Yuvaraj Sakthivel Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Roles and Responsibilities:• Localization of Chassis CKD parts (Japan to India)• Support for DMU Packaging, parts and assembly release• FEA loops to finalize and freeze design and concepts for suspension and brake system• ADAS RADAR integration and packaging.Engineering Contributions:• Organized surveys to reach customers and gather VOC.• Analyzed and developed part carryover strategies across destinations to meet market requirements.• Technical Negotiation with supplier for part sourcing• Conducted Market Analysis and Competitor vehicles tear down benchmarking.• Led Chassis Concept pre- development – Detailed study of existing models and parts to deploy in future platform.• Engineered Design & Development of suspension for eCanter2.1; end to end project management in full product lifecycle aligned with CFT.• Design Verification using FEA for chassis Structures (Stiffness/Strength/Durability/Eigen)• Implemented DVP&R for change of part design and testing.• Managed Supplier for development schedule adherence, prototype part, Off-tool & Off Process Part readiness and MRD for vehicle build and for bench test - Risk Assessment and mitigation plan.• Facilitated a quality counter measure project & handing over to plant operations including technical studies.• Collaborated with Performance planners to ensure parts design meets vehicle performance & regulation/Market requirements (crash, Ride, handling and NVH) and prepare Design Validation Plan• Conducted Tightening study for Hanger bracket bolts.• BOM Management, Proto and Production Release management• Supported for bench test part arrangements, Technical Explanation Sheet & Risk Assessment• Proposed and implemented an automation on Section Study project that improved the quality by 95% and shortened the lead time by 80%Quality & Cost Reduction Contributions:• Saved 12.5MINR by shackle pin localization from Japan to India (BCC)• Proposed and implemented Rear Stab bar Source Change

Coimbatore Area, India

Roles and Responsibilities:• Raising Engineering Change Orders for cost reduction• Cost analysis and VAVE documentation to related to productivity improvement.• Casting Flow Simulation.• Bill of Materials Generation.• New Product Development for casting components (Gray and SG cast iron and steel).• Interact with customers (Domestic and Global) to define our specifications and feasibility.• Part Modeling (Solid and Surface), Drafting, Assembly, Design Tool Inspection, and verification.• Pattern making, Gating design (Runner and riser design) calculations and metal scrap reduction.• Fixture design, Machining feasibility checking, productivity Improved.• To create a new pattern and mold design & casting Methoding analyze.Contributions:• Development of a prototype to meet out the design requirement of the design and with a high life cycle as expected.• Testing methods to validate the required outputs as expected in the development plan.• Documents and records preparations as per APQP to visualize the complete workflow.• Handling parts in OEM, starting from the development stage till the machined parts being Dispatched to the Customer• Reduced machining cycle time.• Improve casting Yield Percentage (55 to 80) by changing material specs.• Rejection Reduction casting project (Select more than 50% defect casting to reduce less than5%)• Involved in Rejection control team & CFD team done with many projects.• I put in my presence in the KAIZEN team and own BEST ACIVER OF THE YEAR - 2020• ACTIVITY chart was developed to monitor the plan as per time management.• Heat transfer efficiency increase by co axial double pipe heat exchanger using fins (Academic project)

Coimbatore Area, India