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Senior Research Engineer at Hyundai Motor India Engineering with expertise in Exterior Trims

About

I'm a self-directed & results-driven R&D Automotive Design Engineer with "Nine years” of experience in the design and development of Exterior parts for passenger cars. • Hands-on experience in the design and development of Exterior Trim parts by vehicle targets (Performance, Cost and Weight) • Proficient in concept fixing, solid & surface modelling using CATIA, data handling/drawing release in PLM (PTC's Windchill) conversant with Packaging, Structural stiffness, Safety Regulations, Durability requirements, GD&T assembly & Manufacturing feasibilities. • Demonstrated excellence in coordinating with cross-functional teams and vendor management to develop competent design. Highlights: • Involved in the entire life cycle of passenger car design & development. (08+ Projects) • Proficient in CatiaV5, PLM (PTC's Windchill) & Variant BOM management, Microsoft Office. # BestTechnical Paper Award - 2019 & 2024 # Best Employee of the Year - 2024

Location

Hyderabad

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Work experience

Senior at Volvo Group, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 y, Bangalore

Senior Research Engineer at Hyundai Motor India Engineering, Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, • Design In-Charge of Front Bumper, Rear Bumpers, Side Claddings, and Spoilers for upcoming Hyundai / Kia Projects : - Provided the design requirements and constraints to the Styling team for developing and fixing the Parting curves. - Coordination between the Packaging team and the Counterparts team for fixing the layout. - Designed bumper following Company Specifications, Regulations (India & Export) & manufacturing considerations. - Developed and released the BOM, Spec Control Drawings, Part Drawings, and Assembly Drawings. - Continuous support during Proto, Pilot & Local Production stages to plant for solving design and assembly issues. - Achieved maximum possible Cost and Weight targets by properly combining Material and thickness without compromising quality. - Evaluated the Mold Change, DPA, DFA, and Assembly Reports in various stages of the project and ensured to release of Drawings to meet the project schedule. # Best Employee of the Year - 2024 # Best Technical Paper of the Year - 2024

Research Engineer at Hyundai Motor India Engineering, Aug 2017 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, This period has been huge learning curve in my career till date, where I got to involve in following mentioned projects majorly from design stage to SOP. Design & development support of INDIAN projects: • Hyundai Venue : Design and development support of all Side Garnishes . • KIA Sonet : Design and development support of all Side Garnishes . • Hyundai Alcazar : Design and development support of FR BPR . • Hyundai I20 (New): Design and development support of Side Sill Molding. & Along with these I got opportunity to involve in Hyundai New Verna (Bumper), Hyundai New I20 (Bumper), Hyundai Aura & Nios (Bumper). Major work scope & responsibilities : - Design skin check, master sections preparation, design & modelling of Pre-analysis concept. - Bill of materials preparation & Design of automotive plastic parts and assembly. - Releasing and managing data in PLM (PTC’s windchill). - Coordinating with counter teams, vendors/mold teams for smooth workflow & optimized product outcome. - Issues solving at different stages of the project starting from Digital Preassembly, Proto, Pilot, Local Plant try-out events, up to start of production. # In 2019, I won BEST PAPER CONTEST - 2019 for "Design of Self Adaptive Energy Absorber for Bumper Satisfying Pedestrian Safety And Low Speed Impact Requirements"

Graduate Engineering Trainee at Hyundai Motor India Engineering, Aug 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr, Understanding complete design & development cycle of passenger cars. (Mainly Exterior Trims) • Worked on clay model skins by using digitized shape editor for development of STL to 3D CAD data thereby generating master sections to understand and analyze basic package layout. • Catia V4 to V5 model conversion. • Gained knowledge on - Plastic trends in automobile, material selection process & manufacturing processes - Mold design guide lines & considerations for plastic parts manufacturing. - Design for manufacturing and assembly. • Benchmarking of competitor cars. • Design and Drawing support in Hyundai Grand i10 Nios, Aura.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, GMR Institute of Technology (GMRIT), GMR Nagar, Rajam, Srikakulam Dt.,-532127 (CC-34))