Industry experience
Where I've
worked
Sep 2024 – Dec 2025
Pennsylvania, USA
Howard McCray
Mechanical Engineer
- Led DFM, DFA, and Design for Serviceability reviews across the NPI programme, redesigning bracket geometry and rationalising fastener specifications to reduce average assembly time by 22% across three product lines.
- Conducted tolerance analysis and stack-up studies on critical subassemblies before tooling release, resolving interference risks that had caused 2 recurring defects — both eliminated before production sign-off.
- Managed engineering change requests from initiation through design iteration, drawing update, and formal release, maintaining BOMs across a catalogue of over 60 active components.
- Led supplier development reviews, contributing to approximately 12% reduction in bought-in component costs over the programme.
- Implemented 5S workplace organisation across two production areas, reducing tooling retrieval time by around 15%.
Mar 2021 – Jun 2024
New Jersey, USA
Holtec International
Mechanical Design Engineer
- Designed storage and transport containers for spent nuclear fuel using SolidWorks, producing concept designs, detailed assemblies, and production-ready drawings to regulatory standards across multiple projects.
- Redesigned the cask transporter chassis through value engineering — replaced vertical support members with ribbed sections — improving structural strength by 8% and reducing manufacturing costs by $150,000, validated through FEA.
- Designed ancillary lifting equipment including lift yokes, rigging arrangements, and transport cradles; performed structural analysis to confirm safety factors under various load cases before drawing release.
- Developed a flushing loop system for large-scale heat exchangers (17,000-litre capacity), from initial brief through to final release in coordination with manufacturing and analysis teams.
- Managed engineering change control within the PDM system across multi-engineer assemblies of 200+ components.
Aug – Nov 2020
New Jersey, USA
Colinear Machine & Design
Mechanical Engineer
- Developed CNC programmes for 3 and 4-axis milling machines to manufacture complex aluminium and steel components, consistently achieving tolerances of ±0.127mm across production runs.
- Designed machining fixtures using AutoCAD, applying GD&T principles to ensure repeatability and part orientation across multi-operation sequences.
- Performed tolerance analysis on incoming material and machined features to support root cause analysis on non-conforming parts, maintaining first-pass yield above 94%.
- Conducted dimensional inspection using a CMM, precision gauges, and dial indicators to verify drawing conformance.
Nov 2020 - Jan 2021
New Jersey, USA
Veracity International
Process Engineer
- Maintained and operated an automatic bottle filling line; improved process cycle time by 15% by optimising alignment and process flow.
- Identified and resolved sources of production error, reducing fault rates and improving overall throughput across the line.
2017
India
Central Railway Loco Workshop
Engineering Intern
- Investigated the pneumatic actuation circuit for heavy-duty locomotive braking systems, identifying leakages and design errors.
- Redesigned bends of the pneumatic system in SolidWorks, reducing joint count by 25% and fuel wastage by 3%.
- Applied GD&T concepts to improve the braking system geometry of the diesel locomotive engine.
2016
India
Air India Engineering Services
Engineering Intern
- Involved in repair and overhaul of small-body aircraft; developed FMEA reports for turbofan engine blades.
- Applied repairs and quality checks to turbofan blades to maintain shaft balance and aircraft HVAC systems.
- Maintained BOM of repaired parts and assisted in assembly, reducing cycle time by 7.5%.
2015
India
MAHAGENCO GTPS
Engineering Intern
- Interpreted process flow diagrams of gas and steam turbines to identify usage of natural gas based on the state of the national grid.
- Performed maintenance of gas turbines and all associated systems generating electricity.
- Maintained control parameters required for economical and safe turbine operation.
