Nehalkumar Jani
Taylor, Canberra,ACT
Summary
Have experience in Mechanical Product Design & development in new project engineering team. Supported to new Project development activities as per the project timeline and has capabilities to develop plastic & metal parts from concept design to production. Worked as Lead engineer for mechanical parts & its assemblies. Also Worked on ignite & cost saving ideas for existing projects. Responsible for development of cooling fixture, painting jigs & assembly fixtures for different parts for new projects.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Lead
Tata Technologies Ltd
09.2016 - 04.2023
- Working for Jaguar Land Rover New product development team as product owner for different projects.
- Managed vendor relationships, resulting in streamlined communication, timely delivery of services, and cost savings.
- Working with production team and technical subject matter experts to develop the product as per the company standard and requirements.
- Develop and manage systems engineering documentation, system designs & its related plans for project execution.
- Creating & maintaining records for Bills of materials, engineering change request documents in the Business Management System.
- Work with international colleagues to transfer knowledge and tailor engineering and manufacturing processes, and to look for improvement opportunities of new parts to achieve high level of quality.
- Knowledge of Initial Benchmarking to till Job1, support the project technically and coordinate with the program team. Also able to implement the cost saving idea through customer portal.
- Part of agile team and following the methodology of agile project management.
- Conduct and participate in management and coordination meetings as required to ensure completion of work to schedule and the required quality levels. This will include international telecons and meetings for different suppliers & sub-suppliers like Kongsberg,Delphi,Kautex etc.
- Travelling to the new manufacturing sites to monitor the development work, provide quality control on technical work being undertaken and participate in equipment testing and commissioning.
- Also participating in internal builds to understand the actual issues of production and keep tracking the issues to resolve the same.
- Create technical specifications necessary for the procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of new parts.
- Discussion with Design team, Project team, Cost saving team, purchase team, Supplier for Design feasibility / freezing, and update the design relevant documents (DFMEA, Clearance reports, etc.)
- Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure.
- Assist in the development of key Engineering Plans and artefacts, as per the Project Engineering Statement of Work.
- Supporting to APQP reviews with suppliers and internal stakeholders. Also conducting reviews for PPAP(Production part approval process) documents to achieve all sign-off for product within project life cycle plan.
Manufacturing Engineer
Sintex Bapl Ltd
12.2014 - 09.2016
- Member of Manufacturing Cell for project implementation.
- RFQ processing for New Project requirement and as per requirement of project giving the quotations for SPM, Assembly Fixtures and Cooling Fixtures.
- Worked on VAVE ideas and Six Sigma analysis for critical products for cost saving.
- To Monitor and Control the manufacturing activities For New Projects.
- Responsible for resource planning, estimating of cost and master timing plan for different engineering projects and to support BD to pursue new business.
- Engineering support to production team for existing projects.
- Design and Development of Packaging for all parts with customer approval.
- Reporting for manufacturing development status to management with respect to Project timeline, financial target and Cost reduction projects.
- Knowledge of Programme Management in Automotive/Tier-1 Industry.
- Mitigated supplier risk through investigation and sourcing of qualified suppliers and on-site evaluations of processes and capacities.
- Identified appropriate methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
Assistant Engineer
New Radhe Plast Ind.
06.2014 - 11.2014
- Assisted in the preparation of comprehensive budgets for engineering projects while monitoring expenditures to ensure adherence to financial constraints.
- Implemented new strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency of engineering team.
- Manufactured and compiled components to integrate into final product designs.
- Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
- Analyze manufacturing data and suggest improvements.
- Handling production & assembly lines for plastic rope.
Education
Bachelor's of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering(G.T.U)
Ahmedabad, India06.2014
Diploma of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
S.S.P.C. (Technical Education Board)
Visnagar, India12.2010
Skills
- Product Development Life Cycle
- Mechanical Design Engineering
- Root Cause Analysis
- Team Management
- Agile Methodology
- Problem Solving
Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt
Catia
Technical Capabilities
- Hands on experience in CAD Tools like, CATIA V5/V6, TEAM CENTRE (C3PNG), ENOVIA (V6), Auto CAD & for PLM and TCe Professional & TCe Vismockup for view the data.
- Good knowledge in process like WERS, CRIDx, AIMS, E-tracker system, RMDV, Job tracking etc.
- Knowledge on Plastic Joining techniques like Ultrasonic welding, Vibration welding, Heat Insertion, Hot Plate Welding, Leak Testing Machine, Heat Stacking etc.
- Knowledge of Special purpose process like Thermo forming, Foaming, Light Resin Transfer Moulding.
- Basic knowledge about VA/VE for cost reduction and communization.
Timeline
Technical Lead
Tata Technologies Ltd
09.2016 - 04.2023
Manufacturing Engineer
Sintex Bapl Ltd
12.2014 - 09.2016
Assistant Engineer
New Radhe Plast Ind.
06.2014 - 11.2014
Bachelor's of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering(G.T.U)
Diploma of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
S.S.P.C. (Technical Education Board)
Six Sigma Green Belt
Catia
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