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Registration: 11.10.2025

Vinayak Mehrotra

Specialization: Mechanical Engineer / Design Manager
— Mechanical Engineer & Design Manager with 6+ years’ experience in indigenous development of railway components, including air spring suspension systems, couplers, and bonded bushes. — Skilled in CAD/CAE, DFMEA, and end-to-end product development. — Proven ability in team leadership, project management, and delivering innovative, cost-effective, marketready solutions.
— Mechanical Engineer & Design Manager with 6+ years’ experience in indigenous development of railway components, including air spring suspension systems, couplers, and bonded bushes. — Skilled in CAD/CAE, DFMEA, and end-to-end product development. — Proven ability in team leadership, project management, and delivering innovative, cost-effective, marketready solutions.

Skills

Modelling & Simulation
Ansys
Simpack
Rails
Abaqus
SolidWorks
Matlab
Catia V5
Origin Pro
AutoCAD
Multi-body Dynamics
Project Management
CAE
FEA
CAD
Product Design
Product Development
Solid Mechanics
Plastics
Materials Science
Design Engineering
Engineering Design
Mechanical Engineering
Diptrace
NI Multisim
Hypermesh
Machine Design
Automation
Drive Train
Electrical Design
FEM analysis
Product Launch
Project Planning
LS-DYNA
Engineering
Import/Export Operations

Work experience

Senior Product Manager
since 04.2025 - Till the present day |Aryan Exporters
SolidWorks, CAD, AutoCAD, FEA, Multi-body Dynamics
Design / Development Manager
12.2023 - 03.2025 |Aryan Exporters
Design Engineering, Product Design
Design / Development Engineer
10.2019 - 11.2023 |Aryan Exporters
LS-DYNA, Product Design, CAD, Hypermesh, Design Engineering, Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering, Product Launch, Product Development, FEM analysis, Engineering
● Led indigenous design of Air Spring Suspension System & rubber–metal components for Vande Bharat, Fiat Bogies, and freight wagons. ● Directed development of primary & secondary suspension systems for freight wagons and carriage bogies. ● Designed and developed cast polyurethane products and bonded bush components. ● Implemented DFMEA/PFMEA, reducing prototype sampling and improving reliability. ● Achieved 60% cost reduction using FEA and 45% sampling reduction through optimized validation. ● Led testing & validation programs to ensure compliance with RDSO/Indian Railways standards. ● Promoted from Design & Development Engineer to Manager, reflecting strong leadership and technical expertise. ● Led cross-functional teams of designers, engineers, and technicians for Indian Railways projects. ● Spearheaded cost-optimization and quality enhancement programs through continuous design improvements, robust documentation, QAPs, and quarterly audits.
Assistant Production Engineer
11.2018 - 10.2019 |J.K. Engineering Works
Project Planning, CAD, Project Management, Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Import/Export Operations
● Finalized BOQ/BOM for medical gas pipeline systems & modular OTs. ● Managed overseas QA projects & product customizations.

Educational background

Railway Dynamics-Machine Design
since 2024 - Till the present day
Indian Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering (Masters Degree)
2021 - 2023
Indian Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree)
2014 - 2018
Amity University

Languages

EnglishProficientHindiNativeGermanAdvanced