Design Engineer Engineering

Professional Summary

A result oriented professional with an experience of 12.5+ years in design engineering involving design & development, leadership and mentoring, as well as problem solving.

Key skills included:

o DFMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly)

o DVP (Design Verification Plan)

o ECO (Engineering Change order)

o BOM (Bill of Materials)

o Project Management.

o CATIA V5 (Well versed with CatiaV5 for Part modeling, surface modeling, free style, sheet metal, assembly and detailing, Electrical Wiring Discipline ‘EWR,EHF,EHI’).

Professional Experience

[April 2017 – Present] Project Lead Design Engineer Six endeavor/Chennai-India

o Work with a team to develop, qualify, and implement new products, product improvements and extensions o Provide technical support to product management, manufacturing, supply chain, and other functional groups o Conduct technical scanning and identify opportunities for product improvements o Plan, execute and work closely with test team to complete validation on time. o Provide sustaining engineering support for designs that include components made by injection molding. o Create and maintain part and assembly drawings and Bills of Materials (BOM). o Participate in design reviews.

[July 2015–Feb 2017] Product Design Engineer (Aircraft Seat zone) JAMCO aircraft interior company / Tokyo, Japan

o Responsible for designing and developing aircraft business class seating systems and components. o Responsible for Create design practice, and maintain core component DFMA and DVP. o Responsible for releasing component performance specifications, drawings and system validation. o Interaction with other functional Engineering groups, suppliers, manufacturing plants and Purchasing. o Develop, plan, validate & implement cost reduction to meet technical cost reduction targets. Wiring and Harness Engineer (Aircraft galley & Lavatory zone) [July 2015–Dec 2015] o Responsible for designing electrical components (Panels, switches, shell, bracket, connectors, back shell, fasteners, grommets, conduits, tubing, cable clamping).

o Responsible for creating 3D design for harnesses and cable routing based on electrical schematics, wire diagram, for Galley and lavatory aircraft zones.

o Coordinate design changes to improve installation, assembly, reduce weight, time and cost. o Provide support for manufacturing and validation test. o Create and maintain part and assembly drawings and Bills of Materials (BOM).

[March 2013 – June 2015] Product Design Engineer

Toyota Production Engineering Corporation / Toyotashi, Japan o Proficient Product design engineer in the Upper Body Structures Group with experience in Body in White, Interior Trim and Doors.

o Responsible for executing Product Design releases on time, with excellence while ensuring compliance with design standards and regulatory requirements.

o Managed styling surface coordination with typical section & program technical specifications. o Balanced Mass & Cost imperatives with Performance requirements. o Experienced in joint construction, welding requirements, manufacturing capabilities, GD&T and assembly processes. o Skilled in CATIA V5, Microsoft Office and Team Center (TcAE). A R U N K U M A R P A U L D U R A I

21/7 VP Koil Street Kumaran Colony

Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamilnadu. India

Post Code 600 026

+91-988******* ********@*******.***

[Dec 2011–Feb 2013] Automotive Interior/Exterior Design Engineer (Body Engineering division TMC) Revo trading co.Ltd /Chennai, India

o Product Development of BIW fields and Sheet Metal Dies for (TOYOTA motors Corporation, USA & Japan) o Development of die face for Doors, Hood, roof, fenders, A- pillar and B-pillar. o Generation of Surface in CATIA V5 taking reference of die face from original scanned die data. o Running Full cycle simulation using Mentatsu Tool taking reference from the process sheet received from Toyota Motors Corporation.

o Generation of surface Mesh through a Mentatsu tool in CATIA V5 by comparing the Existing CAD and Existing die face. o Repairing quality of surfaces and Stitching of surfaces by removing bad surfaces from the existing cad using CATIA V5 tools. o Development of different dies like Draw, Re-strike, and Trimming. o Trim line development –Actively Involved in development of Trim line before machining trim dies.

[Sep 2009 – Oct 2011] Quality Assurance Inspector

Jaguar landrover / Birmingham,(Payroll company park house) United Kingdom / Birmingham, UK o Monitored operations output and associated production standards. o Accepted or rejected product samples after full quality engineering inspection. o Removed and documented all rejected product samples in the appropriate log books.

[July2006-December2007] Vehicle Service Engineer

Tinker tone ~ Automotive Body Engineering/ Chennai, India o Inspected damages, Paint chips, structural dents and surfaces, electric and computer components. o Recorded all incoming and outgoing service requests and maintained a database of existing customers. o Handled all automotive Technicians schedules and assignment, asses their work. o Performed quality assurance tests to all vehicles serviced before they are released to customer. o Prepared repair cost Estimates

Education & Qualification

o Master of Science ~ Automotive Engineering

Coventry University- United Kingdom.

(February 2008 – July 2009)

o Bachelor of Engineering ~ Mechanical Engineering Madha Engineering College, Chennai – India.

(May 2002 – June 2006)

Certification

o Professional in Mechanical CADD from CADD Center, Chennai-India (Year 2006) Personal Details

o Date of Birth: 11/11/1984

o Language: Tamil (native), English (fluent), Japanese (N2). o Reference: Available upon request.

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