Prashant Chavan Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

•Responsible for Design & Development of 3W EV Mechanical systems ( BiW , Chassis, Suspension & Vehicle Intergration & CAE) Leading a team of engineers and designers and Guide in Concept design, macro feasibility during styling stage, engineering feasibility, Validation, Production build for 3W EV.• Actively working with SCM (Supply chain Management) team & Projects team for Shortlisting of Suppliers for Hard Tooling.• Actively working with SCM & Project team for Technical Know-How… Show more •Responsible for Design & Development of 3W EV Mechanical systems ( BiW , Chassis, Suspension & Vehicle Intergration & CAE) Leading a team of engineers and designers and Guide in Concept design, macro feasibility during styling stage, engineering feasibility, Validation, Production build for 3W EV.• Actively working with SCM (Supply chain Management) team & Projects team for Shortlisting of Suppliers for Hard Tooling.• Actively working with SCM & Project team for Technical Know-How so as to meet overall project Budget requirements.• Detail engineering and Release activities and validation plan, tooling feasibility and kickoff, Tooling evaluation, Initial quality check and sign off and tool sign off for a vehicle program for BiW-Chassis, Suspension Design & all Mechanical aggregates.• Lead and guide the team in decision making ensuring timely delivery at every milestone as per Project time plan and the schedule.• Coordinate with all internal (SQ, IQ Teams) and external agencies and stake holders in for design, development and Launch of vehicle.• Co-ordinating with Assembly Fixture development supplier for Fitment trails of T0, T1 Samples.• Co-ordinating with RM (Raw Material) suppliers for availability of Material to meet minimum inventory requirements.• Quality, weight and Cost reduction activities to meet FAME requirements.• Co-ordinating with VI & Homologation teams for meeting regulatory requirements.• Good working experience of Design and engineering processes (DFMEA, DVP, DFM, RCA)• Working with various Tooling suppliers to understand tooling requirements, Checking Fixtures Manufacturing processes requirements.• Effectively communicating status of Deliverables with Management.• Mentoring Design and CAE team members on project execution and technical competencies.• Suggesting cost-effective design modifications to improve the performance at the same time meeting budgetary constraints. Show less

Pune Area, India

2006-2014- Technical Role2014-2023- Project / Delivery Management Role Majorly worked for Safari, Harrier, New Safari, ACE venture BiW Structural CAE. Coordinating with cross functional teams so as to add Value to Products. Assisting Design teams to achieve Lightweight Body in White design development. Pivotal role in defining EV CAE load cases which is part of Tata Motors EV strategy. Product Owner for Development of Tata Motors CAE Automation… Show more 2006-2014- Technical Role2014-2023- Project / Delivery Management Role Majorly worked for Safari, Harrier, New Safari, ACE venture BiW Structural CAE. Coordinating with cross functional teams so as to add Value to Products. Assisting Design teams to achieve Lightweight Body in White design development. Pivotal role in defining EV CAE load cases which is part of Tata Motors EV strategy. Product Owner for Development of Tata Motors CAE Automation processes. Coordinating with JLR Project team for initial phase of SUV Development as a part of platform sharing strategy between JLR & Tata Motors BiW Team. Lead the 12-member Team of CAE Analysts. Technical consulting for requirements gathering, defining the scope of work for Tata Motors PV Vertical. Part of BiW & Chassis Structural CAE team for all Tata Motors PV portfolio. Proven expertise in CAE Capacity planning, daily stand-ups, Backlog grooming & prioritisation, Bandwidth planning Reviews, Efficiency tracking, Customer interactions, delivery management (on time, within budget, with highest quality).  Effectively communicating and collaborating with CoC’s and Testing groups for CAE-Test correlation improvements. Mentoring team members on CAE project deliverables and technical competencies for BiW & Closures CAE simulations. Support to improve Designs for building alpha & beta prototypes. Planning various Testing activities for validation of various aggregates. Suggesting cost-effective design modifications to improve Underbody, Upper body & Closures the performance. Participation in Weight reduction and internal cost reduction programs. Replicating field and testing Failure via simulations to eliminate the future failures. PDCA & Six Sigma documentation to capture projects learning’s. Lead the Load cases review and calibration activity which will help Tata motors in developing robust Light Weight and cost-effective vehicles which leads to improve profit margins. Show less

Pune

Pune Area, India

Working as the Sr.Technical Lead for the TATA motors ERC (CAE Durability)

Pune

Pune Area, India

Working as the Industrialization Engineer for 3DPLM software solutions Ltd, a subsidiary of Geometric software solutions ltd, Pune

Working as the Associate design officer for Patni computers Ltd, Engineering Service Division.

Working as the junior design engineer Responsibilities –• Execution of a whole project from design stage up to the manufacturing. • Basic 3D Design of a whole Machine within constraints given by customer. • Product design of various machines Components. • Design Calculations for components like gears, springs, spindles, machine beds• FE Analysis of different machine components using Ansys & COSMOS Works. • Preparation of manufacturing drawings. • Optimization… Show more Working as the junior design engineer Responsibilities –• Execution of a whole project from design stage up to the manufacturing. • Basic 3D Design of a whole Machine within constraints given by customer. • Product design of various machines Components. • Design Calculations for components like gears, springs, spindles, machine beds• FE Analysis of different machine components using Ansys & COSMOS Works. • Preparation of manufacturing drawings. • Optimization & Analysis of the various parts of machines for checking compatibility such As Fixtures. Design Calculations for components like gearboxes and spindles. • Compliance to geometric dimension & Tolerance standard design. • Basic 3D Design of a whole Assembly of the MANDREL. Optimization & Analysis of the collets for mandrel. Releasing manufacturing drawings and assembly layouts. (Software used SOLID-WORKS2003, COSMOSWORKS and ANSYS). Show less

Be, Mechanical

Higher Secondary Certificate, Science, First Class

Ssc