System Design & Development Engineer

(Cockpit/Instrumet Panel/Interiors )

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www.linkedin.com/in/sudhakar-raghavendran WhatsApp : +91-904******* Karl-Marx Allee 77

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+49-159********/+49-179*******

RAGHAVENDRAN SUDHAKAR

About me Working in Research & Development for the past 13 Years with professional position using teamwork, automotive knowledge, computer skills, and creative as well as alternative thinking to solve problems related to Product Design, Development & Change management system.

Personal Details Date of Birth/Place: 18.12.1987, Hosur, Tamilnadu, India Holding Permanent Residence permit for Germany

Marital status: Married and having one son

Skills & Abilities Having Work experience in Plastic Parts Design, adequate knowledge of Plastic Molding and its assembly Procedures.

Working level knowledge of Tolerance stack up (GD&T) analysis and Locater strategy selection.

Verifying and approve the Jigs and Fixtures designs and Experienced in Gauge Design Validation and part qualifications for Mass Production.

Been to toolmaker side (Korea)to validate the gauge design.

Deputed to Consultant (PININFARINA), Italy for developing Engineering design from style surfaces.

Deputed to China as an on-site Coordinator and interacted closely with Foton IP Design and Development activities.

Proficient in design – in surface/solid modeling and assembly design using CATIA V5/UG NX/IDEAS.

Holding Rich Experience in New Product Development for dashboard & Door Trims including Natural fiber composites

Achievements DESIGN PATENT Registered for Collapsible twisting structure of Dashboard to withstand Head impact regulation.

Experience

FROM OCT 2019 TO

TILL DATE

D&R SYSTEM ENGINEER FOR INTERIOR/COCKPIT For StreetScooter GMBH. Responsibilities:

Design & Development of Interior Components like Gear shifter Bezel, IP Lower, Roof console as well as Headliner Assembly from styling release by respecting the interface as well as Carryover components.

Delicate the cad activities to In-house team after concluding the Tool feasibility, Part functionality and to fulfil the Customer requirements. Karl-Marx-Allee 77

50769 Köln, Germany

+49-159********/ +49-176********

adi6be@r.postjobfree.com

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APRIL2019

FROM MAY 2016 TO

FEB 2018

FROM MAY 2015 TO

APRIL 2016

FROM OCTOBER

2012 TO APRIL 2015

Being Interface to Plant team to Co-ordinate the Quality issues and to make the Quality Analysis (Root cause analysis, Why-Why, Ishikawa Etc.,) D&R SYSTEM ENGINEER FOR CENTER CONSOLE ford of Germany Resident Engineer from AMBIGAI CONSTULANCY SERVICES GMBH.

Responsibilities:

Design & Development of Fiesta Console Armrest from styling release by respecting the interface as well as Carryover components

Delicate the cad activities to In-house team after concluding the Tool feasibility, Part functionality and with accepted CAE Performances like Head impact, BSR, Crash, Durability etc.,

ASSISTANT MANAGER for instrument panel/dashboard for RENAULT NISSAN TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS CENTER INDIA PVT LTD, (RNTBCI) Scope of Project: Product Design & Development of Instrument panel and Center Console of Both Nissan & Renault platforms.

Responsibilities:

Managing Team of eight people for both Nissan & Renault cars IP & CC Design as well development activities applicable to Indian market.

Involved from Initial phases of concept design for Instrument panel and interacted closely with Nissan styling Team.

Checking the feasibility for A-Class surfaces by considering DOM, DOA & texture requirements and as well communicating the same with Nissan styling team Styling Convergence.

Exposure to PVC wrapping process for the application for Decoration (Foam backed Finisher)

Also work with Project to support the ANPQP requirement to fulfil the Project Milestone requirements.

MANAGER for instrument panel/dashboard in SPECTRUS INFORMATICS Scope of Project: Product Design & Development of Instrument panel and Cross car beam Responsibilities:

Checking the feasibility for A-Class surfaces for the potential parts to convert them as Natural fiber composites

Making typical sections for Composite based IP to illustrate the Concept, Mounting strategy and assembly directions as well as part split.

Responsible for output from the IP team for Cad data creation based on Sections by considering Manufacturing, assembly as well as cost.

Interacting with Tier 2 and tooling supplier to get inputs on feasibility and based on that proposing the concepts to customer.

SYSTEM ENGINEER for Dashboard & Console in Mahindra & Mahindra Responsibilities:

Creation of Engineering Design from the styling data surfaces by considering DOM, DOA & texture requirements.

Product Design of IP Assembly by meeting performance as well as functional DVP’s.

Design of Dashboard by considering the parameters like CRASH, ADT, NVH, Durability, BSR, CFD for airflow with in cabin.

Interacting with BTP Supplier to communicate the design intent and frequent reviews with tooling supplier to detect & correct the tooling issues at earlier stages and to optimize the design.

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www.linkedin.com/in/sudhakar-raghavendran WhatsApp : +91-904******* FROM OCTOBER

2008 TO OCTOBER

2012

FROM AUGUST

2007 TO OCTOBER

2008

Working on Design Change management systems to troubleshoot the concerns rose during Virtual builds and Pre Production.

Working with PCM team to have design within the budget allocated.

Supporting and providing various project deliverables as per projects milestone.

Populating design documents like DVP, SOR, DFMEA and CIR and BTP and SCMM etc.,

Generating Locater strategy and Mounting strategy as well as Section feasibility for parts.

ASSOCIATE CAD ENGINEER for interior in FORD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA

Scope of Project: Creating Door trim assembly by considering master section and styling. Responsibilities:

Evaluating the styling input and creating the solid parts by considering tool ability and have to propose die direction, parting lines for the solids which are created based on the Master section and styling surface.

Building the attachment features on the solid part to facilitate packaging.

Reviewing with Engineers in North America to get the approvals for design release.

Creating proposals to studio team for the changes in the visible surface and getting their approvals.

Creating Master sections and updating them for each gateway.

Creating loading study for confirming the packaging and their functionality by following the assembly sequence

Creating and maintaining the MML Links between components and release them in PLM.

JUNIOR CAD ENGINEER IN M/S TVS BRAKES INDIA LTD

Education

AUG 2012– MAY 2014

AUG 2008–JUN 2011

SEP 2006–AUG 2007

AUG 2003– JUN 2006

MASTER OF SCIENCE In Mechanical System Design, Manipal University, Chennai (India) BACHELOR OF TECH(PT) In Mechanical Engineering, SRM UNIVERSITY, Chennai (India) POST DIPLOMA In Tool Design, Govt., Tool Room & Training Centre, Bengaluru DIPLOMA In PlasƟc Molding Technology, Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & TECH., Chennai (India)

References Mr. KonstanƟn Wilke,

Group Leader Interios & Closures, Streetscooter GmbH adi6be@r.postjobfree.com / +49-157********

Mr. Klausmann, Tim

Team Lead Console, BODY ENG IP & CONSOLE, Ford Werke GmbH adi6be@r.postjobfree.com / +49-221-*******/ +49-173-*******

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