Nikhil Kumar

About

R&D Engineer with 2.9+ years of hand on experience at Dassault systems, working extensively on ABAQUS & 3DEXPERIENCE SIMULIA platform. Strong Expertise in Linear & Nonlinear, Static & Dynamic and Contact-driven simulations, with deep understanding of FEA fundamentals, numerical stability, element formulations and solver behavior. Ability to work at solver level logic, validate simulation accuracy, diagnose convergence/contact issues and support production grade CAE software. Also specialized on Generative Design Optimization, backed by a strong academic foundation with Master in Machine Design from NIT Warangal. Seeking roles in FEA Engineer, R&D Mechanical Design and Simulation where strong physics-based modelling and problem-solving skills are critical.

Experience

• R&D Engineer | Structural (FEA)
  DASSAULT SYSTEMES
  Oct 2023 – Present
• MTech Intern | Structural Analysis
  CUMMINS INDIA LIMITED
  Aug 2022 – Jun 2023

Education

• Master's of Technology
  National Institute of Technology, Warangal
  Machine Design · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
• Bachelor's of Engineering
  Lakshmi Narain College of Technology
  Mechanical Engineering · Jul 2015 – May 2019

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

Projects

• Python Expense Tracker
  Python

  Command-line expense management application with expense creation, categorization, date-wise records, and total spending calculations.

• Engineering Stress Data Analysis
  Python, Pandas, Matplotlib

  Analyzed engineering simulation datasets, performed data cleaning and exploratory data analysis, visualized stress and displacement relationships, and identified trends and correlations.