Rumpa Chandaroy
Clarksburg,MD
Summary
Analytical Computational Mechanics Engineer with 23 years in the automotive sector, including 3 years in leadership roles overseeing large teams and strategic initiatives. Expertise in leading innovative projects and solving complex problems, with 20 years of experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and over 2 years in program management. Extensive background in product design and development (PDD), complemented by 6 years in product development. Skilled in regulatory affairs, including 2 years with the federal government focused on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead/General Engineer
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Washington DC, DC
05.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded development of high-priority FMVSS regulations for brakes and ADAS, improving vehicle safety metrics.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve complex ADAS and ADS issues in FMVSS.
- Compiled rulemaking status reports and presented them to upper management to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Developed a white paper on policy activities and new technology enablement in brake standards to help ease the industry's regulatory burden.
- Led technical reviews for petitions of inconsequential noncompliance, letters from stakeholders, and congressional inquiries on topics related to brakes, tires, and electronic stability control (ESC) systems.
Senior Director/Technical Director
Siemens (Altair Engineering, Inc)
Troy, MI
04.2020 - 04.2023
- Managed four technical teams of 28 engineers in multiphysics solver benchmarking (BM) and high-end technical support, enhancing customer satisfaction and solver utilization.
- Evaluated pre-sales and post-sales activities by industry, regions, and domain, delivering quarterly briefings to organizational leadership with recommendations on global resource allocation.
- Launched monthly tech meeting series to enhance collaboration and information exchange among global, cross-functional teams, elevating technical expertise and problem-solving strategies among engineers.
- Engineered development of a non-proprietary Electric Vehicle (EV) model for stiffness, fatigue, pole crush, underfloor intrusion, drop tests, and battery crash management simulations, enhancing business development.
- Directed Honda roof denting and arm rest clip insertion BM for failure and load path distributions, facilitating successful solver expansion within Honda Design Group.
- Directed Ford Oil Canning BM activity for stress path and Force Deflection (FD) test data correlations, resulting in enhanced solver utilization within Ford Research Division.
- Managed Rivian automotive initiatives regarding battery cover optimization, front suspension, and chassis NL analyses, plus full vehicle NVH while liaising with technical and field teams, facilitating expanded solver activity and growth.
- Oversaw multiple concurrent GE Aviation project activities, classifying scope of several complex Ansys BMs, scheduling timelines, managing and mentoring technical staff, developing process guidelines, creating specifications for dev groups, monitoring results analyses, and briefing GE teams biweekly with updates and oral presentations.
Program Manager/Senior Specialist/PDD Engineer
Siemens (Altair Engineering, Inc)
Troy, MI
01.2000 - 03.2020
- Partnered with development and field teams to address customer-specific NL challenges and established a framework in JIRA for streamlined solutions, boosting overall productivity.
- Orchestrated John Deere (JD) BM activities alongside strategic teams for over five consecutive years to evaluate NL Crop Care Chassis, ROPS, Harvester, and Boom models for diverse applications, leading to effective solver replacement at numerous JD divisions in the US and India.
- Executed benchmarking of GM's complex NL Powertrain (PT), door sag, punch, shock tower, and suspension models, resulting in enhanced solver (Abaqus) replacement activities at GM.
- Engineered proof-of-concept solver evaluation on PT applications for VW, Renault, Magna, and Honda.
- Validated Alstom rail crash models to ensure accurate representation of various joints and connections.
- Conducted full car frontal and side impact simulations for Subaru Legacy wagon, assessing crash performance requirements.
- Performed comprehensive impact analyses on GM Corvette and Ford F-150 frames for Dana Corporation and AK Steel Corporation.
- Engineered energy absorber and bumper systems for GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles, reducing cycle time through low-speed crash simulations.
- Partnered with the PDD team to enhance the NVH characteristics of the Subaru Legacy wagon, applying optimization techniques to minimize body-in-white (BIW) mass, and delivering solutions from the concept development phase to production-ready design.
Applications/Support Engineer
Dassault Systems (HKS, Michigan Inc.)
Plymouth, MI
09.1998 - 10.1999
- Delivered technical support to optimize customer success with Abaqus usage.
- Participated in the preparation and delivery of Abaqus training courses.
- Solved engineering challenges in modal, statics, dynamics, contact, plasticity, and hyperelasticity.
- Developed example problems showcasing Abaqus capabilities for publication.
Education
Ph.D. - Civil Engineering
SUNY At Buffalo
Buffalo, NYMaster of Science - Civil Engineering
SUNY At Buffalo
Buffalo, NYBachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Bengal Engineering College (IIEST Shibpur)
Kolkata, W.B., IndiaSkills
- Expertise in nonlinear (NL) static, dynamic and explicit FE analyses
- Strong background in Multi-objective optimization, Thermal analysis (steady state and transient)
- Experience in Durability and fatigue analysis, NVH (FRF and transient response analyses)
- FEA Tools: Optistruct, Abaqus, Nastran, Ansys, Dyna, Radioss, HyperMesh, HyperView, HyperGraph, HyperStudy
- Expert in Regulatory compliance and rulemaking
- Experience in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving Systems (ADS)
Accomplishments
- Recipient of the Department of Transportation Secretary’s Team Award in 2024.
- Recipient of “Women in Tech Peer Recognition Program” nomination.
Certification
- Passed "Fundamentals of Engineering Exam" under NY State Education Department, Division of Professional Engineering
Timeline
Lead/General Engineer
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
05.2023 - Current
Senior Director/Technical Director
Siemens (Altair Engineering, Inc)
04.2020 - 04.2023
Program Manager/Senior Specialist/PDD Engineer
Siemens (Altair Engineering, Inc)
01.2000 - 03.2020
Applications/Support Engineer
Dassault Systems (HKS, Michigan Inc.)
09.1998 - 10.1999
Ph.D. - Civil Engineering
SUNY At Buffalo
Master of Science - Civil Engineering
SUNY At Buffalo
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Bengal Engineering College (IIEST Shibpur)
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