Summary

Work experience

• Sr. R&D Manager- Mechanical CAE

  MFLEX

  2024.01-Current

  (2 years)

  Lead the R&D team to research on the solid mechanics and fluid mechanics problems in FPCB manufacturing processes and service conditions, including fatigue、fracture、delamination using ABAQUS、ANSA、ANSYS,etc. Deliver technical consulting on FPCB stack-up architecture and material optimization to support clients in achieving manufacturable and reliable product designs. Achievements: Developed an industrial leading fatigue analysis method for FPCB(Used on foldable smartphones) dynamic bending life prediction. Successfully improved the average fatigue life of a customer’s foldable phone FPC product for 3 times by improving the stack-up and structural design.
• R&D Manager - CAE and Advanced Automotive Joining Technology

  Yangtze Delta Advanced Material Research Institute

  2021.01-2023.12

  (3 years)

  Lead the CAE team to perform structural analysis on automotive structures, clean-energy products to the customers as technical services. Characterization and CAE constitutional modeling of the material’s mechanical behavior,including rolled steel and aluminum, injection molded plastics, etc. Manage the development of multi-material joining database of the material bigdataplatform Main Achievements: Developed a web-based general fatigue analysis software “Alphatigue”. Won the "2023 China Indigenous CAE Software
• CAE Durability Engineer (Contract Through InDepth)

  FCA

  2019.11-2020.11

  (a year)

  On-site at Fiat Chrysler Automobile to conduct CAE projects and R&D activities for automotive rear suspension and engine mount parts, including knuckles, cradles, links, engine mount, powertrain mount,etc. Recent projects: Performed Proving Ground fatigue analysis,joint integrity (slippage and strength) analysis of off-road vehicles’suspension systems and powertrain mounts. Fatigue failure root cause analysis of a rear suspension link for an off-road vehicle.
• CAE Engineer(Contract through DEP)

  Magna

  2018.11-2019.11

  (a year)

  Coordinate CAE projects and R&D activities for automotive exterior commodities, including front end module,SUV composite liftgate,active air dam,active air splitter,front fascia&bumper system, etc. Experienced in CAE fracture,fatigue,and NVH (Modal)analysis. Recent example projects: CAE analysis and Test-CAE correlation of a long-glass-fiber-reinforced compositefront-endmodule for a compact sedan: Coordinated Test-CAE correlation activity. Designed strain-measurement procedureandworked with validation engineers to ensure good correlation between CAE and test results. By improving CAE modeling method and testing/strain measurement procedures, successfullyimproved Test-CAE correlation ratio (strain correlation) to 88%. Topological optimization of active air splitter on performance sportscar. Performed topological optimization on the reinforcement structure of the air splitter boardwith CFD analyzed air pressure using Optistruct. Translated the optimized rawdatatothemanufacturable design and reported it to the product engineer. CAE analysis and Test-CAE correlation of a Mid-size SUV composite lift gate. Performed Seal Load Compensation analysis, modal analysis, static stiffness, sunload, creepanalysis and over-slam(impact) analysis on the composite material lift gate. Coordinate with oversea validation team and successfully ensured good correlations betweenCAE results and test results. Bolt slippage analysis on composite-intensive front-end modules.
• PhD Research Associate

  University of Michigan,onsite at Ford Motor Company

  2013.12-2017.12

  (4 years)

  Used ABAQUS, Hypermesh and nCode to analyze the fatigue performance of new automotive body structures;Correlated FEA results with coupon and component-level test results. Developed new CAE fatigue models for automotive joining structures; Investigated root cause of static and fatigue failures of automotive joints. Cooperated with product development engineers to implement new CAE models in product development to optimize structural designs and reduce manufacturing costs. Designed and performed mechanical tests on automotive joints and components; Won 2017 Ford Global CAE Innovation Award for work developing CAE fatigue life prediction model for aluminum/steel bonded joints.

Educational experience

• Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Joint Ph.D. of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

  2013.04-2017.06

  (4 years)
• Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  M.S.: Aerospace Propulsion Theory and Engineering

  2010.09-2013.06

  (3 years)
• Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  B.S.: Aircraft Power Engineering

  2006.09-2010.06

  (4 years)

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