Vinay Vuyyuri
West Lafayette,IN
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Design Intern
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) – DRDO
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Engineered custom aerospace-grade fastener to address a tooling gap, ensuring 100% IRS compliance and enhancing assembly precision through passivation treatment.
- Accelerated fastener development timeline by two weeks through early material selection, optimizing production throughput and long-term corrosion resistance.
- Performed structural and DFMEA analysis using SolidWorks, enhancing small-part integration into large-scale machinery and strengthening system durability by 35%.
- Improved manufacturing quality through iterative testing under extreme pressure and temperature conditions, achieving zero design reworks during validation stages.
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Laxmi Aerospace Engineering Works
08.2022 - 10.2022
- Selected aerospace-grade aluminum alloy (HE 30), validated via Optical Emission Spectroscopy, ensuring 100% material compliance for flight control horns in aircraft.
- Machined flight control horns using 4-axis CNC milling (NX) and wire EDM, optimizing tool paths to reduce production time by 20% while maintaining ±0.01 mm tolerance.
- Verified dimensional accuracy using CMM and G&BT; conducted tensile tests (UTM) per ASTM B557 to ensure mechanical integrity under aerodynamic stress.
- Applied surface finishing processes (sanding, deburring), performed 100% NDT inspections, ensuring defect-free parts ready for direct aerospace system integration.
Mechanical Systems Intern
Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS-VII Stage)
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Analyzed turbine stage efficiencies (HP: 88.6%, IP: 93.2%, LP: 90.4%), optimizing heat rate by 5% and directly improving overall plant thermal efficiency by 2.3%.
- Conducted plant-wide heat rate analysis using Rankine cycle, validated 786.16MW output and proposed refined steam flow balancing to enhance thermal performance.
- Analyzed condenser performance, recommended tube cleaning, tower fan logic changes that improved vacuum efficiency from 97.8% to 98.9%, boosting turbine output.
- Investigated turbine vibration and pressure drops caused by blade imbalance, steam leaks, and valve misalignment; recommended blade replacement, boiler feed pump tuning, and predictive maintenance using thermal cameras and vibration monitoring, reducing unplanned shutdowns by 8%.
Product Development Intern
ISTOP
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Evaluated joint limits and speed–accuracy trade-offs for 3R, 4R, SCARA, and PUMA manipulators; simulated collision-free motion paths in RoboAnalyzer/MATLAB and determined that 4R arms offered superior reach, while SCARA provided faster throughput, informing recommendations for automation system selection.
- Modeled robotic end-effector trajectories using D–H parameters and simulated high-speed pick-and-place operations. Simulated paths to reduce movement and avoid collisions. Recommended path smoothing and sensor feedback integration to enhance precision and efficiency in automated assembly lines.
- Conducted FEA on spur gears, gear-box chassis, and screw jacks using CATIA and ANSYS; identified stress concentrations at weld joints and mounting points, and recommended material upgrades and reinforcements that improved structural durability and reduced deflection under load by up to 20% in simulation.
- Optimized centrifugal pump impeller designs to reduce turbulence and resonance, enabling up to 15% vibration reduction and extended pump life. Analyzed composite helical springs for lightweight suspension systems, identifying configurations with 10–30% weight savings and improved damping.
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University | College of Engineering
West Lafayette, IN05.2026
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) - Manufacturing Systems
JNTUH University | College of Engineering
Hyderabad, India06.2024
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Mechanical Engineering
JNTUH University | College of Engineering
Hyderabad, India 06-2024
Skills
CAD & Design Tools: SolidWorks, CATIA V5, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, NX CAD (UG), NX CAM, Creo, Mastercam
Manufacturing & Fabrication: Wire EDM, CNC Programming, CAM, Industrial Automation, Laser Beam Machining, Lean Manufacturing, HVAC, DFMEA / FMEA, NDT
Simulation & Analysis: ANSYS (Mechanical, Workbench, FEA, CFD), ABAQUS, HyperMesh, MATLAB, Minitab, RoboAnalyzer, Arena Simulation, CRPro, RAMSIS (Ergonomics)
Programming & Software Tools: Python (Matplotlib), C (Arduino IDE), MS Office Suite, Excel (VBA)
Certifications & Affiliations: Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt), SolidWorks, Azure AI, ASME, SAFE, Purdue OMEGA
Publications
Designing a Resilient and Energy-Efficient Wind-Solar Hybrid System via Wake-Cooled Photovoltaic Integration in Lubbock, Texas | Springer Proceedings | Purdue MES14 Wind Energy Research Collection, 2025 (Manuscript Submitted)
- Designed a thermal-fluid simulation using Python to analyze wake-induced convective cooling of PV panels; demonstrated up to 5% gain in energy output through optimized wind-solar layout strategies.
Simulation Studies on Friction Stir Welding of DP500 and DP780 Dual Phase Steels to Enhance Weld Quality | Proceedings of the 4th Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), 2024
- Optimized FSW parameters using Taguchi Method and ANOVA, identifying a configuration that improved tensile strength and weld integrity in high-strength automotive-grade steels via simulation in ANSYS.
Augmentation of Heat Transfer Through Passive Techniques | Heat Transfer Proceedings | Wiley Periodicals LLC, 2023
- Authored a comprehensive review on passive heat transfer enhancement methods, including nanofluids, helical baffles, twisted tapes, and porous inserts; focused on energy-efficient thermal system design for industrial applications.
Timeline
Mechanical Design Intern
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) – DRDO
02.2023 - 05.2023
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Laxmi Aerospace Engineering Works
08.2022 - 10.2022
Mechanical Systems Intern
Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS-VII Stage)
05.2022 - 07.2022
Product Development Intern
ISTOP
12.2021 - 04.2022
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University | College of Engineering
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) - Manufacturing Systems
JNTUH University | College of Engineering
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Mechanical Engineering
JNTUH University | College of Engineering
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