Saadiq Ahmed

Project Engineer with 2 years delivering end-to-end NPD at Gtech — 5 CE-certified product launches, direct ownership of a multi-million pound tooling budget, and a 95% on-time record across 30k-unit/month production. Experienced at rescuing failing programmes, driving cost-down through DFMA, and coordinating global supply chains across the EU and Asia. Skilled at guiding cross-functional teams through EVT, DVT, and PVT gateways with robust APQP/PPAP governance.

Project Engineer at Gtech (Grey Technology Ltd) (2024-05 – Present)

Programme leadership: end-to-end lifecycle ownership across 6 product lines (floor-care, power tools, personal care, garden care) from Voice of Customer through to 30k-unit/month mass production.

Financial governance: direct management of a multi-million pound tooling budget with full CAPEX accountability across multi-disciplinary Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Marketing teams. Quality & compliance: Process Owner for APQP timelines, FMEA risk logs, and CE/UKCA technical file delivery — zero regulatory failures across all 5 product launches.

• Programme recovery — 15" Cordless Vacuum: Identified motor-impeller mismatch causing field failures; managed a 6-week re-tooling sprint that reduced build time by 15% and hit an aggressive COGS target.
• Schedule recovery — Flagship Upright: Mitigated a 6-week critical-path slip through accelerated supplier negotiations, achieving 95% on-time launch against strict 72 dB(A) acoustic limits.
• Vendor development — Personal Care: Built a new supplier base from scratch, achieving 100% PPAP first-time pass for a 1600W heater range.
• Platform conversion — Hedge Trimmer: Directed transition to 18V BLDC technology, delivering 40% runtime increase and first-time regulatory approval.
• Cost reduction — Tooling negotiation: Benchmarked vendor rates and delivered a 23% tooling cost reduction with no quality or lead-time concessions.
• BOM optimisation — DFMA initiative: Eliminated 12 fasteners and 1 sub-assembly, cutting BOM cost by 6% per unit and reducing labour by 8%.

Design & Manufacturing Engineer at Finish Architectural Ltd (2023-08 – 2024-02)

• Optimised CNC programming and nesting for Amada turret punches, reducing material scrap by 6%.
• Managed production schedules for complex architectural components, maintaining 100% on-time delivery to ISO 9013 standards.

Student Proctor (Engineering) at Coventry University (2022-09 – 2023-04)

• Mentored 70+ final-year MEng students through specialist CFD clinics (Ansys Fluent, STAR-CCM+), resolving recurring mesh-convergence and solver-setup bottlenecks.
• Reduced project rework by ~30% and contributed to a measurable 8% grade uplift across the cohort.

MEng in Mechanical Engineering – Coventry University (2019 – 2023)

Foundation Year in Mechanical Engineering – CU Coventry College (2018 – 2019)