Harvish Kamlesh Sonar (2012A4PS079P)
The five months I have been working in Mercedes Benz Research & Development, Bangalore have been an amazing experience for me. Here I got an opportunity to expand my skill set, which is one of the key roles of Practice School in a student’s curriculum. As a Mechanical Engineering student, I was allotted project in the CAE department. There I was inducted into Trucks Power train team. I took up the project
40 related to developing tools for working with the CAE software and solvers. While doing this project, I understood the importance of having a basic knowledge of computer programming for a mechanical engineer, or any engineer for that matter. Most of the CAE software and solvers rely heavily on computers. There is a lot of scope of automating these processes which are to be done manually. The FEA solvers require text commands as inputs. A computer program can write these commands on the engineer’s part, requiring minimum inputs. Even processes like meshing a component include some redundant part which can be easily automated using scripts. I had basic background of C programming from my +2 and college courses. Also my mentor provided me with study materials which were helpful in my learning. With the help of my colleagues and my mentor, I was able to successfully develop GUI tools for my team. Apart from the technical training, I also got to know much about the company. I also learned some valuable life skills from my colleagues and my supervisors. My manager was an inspiration to me. He always provided me with valuable feedback and suggestions to improve my performance. All the employees were very helpful and friendly. The work-environment was also very good. There were also various Team-Building events, where the employees of CAE department meet for one day and take part in some fun stuff. So finally I would say that my overall experience at MBRDI was great. I learned many new things and it gave a good head start to my career in this industry.
Murali Krishnan R (2012A4PS690G)
MBRDI is one of the most touted core PS-II stations in the Mechanical Engineering disciplines and in all honesty the characterization is completely justifiable. MBRDI grooms students not only in their technical skills but also helps them understand an industrial team dynamics and inter & intra personal relationships, which has become indispensable for an aspiring technocrat. The support and encouragement the students from BITS-Pilani get in the teams is without any restraint, having no restrictions on the amount of Software support help and knowledge transfer from experiences engineers a student can avail within the organization. Students get to interact with international industry specialists and in all probability get a chance to work with some of the best designers and engineers in the automotive industry in the world. Students from BITS-Pilani are selected into the CAE Department of MBRDI, one of their core competency center and business interest in India. I was assigned to the Power Train Structures team. This team deals with the design and modifications of the hot components of an engine. Consequentially the team specializes in Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue (TMF) analysis and is responsible for the method development in TMF analysis for Daimler AG. I was tasked with developing a new method to better predict the failure in bolt thread region in the hot components of the engine. Through the course of the method development I got the rare opportunity to learn and develop competence in robust and industry standard pre-processors, FE solvers and post-processors. The project deepened my understanding of Thermo- Mechanical fatigue problems but widened my knowledge in FE Methods. Apart from the rigorous technical training, MBRDI presents the students with a unique opportunity to work with International counterparts. My team made sure to make my interaction with German counterparts were free of all hassle. The weekly team meetings and project reviews made me understand the strict quality control procedures followed by Daimler AG. I would like to conclude by saying that, MBRDI would be an excellent organization not only to polish your technical & social etiquettes to be followed in the corporate world, but also to give you that fine tuning required to excel in your career.
41 Swati Soni (2014H148046H)
First of all, I would like to thanks PS division to provide PS station and project that exactly matching with the area of my interest that is computational fluid dynamics. The project given by the MBRDI had required the skills of thermal engineering which gave me an opportunity to implement academic knowledge in real time applications. Before coming to the MBRDI, I was not knowing the software like star CCM+, optiSlang, Scilab but here they provide proper facility, sufficient time and technical support to learn this software. The colleague employees were very kind, supportive and knowledgeable. This experience has not just enhanced my technical knowledge but also imbibed the culture of professionalism in me. The benefits of getting PS in MBRDI are their flexible working hours, great food facilities, supportive and comfortable environment. I am really impressed from the company policies for the women employees and their concerns for women’s safety. Lot of events were also organized by the company like team outing, traditional day, badminton tournament etc. Especially, for women employees there was women’s day celebration, women’s fun meetings. If they like your work and if there is any vacancy, then there is a good chance of getting job offer from this company as they give preference to the internees. Overall the working environment in MBRDI is very conducive for learning and research work. I would recommend this place as an option for all design, thermal & mechanical students who wants to learn new technical tools and works on practical automobile problems.