Program Manager: Engine Design and Development | Maruti Suzuki India Limited | Gurgaon
- Spearheaded end-to-end development of 7 engines from concept to mass production, coordinated with stakeholders to finalize project schedules, deliverables, milestones, & quality targets, while negotiating cost & man-hours with Suzuki Motor Japan
- Created comprehensive proposals, validation plans and documentation for management review and approval by engaging stakeholders from Product Planning, Design, Quality and Supply Chain for technology development and implementation.
- Facilitated competition benchmarking to identify market trends and opportunities for product differentiation and innovation.
- Initiated digital transformation drive, leading team of 6, facilitating data-driven insights & decision making.
- Automated engine performance & dimensional data compilation and report generation, saving 800 man-hours annually.
- Created Power BI dashboards for test data monitoring and analytics, man-hours tracking and daily status reporting.
- Led Integration of IoT sensors, enabling continuous utility monitoring, saving ~₹20 lacs of losses due potential downtime
- Designed wireframe for Lab Management software and excel based database and analytics tool for data handling.
- Reduced procurement lead time by standardizing the procurement process for 50+ components by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, streamlining workflows, and delegating responsibilities.
- Managed a team of 71 people and 32 test beds; monitored resource and manpower allocation, tracked test progress, drove change management initiatives, and reported key insights to senior management.
- Strategically planned development activities for migration to E20 compliant engines 2 years ahead of regulation’s timeline,
- Led the successful recertification of ISO 14001, ensuring compliance with standards and enhancing sustainability practices.
- Conducted root cause analysis to address market and developmental issues, implementing countermeasures improving reliability and performance, and mitigating potential loss of $12M by delivering solutions 3 months ahead of schedule.
- Developed roadmap for green mobility solutions including Flex-Fuel, Biofuel & H2-ICE with cross-functional departments.
- Successfully negotiated a 22% project billing increase with Suzuki Motor Corporation by implementing Activity-Based Costing (ABC) to accurately reflect project expenses
Test Engineer: Engine Design and Development | Maruti Suzuki India Limited | Gurgaon
- Strategic manpower planning during COVID ensured both safety of department members and on-time launch of models.
- Reduced report release time from 21 days to 14 days by incorporating automation in data compilation activities.
- Undertook end to end ownership for validation of fuel efficiency improvement in N/C series engines.
- Independently identified the root-cause behind a market failure in an export model, orchestrating swift and effective corrective measures and hence safeguarding the company from significant financial losses.
- Guided a team of six individuals in a comprehensive study of Torsion beam cost reduction feasibility, ultimately proposing a cost reduction of INR 58 /part.
Executive: Powertrain Development | Honda Cars India limited | Bhiwadi, Rajasthan
- Led the development of powertrain components by strategically sourcing and overseeing manufacturing activities and facilitating communication with Honda Japan to ensure alignment with cost and quality targets, and model timelines.
- Developed with supplier, first in class hollow camshafts, providing weight reduction benefit of 30%
- Achieved strategic de-risking of Supply Chain by developing an alternate source for engine harness procurement concurrently realizing a substantial cost reduction of 36%.
- Identified and mitigated machining error in Camshaft within 21 hours keeping trial on hold for 8 days.
- Reduced paper consumption by 30% by introducing a system to facilitate reusing single-side printed papers.
- Improvised File storage and management system, reducing searching time from >15 min to <1 min.
- Identified and planned technical as well as soft skills training for department members to increase teamwork and productivity