerospace Engineering
Chandigarh University
Kharar, Punjab07.2020
Skills
- CATIAV5
- Ansys
- ArcGis
- Snap
- MATLAB
- C
- Handy with mechanical tools
Certification
- Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials, DelftX (TU Delft, Netherlands), 02/08/20
- IELTS, 05/21/22, 7 Bands
Projects
IDEA: A flying device to make 3D maps for caves and in zero visibility can also work in space as we plan to live in caves at MARS.
Awards
- Second Position in radio control aircraft (Boeing National Aeromodelling Competition – IIT Bombay)
- Presented a research paper at national conference on the topic 'Numerical Study of Scramjet Combustor with Tandem Dual Cavity for Nonreactive jets'
- Bagged 2nd position in innovation conclave (Chandigarh University)
Languages
- Punjabi, Fluent
- Hindi, Fluent
- English, Fluent
- French, Beginner
Timeline
Manufacturing Engineer
Gursimar Industries
04.2021 - Current
Dissertation
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO
01.2020 - 06.2020
Internship
SPV Mentors
12.2019 - 01.2020
Internship
Aerosphere Pvt. Ltd.
06.2018 - 07.2018
B.E. - Aerospace Engineering
Chandigarh University