Aakash Chauhan

A highly skilled CAD Engineer with over four years of experience in the mechanical engineering industry. Proficient in using CAD software for designing, developing, and testing various products.My interests lie in the alternate technology like modular housing, solar cells,wind turbines, greywater, 3d printing that are more environment friendly.

Custom Fireplace Design 

10/2022-Present –Burlington, ON

• Creating 3d models, drawings and renders of custom hearth fireplace and its components.
• Attended project planning meetings to coordinate mechanical system designs, mitigate conflicts, and coordinate delivery timelines.
• Designing actuators, dampers, valves, weldments, sheet metal components. 
• Air flow, heat dissipation and pressure drop calculation using Mathcad and spreadsheets.
• Burner assembly calculations, oil/gas pipeline calculations etc 
• Determine the nature of the gas in fireplace using Solidworks flow simulation.
• Reverse engineering of components/sub-assembly for in-house manufacturing. 
• Structural analysis using ANSYS. 
• 3-D printing auxiliary equipments.
• Creating DXF files for CNC and Plasma cutting. 
• Assist with in-house production to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Testing of fireplace like vibration, leakage etc as per ANSI Z21.50-2016 / CSA 2.22-2016. 
• Making submittals for client approval, production package for manufacturing and manuals for assembly at the client’s location. 
• Preparing BOM, cut list and list of bought out components. 

Skyjack 

4/2022-10/2022–Guelph, ON

• Repair weld defects (porosity, under weld) 
• Flat and circular weld using MIG welding. 
• Troubleshooting automation cells, using HMI of Allen Bradley. 
• Joint Health and Safety Committee representative.

Mechanical Designer  

05/2017-06/2020 – India

• Concept & detail 3D modelling & design calculations of concrete batching plant, Structure design calculations. (Conveyors, batchers, hoppers, silos)
• Designing of Off-Highway products - Self Loading Mixer. (Box-type Chassis designing, Integration of BS-IV Engine, designing of driver seat-post, structure analysis)
• Mold Design for mass production of ABS plastic components.
• FEA simulation of products.
• Fixture design for mass production of subcomponents of self-loading mixer. 
• Preparing Production BOM in ERP (Microsoft NAV) and plan & generate indent for developed items.
• Planning & scheduling for bought out components, such as water chillers, boilers etc manufacturing sequences, trial & testing, and site validation of developed products. 
• Involved in team for implementation of 5S,ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering