Chirag Parikh

Senior Engineer @FEV North America, Inc.

Auburn Hills, MI, US

SENIOR ENGINEER (Resident at GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company, Erie, PA)• Demonstrate expertise in implementing and supporting a broad range of customer programs through meticulous development and validation processes which consistently exceed customer expectations. • Spearhead all aspects of component development, reliability, data analysis, predictive maintenance, and emission and performance development, currently with five approved patents.• Employ control and authorization over engine performance, emissions and calibration development for a novel engine controller.• Heighten cost containment efforts, realizing savings of more than $1M by identifying signature and developing algorithms for a selective fuel pump replacement. • Collaborate with business stakeholders to industrialize and monetize insights utilizing an algorithm for health evaluation, enabling proactive replacement of parts prior to actual failure.• Authored and published a paper on “In-service Remote Monitoring of Engine Performance to Increase Locomotive Availability” at CIMAC conference in 2019. • Originated, evaluated, and released a fault analysis manual in DOORs application within strict time constraints alongside engine, fuel, control, and cooling teams. • Attained the highest level of praise by multiple customers for timely release and detailed work.