Senior Product Engineer

• Aug 2022 - Present

Senior Product Engineer

• Oct 2018 - Apr 2022

-Managed new product launches, RFQs, high complexity orders and material development activity for the Shawmut MI facility. -Key customer interface for all new launch programs. -Design and develop packaging materials, solutions, and processes to meet product and marketing requirements, client needs and manufacturing capabilities. -Managed, coordinated, and documented all engineering, product design specifications and verification/validation tests in accordance with IATF procedures and instructions including DFMEA, DVP&R, design profiles and other supporting documents -Used engineering principles, statistical tools, and subject matter expertise to analyze failures and determine root causes. Led the execution of actions from each exercise, by working with cross functional groups -Performed risk analysis to denote potential issues that could cause bad quality, high scrap, or low productivity. Developed counter measures and track success via metrics throughout launch -Worked closely with program management, costing, and manufacturing groups to perform a variety of tasks related to new material/ program launches and supported client applications -Collaborated with partner companies, factories, and suppliers to develop new materials/technologies for client applications, optimized existing BOMs for cost savings and to improve material performance -Created product design records and material specifications for raw materials and finished goods and determined capability and feasibility. Worked with clients on engineering drawings. Show less

Product Development Engineer

• Nov 2015 - Jan 2018

- Lead NPD projects from conception through production launch -Lead the cost reduction activities from a product development point of view analyzing the bill of materials, scrap and recycling initiatives - Facilitated communication between manufacturing, quality, suppliers and development concerning materials, products and issues - Verification and validation of materials and final parts according to customer's specification - Develop new local supplier base to improve the quality of raw materials/ for new technologies - Develop new test procedures to test shoddy quality and evaluate new suppliers - Develop compression molded acoustic components for different vehicle applications - Develop surface treatments for raw materials - anti microbial treatments and flame-retardant treatments for textile raw materials - Conduct thermal profiling to determine product impacts on heating and cooling cycles - Support launching new programs, organized prototype and industrial trials while identifying design and quality issues - Ensure systems are in place to provide input to product engineering to optimize manufacturing feasibility through design review participation in early phases of projects and by coordinating DFMEAs and PMEAs - Created specification documents for raw materials, semi finished and finished parts on PLM Show less

Graduate Research Assistant - Lean six sigma implementation

• May 2015 - Aug 2015

The project is a combination of improvement science and implementation science, researching different tools and methods, choosing the right methodology - Healthcare and Manufacturing industries.

Master Thesis Project

• Oct 2013 - Aug 2015

- Imparted permanent cationic character to the cellulose fabrics using different Quaternary ammonium compounds - CHPTAC, DADMAC, PHMB- Thermal cured the samples- Dyed the samples with direct and reactive dyes at different percentages, achieved 100% exhaustion rate and excellent fastness properties- UV and plasma polymerization techniques used- Tools: Padding and dyeing equipment, statistical tools, JMP, thermal curing, polymerization techniques, spectrophotometer, L*, a*, b* values Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2014 - May 2015

Lean Six Sigma Intern - Dye House

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

• Improved the right first time dyeing and the efficiency of dye house from 68% to 90% using Heumetrix system and reduced the rework cost upto 2200$ per operator • Reduced the average hours per run from 5.42 to 4.4 over 4 months • Reduced the average adds per run from 1.79 to 0.9 • Identified the key components and utilized various six sigma tools like Fish-Bone diagram, CTQ to identify and analyze the root causes of the problem • Utilized process capability tools, Gauge R&R, Pareto and Box plots to analyze the data collected • Created new standard operating procedures Show less

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Jun 2011 - Apr 2012

Worked on assessment of commercial salts as exhausting agents in cotton dyeing under the direction of Dr. Hayavadana, where different types of exhausting agents used in the process of dyeing are analyzed and effects of iodized and non iodized salts on the dyed cotton goods by experimenting with different samples of salts with different concentrations. Different properties of the samples were tested before and after the experiment and evaluated the results. Achieved different exhaustion percentages ranging from 65 to 90% Show less

Intern in Operations Procedure and Value Chain Analysis

• Mar 2011 - Jul 2011

• Improved the production rate from 60% to 89% • Improved quality of the finished products, coordinated testing, evaluation of new fabrics and components from suppliers of Asia • Studied the processes in a garment industry at every stage of manufacturing, calculated the efficiency in production and suggested required changes to be made, helping in the increase in production and efficiency • Assigned responsibilities of testing fabrics, developing the specifications of fabric and testing the finished products to ensure conformity to specifications • Handled responsibilities of product research and development in areas on new trend in textile and fabrics • Worked with company specific configuration management tool for maintaining consistency, conferred with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures. • Calculated time study and applied Lean Six Sigma for the sewing operation in the garment industry and studied budget implications at every stage of manufacturing process, suggested process improvement, quality maintenance and time management methods on the production floor. Show less

Intern in complete study of spinning process and parameters

• May 2010 - Jun 2010

Analyzed different spinning systems and responsible for studying and conducting a time and work study process for the production stages of textile fabrics, yarns and fibers and played a major role in finding and evaluating new suppliers. Also, I was responsible for ensuring that the laboratory is in compliance with current regulatory standards and update regulatory changes. Analyzed different spinning systems and responsible for studying and conducting a time and work study process for the production stages of textile fabrics, yarns and fibers and played a major role in finding and evaluating new suppliers. Also, I was responsible for ensuring that the laboratory is in compliance with current regulatory standards and update regulatory changes.

Intern in Retail Merchandising and Product Development

• Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

Assisted with trend research and forecasting, assisted merchandising team, researched competitor's product and marketing, national and global testing standards. Responsible for planning and selecting a range of products. Assisted with trend research and forecasting, assisted merchandising team, researched competitor's product and marketing, national and global testing standards. Responsible for planning and selecting a range of products.

Summer Intern in Denim Finishing

• May 2009 - Jul 2009

Studied the manufacturing and finishing processes of denims. Emphasized on the different finishing methods used on denims - Sand Blasting, Stone wash, Enzyme Wash, Peach skin effect, Whisker effect, Grinding effect, and spray effects like potassium permanganate spray/rub/bleach spray. Developed test methods, recorded findings and generated reports. Suggested process improvement, quality maintenance and time management methods in the finishing process of denims. Studied the manufacturing and finishing processes of denims. Emphasized on the different finishing methods used on denims - Sand Blasting, Stone wash, Enzyme Wash, Peach skin effect, Whisker effect, Grinding effect, and spray effects like potassium permanganate spray/rub/bleach spray. Developed test methods, recorded findings and generated reports. Suggested process improvement, quality maintenance and time management methods in the finishing process of denims.