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I am Pedro Rocha

3D CAD Designer, FEM Simulations & Industrial Automation

Pedro Rocha

CAD Designer, FEM Simulations & Industrial Automation

I am a Mechanical Engineer from Aveiro, Portugal. The field areas where I excel at are Design Engineering, FEM Simulations and process automation,using CAD/CAE tools such as CATIA V5, ABAQUS, ANSYS and MATLAB/Python.

  • From: Aveiro, Portugal
  • Lives In: Wrocław, Poland
  • Age:

My Skills

CAD Skills

Solidworks
90%
CATIA V5
85%
Autodesk Inventor
80%

FEA Software Skills

ABAQUS/CAE
85%
ANSYS
75%
Autodesk CFD
70%

Experience

  • 2023 - Current
    Mechanical Design Engineer
    GKN Automotive

    ePowertrain Development and Mechanical Design

    Prepare 3D CAD models and Technical Drawings for Customer and Manufacturing;

    Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis.

    Skills: CATIA V5; Creo Parametric; Windchill; Visual Basic; Microsoft Office

  • 2021 - 2023
    Mechanical Design Engineer
    YAZAKI Portugal

    Prepare 3D CAD models and Technical Drawings for Customer and Manufacturing Plants in Europe;

    Development of Fully Automatic and Parametric Macros for fast product drawings (85% faster than manually);

    Write Technical Documentation for Customer and Manufacturing Teams.

    Skills: CATIA V5; Visual Basic; Microsoft Office

  • 2017-2021
    Design and Simulation Engineer
    Motochanics-UA Racing Team

    Development, Simulation and Production of Aerodynamic Bodywork for Racing Motorcycle.

    Analysing output data from Ansys Fluent, prototype's drag coefficient was reduced by ~10%.

    Development and Simulation of Exhaust System for Racing Motorcycle.

    Skills: Solidworks; Ansys Fluent; Autodesk Inventor & CFD

Education

  • 2021
    MSc Mechanical Engineering
    University of Aveiro

    Product Design & Development, Manufacturing procedures & techniques and Automation for Industrial Machines.

    Skills: Solidworks; ABAQUS/CAE; MATLAB; Python

  • 2019
    Erasmus Kraków
    AGH University of Science and Technology

    Finite Element Method, Foundry Engineering, Industrial Automation & Robotics and Electrical Engineering.

    Skills: ABAQUS/CAE; IoT PLC Programming; OpenFoam

  • 2015
    BSc Mechanical Engineering
    University of Aveiro

    Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Physics/Mechanics, Fundamentals of Design Engineering & Manufacturing.

    Skills: Solidworks; MATLAB; Technical Drawings; PLC Automation

Value

What can I offer as an Engineer?

CAD Design

Experienced in Solidworks, CATIA V5 & Autodesk Inventor

FEM Simulations

Developed model studies in ABAQUS/CAE, ANSYS Fluent and Autodesk CFD.

Automation & Optimisation

Knowledge in automation hardware & software and programming competencies.

Materials & Manufacturing Experience

Conducted research around materials & manufacturing techniques.

Portfolio

See my work

Excavator Replica

3D CAD Design, Solidworks

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All-Terrain Tricycle

3D CAD Design, Solidworks, DFMEA, PFMEA

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Motorcycle Bodywork for Motochanics-UA

3D CAD Design, Solidworks, DFMEA

View Project
Speed Reducer Gearbox

Mechanical Project, 3D CAD, Solidworks

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Ford Fiesta RS WRC

3D CAD Design, CATIA V5

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Ballistic Impact against Layered Armour Plates

FEM Simulation, ABAQUS/CAE, Python

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Motorcycle Wind Tunnel Simulation for Motochanics-UA

FEM Simulation, ANSYS Fluent, Solidworks

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Hydroforming of an axisymmetrical metal part

FEM Simulation, ABAQUS/CAE

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Motorcycle Exhaust CFD Simulation for Motochanics-UA

FEM Simulation, Autodesk CFD, Autodesk Inventor

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Modal Analysis of a Water Pump Housing

FEM Simulation, Siemens Femap, MATLAB

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Programming of Microcontrollers

Automation, Microcontrollers

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Computer Vision Algorithms

Automation, Computer Vision, MATLAB

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Programming of CNC Machine

Manufacturing, ISO G Code, PLC

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Machining a Titanium rod on a Lathe

Manufacturing, Lathe Machining, Titanium

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Laser Welding of Aluminium with Steel Specimens

Research, Laser Welding, Electronic Microscope

View Project

Accomplishments