Generative design steering knuckle — Fusion 360
- Set up load cases and constraints and converged to a manufacturable shape with required safety factor.
Fusion 360GenerativeOptimization
Vamsi Krishnan
Mechanical Design Engineer · Powertrain and Chassis Systems · FEA and CAE
Indianapolis IN · 317-985-5425 · vgokulkr@purdue.edu
About
Mechanical engineer focused on design and release of powertrain mounts, differential and cradle mounts, and chassis systems. Hands on with CAE and FEA, DFMEA, DVP and R, and build support at OEM and supplier plants. Experienced coordinating NVH, dynamics, vehicle integration, and CAE teams to take components from concept to launch.
Powertrain and cradle mounts
Fastener joint design
Torque specifications
Vehicle packaging
Work Experience
Mechanical Engineer — Advanced Renewable Power LLC
- Built CAE workflows and ANSYS Workbench tutorials to standardize validation steps.
- Supported component validation and documentation used for onboarding and quality gates.
ANSYS WorkbenchValidationDocumentation
Mechanical Engineer — Raptee Energy
- Led structural design of motorcycle chassis and body panels meeting packaging and durability targets.
- Performed crash and vibration analyses, applied DFMEA, and coordinated supplier validation builds.
- Redesigned front shocks increasing ride height by 10 mm and improving dynamics.
ChassisDFMEASupplier builds
Chassis and Suspension Design Lead — Formula Student
- Designed double wishbone geometry and mounting points for optimal load paths.
- Developed torque specs for fastened joints and validated through track testing.
- Managed manufacturing and assembly of three cars achieving 15 percent weight reduction.
Vehicle dynamicsManufacturingTesting
Projects
FEA troubleshooting — space frame meshing
- Resolved meshing failed errors by simplifying details, using local mesh control, and converting tubes to beam elements.
SolidWorksBeamsMesh control
Suspension system design — Purdue
- Multi link suspension validated with DVP and R for durability and NVH. HEEDS used for multi objective optimization and uniform load distribution.
HEEDSDVP and RVehicle dynamics
Camshaft redesign
- Custom cam profile and full redesign with tuner maps. Simulated dynamic loads in LS DYNA and coordinated machining and supplier validation builds.
LS DYNAPowertrainMachining
Project Albums
Upload your images under /images with one subfolder per project, for example /images/Knuckle/01.jpg. Add a projects.json file or generate it in the Organizer below.
projects.json format
{
"projects": [
{
"id": "knuckle",
"title": "Steering knuckle",
"tags": ["fea","suspension"],
"cover": "images/Knuckle/cover.jpg",
"images": [
{"src":"images/Knuckle/01.jpg","title":"Outcome 13"},
{"src":"images/Knuckle/02.jpg"}
]
}
]
}
Gallery
Optional flat gallery. If gallery.json exists, it will load. Otherwise sample items are shown.
Organizer — build projects.json from a folder
Pick a parent folder that contains one subfolder per project. We will group images, pick a cover, and generate a projects.json file you can download and upload with your images.
Skills
ANSYS MechanicalLS DYNAHyperMeshMATLAB and Simulink
Siemens NXOnshapeSolidWorksDFMEA
DVP and RVehicle packagingFastened jointsTorque specsGD and T
Change control CNEBOM and CODEPGIMs
Education
MS Mechanical Engineering — Purdue University
Nonlinear FEA, Hybrid Electric Transportation, Vehicle Dynamics, Design Optimization, CAD and CAM, Systems Engineering, Energy Storage Devices.
Resume
Download a PDF version tailored for powertrain and chassis mount roles.
Contact
Email
Phone
LinkedIn
Location
Indianapolis IN USA