RACHIT SHAH

26B St Alphonsus Street, Boston, MA 02120 | (860)-614-5023 | http://www.linkedin.com/in/shahrachit90 | shahrachitr@rediffmail.com

EDUCATION
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, GPA:3.2/4.0
May 2015
Relevant Courses: Finite Elements Method, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis,
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, Control and Mechatronics
Gujarat Technological University
Gujarat, India
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, CGPA: 7.06/10.00
May 2012
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certifications: CSWA ( SolidWorks Associate), CSWP ( SolidWorks Professional)

Design Software: SolidWorks 2014, Creo 2.0, AutoCAD 2015, Catia V5, NX 9, Abaqus 6, Ansys 12
Computing Software: Matlab 2013, Maple 17
MS Office suite: MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power point, MS Project

WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant
Sept 2014 Dec 2014
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Trained and mentored 30 students for Solid Works 2014 including surfacing, sheet metal, FEM analysis and
AutoCAD 2014.
Fulfilled responsibilities such as assisted faculty with classroom instruction, exams preparation, preparing
presentation and materials for lectures, proctoring exams, grading exams and assignments.
Junior Design Engineer
Jan 2013 July 2013
Cad Engineers Pvt Ltd.
Vadodara, India
Conducted modeling, simulation and analysis of solar tracking system and thermal insulating mechanism using
Pro/E 5.0 and Abaqus 6 softwares. Prepared BOMs for assembly drawings.
Improved product life by 30% through modifying existing design of electric motor using SolidWorks 2013.
Provided technical support by suggestion and implementation of feasible design solutions using DFMEA, DFM
concepts.
Created manufacturing drawings of various parts of products with geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T)
as per ASME Y14.5 codes by using AutoCAD 2013.
Mechanical Engineer
July 2012 Dec 2012
R.K. Feed Equipment Ltd.
Halol, India
Managed the project as an erection team leader for installation of a vertical high temperature vacuum furnace for
production facility of palletizing machines.
Developed and implemented a new technique for manufacturing herringbone rollers which resulted in increased
productivity by 25%.
Collaborated with other departments for change in orders and status updates for two ongoing projects.
Suggested and implemented techniques such as inventory and process management for better documentation,
manufacturing cost reduction and more time efficient production.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Investigating two different CAD methods to create Top-down assembly
Mar 2015-Apr 2015
Investigated different methods of top - down approach for assembling orders to reduce lead time for design and less
manual intervention while making changes in assembly.
Analysis of lattice of double periodic cracks
Feb 2014 - Apr 2014
Analyzed lattice of crack in elastic material by applying various techniques and found that the solution was 80%
accurate compared to available sources by using Matlab.
The effect of stress distribution in a plate with a hole
Apr 2014
Studied the stress concentration factor in a plate with different types of elements such as Q4,Q8,CST and more
refined mesh structure by Abaqus.
Working model of windmill
Jan 2012 Apr 2012
Led team of 4 to create a windmill which was designed and modeled using Pro/E 5.0 and output was calculated at
different blade angles using analytical approach. Validated the results using prototype model.