Product Design Development Engineer
Resume:
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KARTHIKEYAN
KOTHANDAPANI
CREO / NX / CATIA V5/V6 / SOLIDWORKS
OBJECTIVE
Dedicated and profession-driven product design and development Engineer seeking challenging and rewarding work in engineering industry utilizing my passion, knowledge, experience and skills.
SUMMARY: 18 years of in-depth experience in product design and development of automotive products with leading engineering companies like Ashok Leyland, TATA MOTORS and DSM Soft Complete exposure for product design and development. CONTACT
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Current Residential Address: 102,
Megh Dhara complex, Saurashtra
Kala Kendra Street, Rajkot, Gujarat
- 360007
EXPERIENCE
DEPUTY MANAGER – CREO – SHAKTIMAN TIRTH AGRO
TECHNOLOGY, RAJKOT, GUJARAT
MARCH 2025 TILL DATE
• Rotary teller Farm Equipments – Machinery Manufacturing
• Shaktiman Grimme – Deep hiller, Potato Planter, Plant topper, Root crop win drover, Potato Harvester
• Managing the design team and mentoring junior
designers to improve design quality and efficiency. Created prototypes and worked closely with clients to understand their needs and goals and translate them into effective design solutions.
TEAM LEAD/TECH LEAD - CATIA V5, CREO – AESGS
TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU
APRIL 2024 – DECEMBER 2024
• BIW Design for Super car – Sport car project
• Project Management
• Customer Interaction
• Reporting to Senior Management on Weekly/Monthly Activities and progress
SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER – CATIA V6 – ASHOK
LEYLAND, VELLIVAYALCHAVADI, TAMILNADU
SEPTEMBER 2017 – APRIL 2024
• AVTR TRUCK – Vehicle Integration
• Defence Vehicle – Stallion platform – Vehicle Integration
• Solving DMDR requirements for SUNSHINE project
• Product Validation Conditions and Field Failure analysis in AVTR Vehicle
• Design of Transmission systems – 6s/9s Gearbox assembly ABOUT ME
>CAD Expertise on 3d Experience
in CREO CATIA V6, CATIA V5, NX11,
Solid works, ANSA
>New Product Design from
Concept engineering to Product
design
>BIW (A-Pillar and B-Pillar, Fender
assembly)
>Transmission – Drive Train
Engineering Design
>Vehicle Integration experience
>Development, Integration,
Release, Delivery and Field issue
resolution
>DFMEA, APQP, PPAP
EDUCATION
B. TECH IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,
DR.MGR UNIVERSITY CHENNAI
SKILLS
Engineering Change
Management
Project Management
New product development
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TRAINING MANAGER – DIAGONAL CADD, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU FEBRUARY 2014 – SEPTEMBER 2017
• Trained several candidates on CATIA V5-V6, CREO, Solid works and AutoCAD in Mechanical domain and Co-ordinated/Managed trainings/placements ASSISTANT MANAGER – CATIA V5 – SSMPL, TAMILNADU
SEPTEMBER 2017 – APRIL 2024
• Design & Detailing of B- Pillar in ALN613T for Seat belt design
• Homologation Measurement for vehicle system and Seat belt fitment calculation for RENAULT Kwid
• Design changes in seat belt retractor Spool and bracket in Hyundai i10 Model SENIOR ENGINEER – CATIA V5 – CDG BOEING SUBSIDIARY, TAMILNADU AUGUST 2010 – JULY 2013
• Design & Detailing of executive A-class seat modeling with highly sophisticated seats in Boeing Dream liner
• Fuselage and Exterior Design & Development for Boeing 747 aircraft and Boeing 787 aircraft
• Design & Detailing of Mechanical System for aluminum sheet metal parts in wings of foils in Boeing 787
ENGINEER – SOLIDWORKS – DSM SOFT, TAMILNADU
SEPTEMBER 2009 – AUGUST 2010
• Design of Pre Processor valve in Emerson
• Design of plate processors
• Design of feed unit with pressing for newspaper stacking machine
• Designing fabrication fixtures
• Estimation, planning & costing for sheet metal & machined components for on valve product lines
DESIGN OF AUTOMATIC MACHINES FOR MANUFACTURINGENGINEER – SOLIDWORKS – FL SMIDTH, TAMILNADU
SEPTEMBER 2007 – AUGUST 2009
• Vendor development for sheet metal parts crusher and grinding along with ducts and chutes
• Design and manufacturing of air bag filter in fabrication
• Design and Development of cyclone Preheated tower and cyclone tower ducts in cement plant equipments
• Spur Gear Design in rotating equipments of Grinding Mill ENGINEER – PRO E – WTI ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, TAMILNADU APRIL 2002 – APRIL 2006
• Chassis design in Fuel circuit layout and Fuel tank design in TATA motors
• Design and details of automobile sheet metal parts for TATA motors
• Design of compressed air brake hose routing in automatic brake systems Confidential C
CORE COMPETENCIES
● New Product
development (NPD)
● Experience from
Concept engineering to
Product design
● Value engineering
principles (VA/VE)
● Design Validation Plan &
report (DVP&R)
● Project
management
● Lean
manufacturing
concepts
● Tolerance Stack-up
Analysis
● GD&T
● DFMEA - PPAP AND
APQP
● Project Management
● ICEM SURFACE
● Design Validation Plan
● Technical Trainer
● Conflict Management
● Engineering Change
Management
● Cross-functional design
activity
● Reverse Engineering
● SAP software
● Costing
CAREER TIMELINE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth 1st June 1982
Sex Male
Marital Status Married
Passport number Available
Languages Known English and Tamil
Native/Hometown Chennai Tamil Nadu
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