Program Management Product Development

SIRISHA ARLI

Product Development / Program Management

Sterling Heights, Michigan

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Mechanical Engineer with 10+ years of experience in automotive product design & development and Program Management. Expert in customer technical requirements, RFQs, value added services, EC quotations, key milestones and vehicle interfaces. Proficient in FMVSS, FA & FMEA, DVP&Rs, SCCAFs, APQP, PPAP, stage gates, risk analysis, prototyping and design audits. Comprehensive knowledge in structural design calculations, 3D & 2D generation, GD&T, simulation, optimization & test correlation and technical writing. Experienced in creative problem solving, technical guidance to team members and adherence to engineering and quality processes. Excellent communication skills and adaptable to new technologies. Experienced in FCEV, ICE and BEV automotive component design for powertrain systems and exteriors/closures. Areas of Expertise

Catia, NX, Solid Works MS Office/Project, Lotus notes ANSYS (APDL) & WB, Abaqus APQP, FA & FMEA, FMVSS, NPI GD&T PLM, Enovia, Siemens, Agile, Jira Experience

Group Leader – Vessel Engineering – OPmobility (Plastic omnium), Michigan, USA Nov 2023-Present Responsibilities: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems Technology

• Lead new/innovation product development for Hydrogen Storage Systems & fuel cells responsible for design and developing fuel cell systems and interface components to meet feasible design objectives and certification.

• Prepare technical answers to customer inquiries for RFQs in line with OPM standards and global commercial and industrial strategy to meet design objectives leading to certified vessels.

• Manage a team of 10 engineering team for Prototype development with cross functional teams in R&D division. Develop and execute test plans to validate fuel cell systems under various operating conditions for safety and compliance of regulations for SAE, ECE, FMVSS. Analyze data from simulations to optimize the design and integration process.

• Program management from conceptual state to SOP, managing scope, escalations & risk mitigation with stakeholders for multiple OEMs.

• Organize customer and internal R&D organization meetings to define innovation product portfolios and needs including system solutions, validation, costing and timing. Advanced Engineer – Saint-Gobain Sekurit, Michigan, USA Dec 2020-Nov 2023 Responsibilities: Exteriors, Closures, Glazing

• Product portfolio management, led the innovation team and collaboration with global teams.

• Calculation of development and production costs with SG Sekurit Industrial Team and plants.

• Tailormade RFQ generation, develop automotive glazing manufacturing proposals and define detailed technical solution based on customer’s requirements for internal costing assessment including BOM preparation, preliminary DVPs, concept design of checking fixtures and production tooling. SIRISHA ARLI

Product Development / Program Management

Sterling Heights, Michigan

Contact : +1-360-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.*** LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sirisha-arli

• Program management from conceptual state to SOP and Prototype development with cross functional teams in R&D organization in compliance with FMVSS, ECE, CCC, SAE. Project Leader – Saint-Gobain Sekurit, Michigan, USA Oct 2019-Dec 2020 Responsibilities: Exteriors, Closures, Glazing

• Led a team of 5 and collaborate with global teams for on time project deliverables.

• Coordinated design of automotive glazing components, customer requirements, RFQs, value added services, EC quotations, key milestones and vehicle interfaces.

• Driven multiple programs from design phase to SOP with 100% adherence to milestones. Defined and managed overall project budget and drive project launches in compliance with FMVSS, ECE, CCC, SAE.

• Optimized BOM, PLM readiness, stage gates, 8Ds & risk analysis, lessons learnt, SSCAF, GD&T, DFMEAs, DVP&Rs, APQP, PPAP, VAVE, design audits, child part and interface control documents, track and control project-KPI’s, open topics, lessons learned, cost tracking. Sr Mechanical Engineer – Alten USA Technologies, Michigan, USA July 2017-Sep 2019 Responsibilities: Powertrain and Exteriors, Closures, Glazing

• Developed design consistency with customer requirements meeting standard design rules, child parts and materials and specifications. Proposed and validated solutions with approval from project team and customer.

• Generated BOM, customer drawings, project time plan, stage gates, risk analysis, mountain charts, DFMEAs, DVP&Rs, APQP, PPAP, SCCAF, design audits, child part and interface control documents ensuring 100% on time delivery for 5 programs simultaneously in compliance with FMVSS, ECE, CCC, SAE.

Graduate Research Assistant, Wright State University, Ohio, USA May 2015-April 2017 Research: Contact Fatigue Behavior of Gear Contacts under mixed EHL Conditions

• The study is focused on the modeling of micro crack propagation under mixed lubrication condition using Ansys APDL and ABAQUS to model and compare the contact problem for determination of stress intensity factor.

• Thesis Publication: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/etd_all/1744/ Mechanical Design Intern-Summer, Terves Inc, Ohio, USA May 2016-August 2016 Responsibilities: Tool development design and analysis of downhole equipment

• Designed and validated Components of the downhole equipment using Alibre and Ansys.

• Experimental Test fixture set up and melt pressing dissolvable rubber components for compression testing and dissolution testing implementing ASME and API standards. SIRISHA ARLI

Product Development / Program Management

Sterling Heights, Michigan

Contact : +1-360-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.*** LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sirisha-arli Design Engineer - Valeo India Private Limited, Chennai, India August 2008-April 2015 Responsibilities: Powertrain

• Design of powertrain drive system components based on strength calculations using CATIA V5 and NX for multiple customers.

• Developed Ansys APDL codes for FEM calculations of stiffness, stresses, deflections and bench test.

• FEA Vs bench test correlation, Static and dynamic analysis development.

• Generated and optimized BOM development, customer drawings, project time plan, stage gates, risk analysis, mountain charts, DFMEAs, DVP&Rs, APQP, PPAP, design audits, child part and interface control documents and product costing for new RFQs.

• Orchestrated communication and interaction at various organizational levels including non-exempt associates, plant supervisors and high-level management. Design Engineer-CAD - Adroit Design Solutions, India Sep 2006-July 2008 Responsibilities: BIW and Powertrain

• Design of various BIW fixtures for hood, chassis, underbody products, hydraulic systems and seating structures (CATIA V5 & Structural calculations) and bench marking.

• Worked on designing interior subsystems like pillar trims, bezels, door trim panels of an automobile using plastic material in CATIA V5 Generative Shape Design (GSD).

• Generated PLM (Product Life Cycle Management) control drawings and responsible for ECN change control to improve productivity, quality & cost reduction targeting 10%. Project Assistant – Indian Space Research Organization, SDSC, India April 2005-August 2006 Project Name: Analysis of MLP (Moving Launch Pedestal), Design and analysis of transportation tilting system for a large rocket motor GSLV MK III (Using Ansys and strength calculations)

• Design of components using strength calculations, bolt design, stiffeners and weld joints design, Factor of safety calculations, 3D&2D CAD generation using CATIA and validation using ANSYS.

• Preliminary design drafting of ground systems for Chandrayaan Moon mission. Educational Qualifications

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2017

Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

Graduate Research Assistant, August 2015-April 2017 Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, 2006 Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal, KA, India Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2004 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, AP, India

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