Head R&D (Product Lifecyle Management/NPD)

• Jun 2022 - Present

-New Product Development/Product Design/Project Management with Product completion milestones which include - Design 2d/3d (CAE Analysis), Project Estimation, Supplier Selection, Budget Approval from Management, Outsourcing/Procurement & Follow up (Vendor Development), Proto Assembly in -house in R&D, Product Functional check, in-house Validation, after approved, handover to Engineering Department with Design/Drawings/Manuals/Assembly sequence Process/electrical Layout etc. -Project reviews with Management for Project Timelines & Deliveries - Team Management/Talent Mapping/Resource planning/Work Distribution & allocation Show less

R&D Manager(Product Lifecyle Management/NPD)

• Mar 2019 - Jun 2022

→LS Automotive is leading Korean MNC & Tier-1 supplier for automotive interiors Switches. →Project management, managing customer milestones, deliveries phase wise from Project kick-off to SOP. →Leading a team of 10 engineers from design to development till SOP support. →Work start after receiving RFQ, making Technical reports inline support from Korean HO team, TRSO, CTR sign off and Design and development activities start after project kick-off →Master plan follows up from Project management team, Design micro plan. →Product 3d design, weekly Design reviews with customer, 2d assembly drawing submission. →DFMEA, Child parts 2d design & supplier DFM, customer review, Tool kick-off, project handover for VD team. →Proto samples submission, TO, TI samples follow up according to customer milestones. →All ECNs/ECRNs internal or from customer, Quality audits & R&D support to production. →Weekly meetings with Team & other departments (Project Management, Vendor Development (SCM), and Quality) for meeting the milestones as per Master product development plan to meet the customer milestones. → Reporting the project development status to Management & Head office in Korea. → Yearly R&D budget Planning with finance team, such as R&D cost (including DVP test, man-hours, software licenses, Tooling /design improvement budget, travel India & abroad, T0/T1samples costs, etc.) Show less

Project Lead( Automotive Product design & Dev,Interiors, Plastics & sheet-metal)

• Aug 2017 - Feb 2019

Worked for Tech Mahindra, Pune as Project Lead. → Jan-2013 to till date → Worked on Testing, teardown & benchmarking project of best seller Indian automotive car for European client, providing them all the inputs such as benchmarking, design recommendations cost & process optimization inputs. → ONSITE BENTLEY MOTORS LTD, UK (4 years) as Development & Manufacturing Feasibility Engineer in Pre-series dept Worked for Tech Mahindra, Pune as Project Lead. → Jan-2013 to till date → Worked on Testing, teardown & benchmarking project of best seller Indian automotive car for European client, providing them all the inputs such as benchmarking, design recommendations cost & process optimization inputs. → ONSITE BENTLEY MOTORS LTD, UK (4 years) as Development & Manufacturing Feasibility Engineer in Pre-series dept

Manufacturing feasibilty & Process Engineer

• Sep 2013 - Jul 2017

Project Lead

• Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

Team Lead - Product Design & Development,Toolings

• Dec 2007 - Dec 2012

→ Design and Development work done for AMC Motors (Finland), SILA (Italy, Tata Motors) → Design and Development work done for AMC Motors (Finland), SILA (Italy, Tata Motors)

Sr.Design Engineer (Product design/Mold/Tool devopment)

• Jul 2004 - Nov 2007

Reverse Engineering Projects done for Automotive and General engineering. Reverse Engineering Projects done for Automotive and General engineering.

Assistant Manager - Tool-room & Development

• Jun 2003 - Jun 2004

Design and Development work done for VIP,ABB, Samsonite & KORES(writing instru) Design and Development work done for VIP,ABB, Samsonite & KORES(writing instru)