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Pune, Mh, In

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Managing Mechanical/Electrical/FEA team for design and development of commercial HVAC products , Applied equipment's , Chiller & Ducted systems products.US / EU support for the implementation & industrialization of VAVE projects.Global support for Product value analysis and product cost optimization projects.VAVE, Benchmarking.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

New product research, design & development for electrical small appliance, BS-VI and EV vehicle application product. Lead & inspire the team of engineers for the research, concept design, VAVE activities and prototype sample development of Electro-mechanical product (Solenoid EGR, Sensors, E-Vacuum pump, E-WP) Conduct Product benchmarking, Risk analysis, Tear down workshop to generate product cost saving ideas throughout the organization. Training, mentoring, R&D-goal setting & measurement.Interaction with supplier / customer to meet product specifications

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Onsite support at DENSO Automobile for the development of HVAC. Design and development of different air conditioning system proposals as per customer package and requirement. Design of plastic molded parts (Ducts, distribution casing, connectors, hoses) to match with OEM specifications and packages. Technical coordination with suppliers for the development of plastic/rubber components for the air conditioning system applications. Conduct design review meetings with customers to ensure implementation of all customer specifications into the design. Create 2-D for prototype & serial using appropriate GD&T. Expert in Catia V5, PRO-e, Team-centre, PLM tools. Working with team to achieve project milestoneAchievements : Successful prototype release concepts for battery cooling modules. Design and development support to provide JIG design of compressor break for testing purpose.

Pune Area, India

BEHR is mainly engaged in design and manufacturing of Engine cooling and HVAC system for OEM companies like PACCAR, FRIEGHTLINER, TATA Motors, Mahindra, General Motors, BMW, Mercedes, Audi etc• Lead R& D team of 15 designers responsible for product design.• Project management for heat exchanger design and development.• Research new technology for heat exchanges, concept design, brainstorming, benchmarking and design optimisation.• Validation coordination of heat exchangers for Daimler R744, W223 and Audi MLBevo program.• Supplier communication, negotiation and tooling budget allocation.• Onsite travel and team leading activity during the try-out, prototype built, design release production & process release production in the Mahle Behr Czech plant.• Offshore support for all design reviews, FEA / CFD report analysis and product change ideas and its execution by a guiding team of 15 design engineers.• Incorporate PCO ideas into the product design.• Technical coordination with customers, suppliers & CFT to simplify design.• Lesson learnt sharing among the team members to achieve horizontal deployment of new ideas.Onsite Team leader (June. 2011 – Sep. 2013)Onsite support at Mahle Behr GmbH Stuttgart, Germany as team leader for the R&D activities and industrialization of air conditioning units & heat exchangers.• Product design & development, component selection as per standard, customer specification.• Harmonization of specifications with customers. DV-PV, DFMEA preparation based on agreed specifications.• Technical coordination and supervision of an international development team (comprising design engineers, purchasers, process planners and quality engineers).• Coordination with proto-shop & test lab for Sample construction, design validation including cost and deadline tracking.• Performing design reviews with Customer, Management, International development team.

Pune Area, India

Provided onsite support to TATA Motors (Leading car manufacturer in India) as CAD designerRoles and Responsibilities Design of Complete Air Intake System for the 497 & 5L Engine commercial vehicle as per vehicle packaging using Pro-E. Technical coordination with suppliers & internal protoshop to support in component development. Insure correct assembly of component in vehicle assembly. Create drawing for prototype & serial use using appropriate GD&T. Providing solution for Automotive Component, Casting Component’s By using advanced Surface-part module, Drafting in Pro-E (2001, Wildfire 2.0, 3.0) Providing Training & Support to trainee Engineers.

Nasik Area, India

Design, Developed & Manufacture of 3-Axis, 4-Axis & 5-AxisCNC Engraving Machine.• Design of 3-axis, 4-axis CNC engraving m/c.• Looking for production planning & purchase.• Design & Development of 5-axis CNC Engraving M/c.• Design of new SPM M/c

Nasik Area, India

Pune University authorized training center for mechanical software.• Conduct Training for PRO-e & AutoCAD.• Technical support for mechanical projects.• Create CAD – Data of Industrial projects.