ANIRUDDHA ANDY THOTE

313-***-**** • ad2mn8@r.postjobfree.com • www.linkedin.com/in/aniruddha-thote-36288699 Product Design and Development Engineer

Product Design and Development Automotive Testing and Validation Mechanism Six Sigma Summary: Seeking roles in automotive design related to mechanisms. 5 years Product Design Engineering in Automotive

Latches, Gear Shifter, Mirrors and Seat Structures Education

Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering) Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan USA Graduated 2018 Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) Nagpur University, Nagpur India Graduated 2016 Technical Skills

3D CAD Modeling (Catia V5, UGNX, Pro Engineer) CAE/FEA Analysis 2D drawing, tolerance stack-up and GD&T DFMEA DFM & DFA SCCAF DVP&R TCe DOE DRBFM DFSS Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Engineering Skills

● Concept Development

● Product Life Cycle

● Mechanical Math Data

● Components Packaging

● Tool Feasibility & Refining

Modification

● Prototype Building

● PPAP Documentation

● Six Sigma

● Mechanism & Kinematic

Studies

● Cost reduction Solutions

● Quality Control

● Testing & Validation

● Plastic Injection Moldflow

● Managing Customer-

Supplier Communication

● Benchmarking

● Engineering Solution & 8D,

5 Why Problem Solving

● Managing Open Issues

● Managing BOM &

Engineering Timeline

● Tolerance Stack Up

● Stamping & Welding

● Product & Tool Launch

Professional Experience

Product Design Engineer

Camaco LLC (Farmington, MI) July 2022 - Current

Product Engineering Department: Seat frames structures

Design and development of stamping and welding components of tracks for Ford Motors program.

Managing development of pedestals and assisting 2 row seat frame structures for Ford Motors program.

Conducted meetings with the customers, suppliers, Camaco manufacturing plant for reviewing design changes, tool changes, and process optimization, design for assembly and design for manufacturing and other program updates.

Resolved design issues, manufacturing, and pre-production issues with OILs (open issues list).

Created 3D CAD models and 2D drawing release on CATIA V5, releasing on Ford Team center & 3DX .

Created and managed DFMEA, SCAFF, FEA simulation analysis, tolerance stack-up, GD&T. ANIRUDDHA ANDY THOTE

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Product Design Engineer

Inteva Products (Troy, MI) Mar 2020 – July 2022

R&D Department: Automotive latches (side door, hood)

Design and development of automotive closure e-latching components for customer focus Ford Motor and Tesla.

Designing and developing 3D math models for plastic, sheet metal, blanks, rubber components and packaging components for side door latches.

Designing and developing free body diagrams and core mechanisms for the next generation of hood latch.

Performing benchmarking on competitive latches and developing Latch footprint of old designs.

Designed and developed fixtures for prototype assessments, DOE, studies, DV and PV testing.

Managing 3D math data and creating 2D drawings on UG NX and Teamcenter.

Analyzing plastic package components for tolerance stack-up, water intrusion testing and acoustic testing.

Managing BOM, open issue list and supplier part fulfilment to meet engineering timeline. Solving issues in pre- production prototype latches for Faraday Future. Used Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Product Engineer

Ficosa North America (Madison Heights, MI) Sept 2017 – Jan 2020 Product engineering department: Gear-shifter systems and rearview mirrors systems

Design and development of plastic injection molding and die-casting parts for Volkswagen and Nissan Programs. Successfully launched 2 complete programs and 4 tool kickoffs contributed 12 million USD.

Conducted meetings with the customers suppliers, Ficosa (Mexico and USA) manufacturing plant for reviewing design changes, tool changes, process optimization, production issues, prototype issue, design for assembly and design for manufacturing and other program updates. Resolved design Issues, manufacturing, and pre-production issues with OILs (open issues list) 8D and 5 Why problem-solving methodology.

Managed product nomination, design and development of components, tool kickoff and refinishing, prototype testing, managing project timing, DFMEA, DRBFM, FEA simulation analysis, tolerance stack-up, GD&T and kinematic studies. Managed building of prototype and pre-production components and validating by design validation testing under the DVP&R test plan.

Managed 3D CAD and 2D drawing release on CATIA V5, NX, Teamcenter. Assisted the program manager and the manufacturing team with PPAP and other customer deliverables documents. Utilized DOE and Six Sigma technique to cost reduction and achieving high quality components. Used Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Internships Aug 2015 – July 2016

CAE Engineering Intern, Excel Control Linkage (Nagpur, India) Simulated and analyzed FEA models of lever for free- fall conditions, strength testing and durability testing to improve design and structural strength by 5%.

Engineering Intern, Kinetic Gears (Nagpur, India). Assisted in improving machining process timing which directly led to 3% increases in production through the complete redesign of the tool fixtures.

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