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Product Engineering Head @Stahl | Innovation | VAVE | ThermoFisher | Whirlpool | NIT | VIT | US B1/B2 Visa Holder

About

Competent, solution-oriented, Innovative mindset & Product Design & Development Lead with 8 Years of experience. 4 functional design patent are granted. Proficient in Sheet metal and plastic design & development. Strong engineering professional with a Master of Technology - MTech focused on Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Surat.

Location

Pune

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Work experience

Product Engineering Head at Stahl Kitchens, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, Pune, - Leading the New Product Development Team - Lead and oversee end-to-end product design and development activities across all cookware product categories - Lead product launch activities, ensuring alignment with business goals and marketing strategies - Define and manage the product development roadmap - Allocate and optimize resources to meet project demands, ensuring effective utilization of team capabilities - Manage product design & development activities, allocate the task within the team - Establish and implement a standardized Product Development Process - Collaborate with tooling teams to provide technical support and resolve design-related challenges - Define clear targets, KPIs, and growth plans for the product development team - Identify training needs and arrange relevant courses and skill-building opportunities - Foster a culture of innovation by driving idea generation, structured brainstorming, and continuous improvement - Ensure clear, consistent, and effective communication within the team and across departments - Define cost, quality, and project management frameworks to streamline execution and improve outcomes

Assistant Manager-Development at Stahl Kitchens, Aug 2023 - Jun 2024 · 11 mos, -Lead the product development & tool development team from the front -Designed & developed the Triply pressure cooker & cookware as per requirement. -Developed the press tools for forming, deep drawing, bending, blanking & Punching ops -Design, development, prototype, reliability tests, pilot lot then launch the product. -Verified & validated design thru gasket functional & reliability test run as per BIS standard -Vendor development: Silicone Gasket, Etching process on triply circle -Main Projects: Cooker Gasket development, Resettable safety valve, Tadka Pan, Rolling mill, Etching pattern Design, Safest Cooker Development, Sizing dies, Auto trimming & beading etc.

Business Development Executive at GRT Foods, Jul 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune, Maharashtra, India, -Manage Production of bakery products -Responsible for sales & marketing of products

Senior Mechanical Engineer at iLenSys Technologies Pvt Ltd, Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 · 6 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, -Cost out Engineer for ULTs - Client ThermoFisher Scientific -TearDown & BOM creation of Competitor products -Benchmarking of overall products, Subsystem to part level. -Cost out idea generation

Sr Engineer at Whirlpool of India Ltd., Jan 2018 - May 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Pune Area, India, Patents Granted 1. Door-in-door latch assembly - Refrigerator 2. Appliance door hinge assembly - Oven door 3. Appliance Latch assembly - Oven door 4. The 3-piece construction of U frame NPD - Refrigeration: -BM-EMEA: Responsible engineer for design of new Internal Features of refrigerator – Foldable Tuck Shelf, Shelves, Air Flow Damper, Pick&Go shelf, Senna housing. -Designed, Developed & Delivered the deliverables on time with expected quality. -Aligned with the mold flow team to control the warpage of the outer frame. -Worked with simulation team to analyze the deflection & turkey drop test on the model -Checked the deflection of the shelf on prototype & compared it with simulation results. -Aligned & worked with suppliers in all DFM requirements, learned & implemented all DFM requirements in the part design. -Worked with EES team to design the housing for control board C&Q - Refrigeration: -Learned the C&Q process within a very short time. -Worked on 6 C&Q projects simultaneously worth $450K savings. -Found out 37 ideas through Linewalk in Plant -Organized & led the cost & quality idea workshop - found out 22 cost ideas.

Design Engineer at Whirlpool of India Ltd., Jul 2017 - Dec 2017 · 6 mos, -Created Excel Macro tool for BOM segregation of common parts to reduce the models. -Studied the SIR report for 3-X/Bella Hinge and Gasket-Segregate the Hinge issues -Ozonizer housing – Developed 3 concept of housing for Ozonizer -Filter door smooth opening – Used Torsion spring & Rotary damper -Chiller Bin door – Garage door concept, Developed the Product Map and FMEA of Beverage Chiller Bin -Completed the Benchmarking & foot print analysis of competitor’s product for Competitive Intelligence -Worked on the Teardown coding.

Intern at Whirlpool of India Ltd., Jun 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune Area, India, M. Tech Project- Design & development of mechanism for Ergonomic Crisper for Top Mount Refrigerator  Studied the Human Ergonomics and Anthropometry to better understand the requirement & limitations.  Developed 8 design concepts for Ergonomic crisper, prepared A3(Problem & Information Sharing A3’s) and PUGH matrix  Design calculations (Rack and pinion, Lead screw, Scissor mechanism) to validate the design & extensive use of simulation to finalize the concept & developed the prototype of Ergonomic crisper.

Education

Master of Technology - MTech, Mechanical Design, National Institute of Technology Surat

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology