NPI Manufacturing Engineer

• Sep 2022 - Present

Process Engineer

• Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

Manufacturing Engineer

• Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

• Developed methods, tooling, and techniques to continuously reduce the time and effort involved in setting-up, changing over, and operations of manufacturing equipment. • Modified manufacturing processes for safety improvement, quality improvement, cost reduction, or design changes. • Achieved financial objectives by assisting in the preparation of the budget, scheduling expenditures, managing project budgets, and initiating corrective actions. • Managed capital projects, including the development of equipment specification, coordination of equipment runoffs, installation of equipment, and management of outside contractors. • Updated and maintained equipment drawings for production and equipment, including layouts. • Developed engineering solutions for repetitive equipment/process failures. • Assisted in the identification of departmental training requirements and provided the training for improvement of skill levels. • Reviewed, recommended, and coordinated TPM, PM, Proactive Maintenance, and Predictive Maintenance Programs to prevent equipment failures and maximized machinery uptime. • Managed outside contractors involved in process/equipment improvement. • Worked closely with all levels of the organization to improve upon manufacturing machinery and process improvements. • Lead Kaizen activities, and documented results in A3 format. Show less

Product Development Engineer

• Jun 2016 - Oct 2019

• Responsible for providing engineering support as well as design and development of aftermarket braided ABS brake lines, control cables, and handlebars for companies such as Harley-Davidson, Victory, and Indian motorcycles • Leading developmental projects for adjustable handlebars and thermally insulated container. Patent pending • Created and conducted thermal tests for Design Specifications (EDS) and Validation (DVT) • Duties include generation of E.C.O.s, BOMs, production routings, assembly/work instructions, competitive benchmarking, prototyping, tool design, supplier communication etc. • Implementing QFD, DFMA and DVP&R tools for improving current product development process • Part of 3-member team for submission of PPAP, FMEA, process control documentation and quality inspections • Developed Indian ABS hydraulic brake lines, adapters in Creo and validated for FMVSS 106 testing standards • Performed excel based tolerance stack-up analysis and designed QC fixture for Handlebars • Experienced in sheet metal and injection molded part design for various production parts and systems. Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2015 - May 2016

Responsible for grading quizzes, homework assignments and helping students understand key concepts of dynamics

Graduate Research Assistant

• Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

Project on Additive Manufacturing Platform for Teaching and Research (AMPTR).Designed, manufactured and programmed an Arduino based customized 3D printer.Designed injection molded enclosure for PCBs, drivers, and display modules incorporating forced air cooling.Created BOM, applied DFMA techniques and adapted prototyping.Developed testing methods and assembly procedures for students.Lead and accomplished the research project with cost less than $1000 per printer.

Intern

• Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

Trainee - SMS Projects Department Design Trainee - Inserts Maintenance Department • Redesigned parts which were causing breakdown with process machineries, achieved 80% cost reduction through local manufacturing as a result increase in machine uptime by 12%. • Trained for implementing lean manufacturing tools such as TPM, 5S, OEE, VSM, Continuous improvement, SMED. • Installed new machines and accessories to achieve proposed volume growth of 55% by optimum floor space utilization in accordance with ISO and FM Global standards. Designed and supervised project activities Communicated to suppliers and vendors. Assisted in creating Plant layouts and drawings using GD&T. •Managed projects involving cross functional departments and suppliers/vendors. •Supported issue resolution on production line by root cause investigation and corrective action planning. Show less

Project Trainee

• Aug 2012 - May 2013

Study, Design and Manufacturing of Hydraulic Rotary Cylinder •Project requirements were to manufacture Hydraulic Rotary Cylinder to operate a hydraulic chuck of requiring draw bar pull of 28KN, responsibilities include material selection, heat treatment, parts design, CAD modeling and manufacturing sequence. Study, Design and Manufacturing of Hydraulic Rotary Cylinder •Project requirements were to manufacture Hydraulic Rotary Cylinder to operate a hydraulic chuck of requiring draw bar pull of 28KN, responsibilities include material selection, heat treatment, parts design, CAD modeling and manufacturing sequence.

Intern

• Dec 2011 - Jan 2012

Trainee - Welding department Projects - Process Re-validation, Field failure analysis • Reviewed ongoing Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, quality circle and continuous improvement activities. • Re-validated welding process and process parameters for systemic improvements of a Turret, a part of excavator and generated reports which resulted in reduced rework along with enhanced safety and quality of the part. • Developed field failure analysis SOP and helped FFR documentation integrated into enterprise system. Show less